Stifel Canada Has Negative Outlook for LAR FY2026 Earnings

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (NYSE:LAR) – Investment analysts at Stifel Canada decreased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lithium Americas (Argentina) in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 10th. Stifel Canada analyst C. Mcgill now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s current full-year earnings is ($0.05) per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. National Bankshares upgraded shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $2.90 to $4.50 in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Cormark raised shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Lithium Americas (Argentina) from $2.50 to $4.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $4.25.

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Trading Up 3.6%

LAR stock opened at $4.34 on Wednesday. Lithium Americas has a twelve month low of $1.71 and a twelve month high of $5.47. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $2.97.

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by ($0.01).

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Lithium Americas (Argentina) by 6.1% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,332,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,790,000 after purchasing an additional 133,572 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) by 7.0% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 956,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,196,000 after buying an additional 62,806 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) by 45.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 11,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 3,552 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) by 119.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 9,594,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,045,000 after buying an additional 5,219,416 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of Lithium Americas (Argentina) in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $106,000. 49.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Company Profile

Lithium Argentina AG, a resource and materials company, focuses on advancing lithium projects in Argentina. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province; and the Pastos Grandes project located in Salta Province of Argentina. The company was formerly known as Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp.