Wedbush Estimates Lithium Americas’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:LAC)

Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) – Investment analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Lithium Americas in a research note issued on Monday, March 31st. Wedbush analyst D. Ives forecasts that the company will earn ($0.05) per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $5.00 price objective 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 28th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.09).

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Lithium Americas from $3.00 to $2.75 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Cormark raised Lithium Americas to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Lithium Americas from $3.90 to $3.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $4.84.

Lithium Americas Price Performance

Shares of LAC stock opened at $2.72 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $599.16 million, a P/E ratio of -22.63 and a beta of 1.77. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $2.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.18. Lithium Americas has a one year low of $2.02 and a one year high of $7.71.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lithium Americas

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LAC. Centiva Capital LP grew its holdings in Lithium Americas by 71.7% during the 3rd quarter. Centiva Capital LP now owns 231,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after acquiring an additional 96,896 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Lithium Americas by 13.4% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 50,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,000 after purchasing an additional 5,952 shares during the last quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lithium Americas in the third quarter valued at approximately $787,000. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in Lithium Americas by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 37,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 4,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Lithium Americas during the 3rd quarter worth $133,000.

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.