Lithium Argentina AG (LAR)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Zug, Switzerland | NYSE
4.63 USD
-0.14
(-2.935%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.63 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook for Lithium Argentina AG is severely clouded by deteriorating fundamentals and aggressive short-term hedging. The company is currently bleeding cash, with negative free cash flow and operating cash flow, while sitting on a precarious balance sheet where debt significantly outweighs equity. The market has already punished this reality, evidenced by a brutal 56% drop in the trailing twelve-month period and a price trading well below its book value. Despite a bullish analyst consensus and a lofty target price, these figures ignore the operational hemorrhaging. The options market confirms this fear, with traders aggressively purchasing put protection at the money rather than betting on a rally. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability or a drastic reduction in leverage, the risk-reward profile remains deeply skewed against new entrants. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.074513 |
| AutoETS | 0.074920 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.074921 |
| AutoTheta | 0.191683 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 0.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.174 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.27 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 29.952 |
| Market Cap | 759,783,040 |
| Forward P/E | 13.52 |
| Beta | 2.59 |
| Previous Name | Lithium Americas Corp. |
| Website | https://www.lithium-argentina.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a distinct asymmetry favoring downside protection. While call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (10.0 and 12.5), put open interest is overwhelmingly concentrated at the money (5.0 strike) with massive volume relative to open interest. This 'new flow' at the 7.5 strike suggests active buying of protection just above current levels. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for near-term puts compared to calls, indicating speculators are pricing in a higher probability of a near-term decline than a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.17777777 |
| Address1 | Dammstrasse 19 |
| All Time High | 16.73108 |
| All Time Low | 0.140902 |
| Ask | 4.59 |
| Ask Size | 3,700 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,543,050 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,857,623 |
| Average Volume | 1,857,623 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,543,050 |
| Beta | 2.591 |
| Bid | 4.58 |
| Bid Size | 7,800 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 4.804 |
| City | Zug |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.63 |
| Current Ratio | 0.474 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 4.83 |
| Day Low | 4.5602 |
| Debt To Equity | 29.952 |
| Display Name | Lithium Argentina |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,794,313,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,313,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,313,800 |
| Ebitda | -37,182,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -26.507 |
| Enterprise Value | 985,566,976 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.2479 |
| Eps Forward | 0.34235 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.34 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.0914 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.4614 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.239912 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 17.777777 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.05 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.42 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.61576766 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.62 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.0100002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2790056 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.62 - 12.05 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,221,744,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 137,994,972 |
| Forward Eps | 0.34235 |
| Forward P E | 13.524171 |
| Free Cashflow | -16,366,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Fullday Change | -0.13999987 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.9350078 |
| Fullday Price | 4.63 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.15722999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.41617 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 164,100,000 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,696,377,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 2,484:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | Lithium Argentina AG, a resource company, engages in the operation and development of lithium projects in Argentina. It 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. |
| Long Name | Lithium Argentina AG |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 759,783,040 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_43184628 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-16 |
| Net Income To Common | -53,916,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,689,762,990 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 4.7 |
| Operating Cashflow | -19,959,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.42 |
| Phone | 778 653 8092 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 4.63 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,888 |
| Prev Name | Lithium Americas Corp. |
| Previous Close | 4.77 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.676888 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.9637802 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.474 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.14 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.93501 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.83 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.5602 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.5602 - 4.83 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.7 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.77 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.63 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,399,059 |
| Return On Assets | -0.020510001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.065809995 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 164,100,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.039300002 |
| Shares Short | 6,448,347 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,913,691 |
| Short Name | Lithium Argentina AG |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0417 |
| Short Ratio | 3.78 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LAR |
| Target High Price | 19.8 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 11.56875 |
| Target Median Price | 10.75 |
| Total Cash | 99,716,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.608 |
| Total Debt | 251,468,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.34 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.4659 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.8358998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.37984702 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,399,059 |
| Website | https://www.lithium-argentina.com |
| Zip | 6,300 |