Comparing Lithium Argentina (LAR) and The Competition

Lithium Argentina (NYSE:LAR) is one of 114 publicly-traded companies in the “Metal mining” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Lithium Argentina to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lithium Argentina and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Argentina	N/A	$1.29 billion	-21.11
Lithium Argentina Competitors	$6.48 billion	$892.01 million	-16.73

Lithium Argentina’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Lithium Argentina. Lithium Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Lithium Argentina and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Argentina	N/A	-1.37%	-1.08%
Lithium Argentina Competitors	-1,300.59%	-11.20%	-9.41%

Volatility & Risk

Lithium Argentina has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Argentina’s peers have a beta of 0.40, meaning that their average stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.5% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Argentina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lithium Argentina and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Argentina	0	1	1	0	2.50
Lithium Argentina Competitors	1266	2718	3204	147	2.30

Lithium Argentina currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 84.21%. As a group, “Metal mining” companies have a potential upside of 50.03%. Given Lithium Argentina’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lithium Argentina is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Lithium Argentina beats its peers on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Lithium Argentina

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. and changed its name to Lithium Argentina AG in January 2025. Lithium Argentina AG was incorporated in 2007 is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.