Lithium Argentina AG (NYSE: LAR)’s stock price has plunge by 1.14relation to previous closing price of 1.91. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 7.92% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-26 that Lithium America’s price-to-book ratio is 0.36x, indicating deep undervaluation. The sell-off may have been partly justified due to the lithium ups and downs, but not entirely. The company has the potential to increase production from 40,000 to 200,000 tonnes of lithium per year. 2025’s production is expected to grow by 18% to 37% YoY. The company recently moved its headquarters from Canada to Switzerland in January, signaling better international positioning.
Is It Worth Investing in Lithium Argentina AG (NYSE: LAR) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for LAR is 1.10. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LAR is 133.05M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.72% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LAR on June 05, 2025 was 903.98K shares.
LAR’s Market Performance
LAR’s stock has seen a 7.92% increase for the week, with a -4.84% drop in the past month and a -15.64% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.33%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.88% for Lithium Argentina AG The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.95% for LAR’s stock, with a -27.09% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAR
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LAR reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for LAR stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on March 22nd, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to LAR, setting the target price at $6.50 in the report published on January 11th of the previous year.
LAR Trading at -3.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -54.76% of loss for the given period.
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Stock Fundamentals for LAR
The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -1.49, with -1.12 for asset returns.
Based on Lithium Argentina AG (LAR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 27.09 million with net debt to EBITDA at 24.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.55.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
