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Lithium Americas Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:LAC | Benzinga
Lithium Americas Corp has a consensus price target of $6.04 based on the ratings of 10 analysts. The high is $15 issued by Stifel on October 5, 2023. The low is $2.5 issued by Deutsche Bank on August 16, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wedbush, Scotiabank, and Piper Sandler on May 16, 2025, March 31, 2025, and January 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $3.75 between Wedbush, Scotiabank, and Piper Sandler, there's an implied 33.93% upside for Lithium Americas Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Wedbush
Scotiabank
Piper Sandler
B. Riley Securities
Deutsche Bank
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Lithium Americas
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/16/2025 | Buy Now | 78.57% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives82% | $5 → $5 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | -1.79% | Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson48% | $3 → $2.75 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $3.9 → $3.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | 78.57% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives82% | → $5 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/12/2024 | Buy Now | 78.57% | B. Riley Securities | Matthew Key23% | $4.5 → $5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | -10.71% | Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson48% | $3 → $2.5 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2024 | Buy Now | -10.71% | Deutsche Bank | Corinne Blanchard36% | $3 → $2.5 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2024 | Buy Now | 42.86% | B. Riley Securities | Matthew Key23% | $4.5 → $4 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 7.14% | Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson48% | $5.5 → $3 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 60.71% | B. Riley Securities | Matthew Key23% | $12 → $4.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 39.29% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | → $3.9 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2024 | Buy Now | 150% | National Bank Financial Inc | Mohamed Sidibe1% | → $7 | Initiates | → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 82.14% | HSBC | Santhosh Seshadri71% | $6.5 → $5.1 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2024 | Buy Now | 221.43% | Evercore ISI Group | Stephen Richardson60% | $13 → $9 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 96.43% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson45% | $7 → $5.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2023 | Buy Now | 150% | JP Morgan | Bill Peterson45% | → $7 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | 328.57% | B. Riley Securities | Matthew Key23% | $14 → $12 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2023 | Buy Now | 150% | Deutsche Bank | Corinne Blanchard36% | $25 → $7 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | 614.29% | Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson48% | → $20 | Initiates | → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | 435.71% | Stifel | Cole McGill2% | → $15 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/01/2023 | Buy Now | 935.71% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $33 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | 828.57% | Deutsche Bank | Corinne Blanchard36% | $30 → $26 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 1328.57% | B. Riley Securities | Matthew Key23% | $39 → $40 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | 1185.71% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $38 → $36 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/16/2022 | Buy Now | 1150% | Evercore ISI Group | Stephen Richardson60% | → $35 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2022 | Buy Now | 1292.86% | B. Riley Securities | Matthew Key23% | $41 → $39 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2022 | Buy Now | 1364.29% | B. Riley Securities | Matthew Key23% | → $41 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2022 | Buy Now | 1185.71% | Deutsche Bank | Corinne Blanchard36% | $33 → $36 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2022 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | — | Assumes | → Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Lithium Americas (LAC) stock?
The latest price target for Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) was reported by Wedbush on May 16, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $5.00 expecting LAC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 78.57% upside). 12 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Lithium Americas (LAC)?
The latest analyst rating for Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) was provided by Wedbush, and Lithium Americas reiterated their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Lithium Americas (LAC)?
There is no last upgrade for Lithium Americas
When was the last downgrade for Lithium Americas (LAC)?
The last downgrade for Lithium Americas Corp happened on October 18, 2023 when Deutsche Bank changed their price target from $25 to $7 for Lithium Americas Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Lithium Americas (LAC)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Lithium Americas, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Lithium Americas was filed on May 16, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 16, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Lithium Americas (LAC) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Lithium Americas (LAC) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $5.00 to $5.00. The current price Lithium Americas (LAC) is trading at is $2.80, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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