Lithium Argentina (LAR) vs. Its Rivals Critical Contrast

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 profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider 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 insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Lithium Argentina has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Argentina’s peers have a beta of 0.43, meaning that their average share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lithium Argentina and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Argentina	N/A	$1.29 billion	0.32
Lithium Argentina Competitors	$6.48 billion	$892.01 million	-16.76

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary 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	1260	2702	3197	142	2.30

Lithium Argentina currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.70%. As a group, “Metal mining” companies have a potential upside of 22.33%. Given Lithium Argentina’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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.