Q1 Earnings Forecast for Lithium Americas Issued By Wedbush

Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) – Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lithium Americas in a report released on Monday, March 31st. Wedbush analyst D. Ives forecasts that the company will earn ($0.05) per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $5.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lithium Americas’ current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Lithium Americas’ Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS.

Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.09).

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Lithium Americas from $3.90 to $3.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Lithium Americas from $3.00 to $2.75 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Cormark upgraded shares of Lithium Americas to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.84.

Lithium Americas Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE:LAC opened at $2.77 on Tuesday. Lithium Americas has a 52 week low of $2.02 and a 52 week high of $7.71. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $2.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.19. The company has a market cap of $610.19 million, a P/E ratio of -23.04 and a beta of 1.77.

Institutional Trading of Lithium Americas

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Lithium Americas by 1,132.5% in the 4th quarter. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC now owns 811,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,411,000 after purchasing an additional 745,777 shares in the last quarter. Decade Renewable Partners LP acquired a new position in Lithium Americas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,331,000. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Lithium Americas by 150.9% during the fourth quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC now owns 731,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,172,000 after buying an additional 439,974 shares during the period. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Lithium Americas by 79.2% in the fourth quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC now owns 714,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,122,000 after acquiring an additional 315,621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Lithium Americas by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,254,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,732,000 after acquiring an additional 240,418 shares in the last quarter.

About Lithium Americas

Lithium Americas Corp. engages in the exploration and development of lithium properties in the United States and Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Thacker Pass project located in northern Nevada, as well as investments in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. Lithium Americas Corp.