Lithium Argentina AG (LAR)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Zug, Switzerland | NYSE
8.80 USD
-0.41
(-4.452%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 8.91 +0.11 (1.269%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:25 p.m. EDT
LAR is showing signs of a short-term momentum rebound trading at a premium to its 50-day average, driven by a liquidity crunch and a specific sentiment play on future lithium prices. The fixed income (high volume call options at the money) suggests a 'safe' hold for Q2, but the fundamentally broken balance sheet (negative free cash flow, negative RoE) makes this a high-risk speculative play rather than a long-term investment. Only suitable for traders looking to exploit mean reversion; avoid for multi-year holds. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.172335 |
| AutoTheta | 0.525316 |
| MSTL | 0.578484 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.597381 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 79% |
| H-stat | 0.66 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.193 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.46 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 29.024 |
| Market Cap | 1,432,040,192 |
| Forward P/E | 19.52 |
| Beta | 2.27 |
| Previous Name | Lithium Americas Corp. |
| Website | https://www.lithium-argentina.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:25 p.m. EDT: Options flow demonstrates a distinct bullish bias, particularly in calls. The 2026-04-17 expiry shows a massive concentration of calls at the 7.5 strike (Top OI) compared to puts, despite the current price of 8.8. Investors are positioning profits around the current level or anticipating a grind up to expire in-the-money. Long-dated calls (2026-08 forward) show elevated OI at 10.0 and 12.5 strikes, establishing a fixed-income/conversion floor in those zones. Conversely, put volume is negligible throughout all expirations, with negative sentiment mostly concentrated in deep OTM puts (5.0 strike), suggesting fear of a crash is priced in or already realized. Implied Volatility is generally low (sub-1.0 for >1 month) except for near-term expiry, indicating calm markets until the upcoming earnings catalyst.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 3.4670053 |
| Address1 | Dammstrasse 19 |
| All Time High | 16.73108 |
| All Time Low | 0.140902 |
| Ask | 8.89 |
| Ask Size | 1,400 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,366,570 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,277,162 |
| Average Volume | 3,277,162 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,366,570 |
| Beta | 2.271 |
| Bid | 8.81 |
| Bid Size | 1,600 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 4.728 |
| City | Zug |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.8 |
| Current Ratio | 0.302 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 9.56 |
| Day Low | 8.74 |
| Debt To Equity | 29.024 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,274,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,274,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,269,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,675,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,675,400 |
| Ebitda | -36,967,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -45.08 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,666,466,048 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.43572 |
| Eps Forward | 0.4508 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.47 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 7.1292 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.6708002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.23436013 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 346.70053 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 9.57 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.7699995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08045972 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.09 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 4.1461987 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.71 - 9.57 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,221,744,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 137,891,754 |
| Forward Eps | 0.4508 |
| Forward P E | 19.520853 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,424,125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.15318 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.27738002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 162,731,839 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| 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 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. |
| Long Name | Lithium Argentina AG |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,432,040,192 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_43184628 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-19 |
| Net Income To Common | -75,449,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,425,928,925 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 9.31 |
| Operating Cashflow | -29,956,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.42 |
| Phone | 778 653 8092 |
| Post Market Change | 0.11170006 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.2693188 |
| Post Market Price | 8.9117 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,108 |
| Prev Name | Lithium Americas Corp. |
| Previous Close | 9.21 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.196457 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8612521 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.302 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.41 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.45168 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.56 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.74 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.74 - 9.56 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.31 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.8 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,755,901 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02099 |
| Return On Equity | -0.09003 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 162,406,904 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.048600003 |
| Shares Short | 7,888,141 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,734,168 |
| Short Name | Lithium Argentina AG |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.051 |
| Short Ratio | 2.25 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LAR |
| Target High Price | 13.65 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.94375 |
| Target Median Price | 9.3 |
| Total Cash | 61,134,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.373 |
| Total Debt | 237,107,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.47 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.1265 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.6735 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.71657073 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,755,901 |
| Website | https://www.lithium-argentina.com |
| Zip | 6,300 |