Lithium AmericasLAC
About: Lithium Americas is a pure-play lithium producer. The firm owns 62% of one resource, Thacker Pass, which is located in northwest Nevada, with automaker General Motors owning the remaining 38%. 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.
Employees: 79
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 53
0.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.03% [Q4 2024] → 21.75% (-0.29%) [Q1 2025]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 222 [Q4 2024] → 214 (-8) [Q1 2025]
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $143M [Q4 2024] → $129M (-$14.4M) [Q1 2025]
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 33
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $23.4M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q4 2024] → 1 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Wedbush Daniel Ives | 96%upside $5 | Neutral Reiterated | 16 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about LAC published over the past 30 days
