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Lithium Americas (LAC)

Company Profile

Lithium Americas is a development-stage company with projects in Jujuy, Argentina and Nevada, United States.

Company profile

Ticker

LAC

Exchange

Website

www.lithiumamericas.com

CEO

Jonathan Evans

Incorporated

British Columbia, Canada

Location

British Columbia, Canada

Fiscal year end

Sector

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction > Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining

Industry (SIC)

Vale • Cleveland-Cliffs • Freeport-McMoRan • Southern Copper • Turquoise Hill Resources • General Moly • MP Materials • Dakota Gold • Ivanhoe Electric • Westwater Resources ...

Former names

WESTERN LITHIUM CANADA CORP, Western Lithium USA Corp

SEC CIK

Corporate docs

LAC stock data

1M 1Y 5Y

Analyst ratings and price targets

Last 3 months

Average target

$35.50

Low target

$35.00

High target

$36.00

Evercore ISI Group

Latest filings (excl ownership)

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Lithium Americas Provides General Motors Transaction Details and Update on Construction Plan for Thacker Pass

Lithium Americas Provides Update Following Hearing on the Thacker Pass Record of Decision Appeal

Lithium Americas to Acquire Arena Minerals to Consolidate the Highly Prospective Pastos Grandes Basin

Report of Foreign Private Issuer for the Month of November 2022

Lithium Americas Announces Intention to Separate into Two Leading Lithium Companies

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

Lithium Americas Reports Two Contractor Fatalities at Caucharí-Olaroz

Lithium Americas Signs Community Benefits Agreement with Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe

Lithium Americas Confirms Oral Hearing Schedule for the Thacker Pass Record of Decision Appeal

Lithium Americas Enters Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Green Technology Metals

Latest ownership filings

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Financial summary

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Annual (USD)	Dec 21	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18
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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Institutional ownership, Q3 2022

LAC institutional ownership history Ownership history

22.2% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	241	226	+6.6%
Opened positions	46	38	+21.1%
Closed positions	31	83	-62.7%
Increased positions	57	72	-20.8%
Reduced positions	70	58	+20.7%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	781.52 mm	657.18 mm	+18.9%
Total shares	30.04 mm	31.58 mm	-4.9%
Total puts	2.95 mm	3.56 mm	-17.2%
Total calls	2.85 mm	2.91 mm	-2.2%
Total put/call ratio	1.0	1.2	-15.4%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
FIFTHDELTA	4.03 mm	$105.75 mm	-36.5%
Himension Fund	3.26 mm	$85.61 mm	-1.8%
Vanguard	3.20 mm	$83.95 mm	+3.0%
Mirae Asset Global Investments	1.90 mm	$50.15 mm	+1.2%
Van Eck Associates	1.39 mm	$36.51 mm	-23.0%
Discovery Value Fund	1.05 mm	$27.45 mm	+0.3%
IVZ Invesco	998.18 k	$26.18 mm	-10.9%
Citadel Advisors	672.79 k	$17.65 mm	+52.6%
RY Royal Bank Of Canada	592.39 k	$15.54 mm	+24.7%
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main	577.66 k	$15.14 mm	0.0%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
FIFTHDELTA	4.03 mm	-2.31 mm	-36.5%
IvyRock Asset Management	406.80 k	-796.70 k	-66.2%
Millennium Management	433.58 k	+418.11 k	+2702.7%
Van Eck Associates	1.39 mm	-414.69 k	-23.0%
Balyasny Asset Management	391.07 k	+391.07 k	NEW
BAC Bank Of America	474.99 k	-356.50 k	-42.9%
Nekton Capital	295.15 k	+295.15 k	NEW
Susquehanna International	451.98 k	+273.93 k	+153.9%
Telemark Asset Management	250.00 k	+250.00 k	NEW
BCS Barclays	303.48 k	-246.20 k	-44.8%

Data from 13F filings, for the last complete 13F reporting period. For most recent data, click the ownership history button. Values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

News

From Benzinga Pro

Lithium Americas Unusual Options Activity For February 01

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Dow Surges Over 200 Points; Pfizer Issues Weak Forecast

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 200 points on Tuesday. The Dow traded up 0.63% to 33,931.13 while the NASDAQ rose 1.20% to 11,529.99. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.93% to 4,055.00.

General Motors, Spotify, A. O. Smith And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Tuesday

U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 100 points on Tuesday. Here are some big stocks recording lgainsosses in today’s session.

Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Lithium Americas Stock In The Last 5 Years

What's Driving General Motors Stock Higher? Barra Says Automaker Poised For 'Breakout Year'

Press releases

From Benzinga Pro

Lithium Americas Provides General Motors Transaction Details and Update on Construction Plan for Thacker Pass

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX:LAC) (NYSE:LAC) ("Lithium Americas" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement ("Purchase

Thinking about buying stock in Lithium Americas, Carvana, Context Therapeutics, Motorsport Games, or WiMi Hologram Cloud?

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for LAC, CVNA, CNTX, MSGM, and WIMI.

GM and Lithium Americas to Develop U.S.-Sourced Lithium Production through $650 Million Equity Investment and Supply Agreement

Thacker Pass in Nevada is the largest known source of lithium in the United StatesGM to receive exclusive access to Phase 1 production Material sourced from Lithium Americas will help support EV eligibility for consumer

Battery Cell Production Projected to Grow Tenfold in Next 5 Years creating Opportunity for Lithium Miners: China Dongsheng (Stock Symbol: CDSG)

Lithium Americas Provides Update Following Hearing on the Thacker Pass Record of Decision Appeal