In the past week, LAC stock has gone down by -3.40%, with a monthly decline of -6.57% and a quarterly plunge of -14.95%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.79%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.08% for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.82% for LAC’s stock, with a -15.59% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (NYSE: LAC) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for LAC is at 0.51. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LAC is 184.50M, and currently, shorts hold a 17.94% of that float. The average trading volume for LAC on June 24, 2025 was 4.27M shares.
LAC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (NYSE: LAC) has jumped by 3700416 compared to previous close of 2.53. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -3.40% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-06-20 that JP Morgan analyst Bill Peterson visited Lithium Americas Corp.’s LAC Tech Center and Thacker Pass sites in Nevada earlier this week and met with management and key project leaders.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LAC stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for LAC by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for LAC in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $4.50 based on the research report published on April 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LAC reach a price target of $5. The rating they have provided for LAC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 19th, 2024.
LAC Trading at -8.56% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -50.77% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LAC starting from BROWN MICHAEL JOHN, who purchase 100 shares at the price of $2.81 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, BROWN MICHAEL JOHN now owns 5,201 shares of Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo), valued at $282 using the latest closing price.
GRANDY EDWARD, the Sr VP, GC & Secretary of Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo), sale 23 shares at $2.68 during a trade that took place back on Apr 17 ’25, which means that GRANDY EDWARD is holding 151,155 shares at $62 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAC
The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -8.91, with -6.46 for asset returns.
Based on Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (LAC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -944.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 35000.0 with net debt to EBITDA at 9.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 10.35.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (LAC) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
