LAC Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares | NYSE:LAC)

Lithium Americas is a pure-play lithium producer. Following a deal with the US government, the firm will own 59% of one resource, Thacker Pass, which is located in northwest Nevada, with automaker General Motors owning 36% and the US government owning 5%. Thacker Pass is under construction and expected to begin production in 2028. Thacker Pass is one of the largest known lithium resources in the world. The project would be the first clay-based asset to enter production, and we estimate it will be in bottom half of the global cost curve. Management plans to develop Thacker Pass into a fully integrated lithium production site, with downstream refining capabilities on site, and will sell into the lithium chemical market.

What symbol and exchange does Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares shares trade?

Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol LAC.

What is Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares stock price doing today?

As of January 12, 2026, LAC stock price climbed to $5.76 with 25,686,079 million shares trading.

What is Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares's Beta?

LAC has a beta of 0.86, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. LAC has a correlation of 0.02 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares worth?

LAC has a market cap of $1.75 billion. This is considered a Small Cap stock.

What is the highest and lowest price Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, LAC traded as high as $26.96 and as low as $2.02.

What are the top ETFs holding Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that LAC belongs to (by Net Assets): REMX, PBW, LIT, LITP, SETM.

Is Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares (LAC) a good investment?

LAC has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +75.1% while the SPY ETF gained +19.2%. However, in the short term, LAC had mixed performance relative to the market. It has underperformed in the last 3 months, returning -28.4% vs +3.9% return in SPY. But in the last 2 weeks, LAC shares have fared better than the market returning +22.8% compared to SPY +0.7%.

What are the support and resistance levels for Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares (LAC)?

LAC support price is $5.16 and resistance is $5.62 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that LAC shares will trade within this expected range on the day.