LAC vs TECK
Lithium Americas and Teck Resources, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- LACSell somein five trading days−15%
Lithium Americas fell 15% over the past five trading days while other materials stocks barely moved, and analysts expect profit to fall 86% next year.
- TECKBuy more27%
Teck Resources' report on Oct 29 beat profit forecasts by 27%, and its sales grew 44% over the past year.
Percent return
- LAC−66.60%
- TECK+48.98%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: LAC $698M, TECK $29.7B.
- Cash minus debt: LAC −$338M, TECK −$3.08B. LAC is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: LAC −67%, TECK +49%. TECK is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: LAC 59%, TECK 47%. TECK is ahead.
| Measure | LACLithium Americas | TECKTeck Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $1.66 | $63.65 |
| Today | −12.25% | Best in this row: +1.27% |
| 1 month | −29.79% | Best in this row: −6.44% |
| 3 months | −48.97% | Best in this row: −3.63% |
| This year | −62.16% | Best in this row: +33.55% |
| 1 year | −66.60% | Best in this row: +48.98% |
| 5 years | – | +138.43% |
| From 52-week high | −74.3% | −11.4% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 59% | Best in this row: 47% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $698M | $29.7B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | – | 10.8× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | – | 13.8× |
| Price to sales | – | 2.8× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | – | 16.6× |
| Company value vs operating profit | – | 6.1× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | – | +44.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | – | −14.7% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +20.0% | Best in this row: +174.2% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | −85.7% | Best in this row: −13.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | – | 40.1% |
| Kept as operating profit | – | 37.1% |
| Kept as final profit | – | 25.2% |
| Kept as spare cash | – | 16.7% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | −3.7% | Best in this row: 13.6% |
| Profit on all money put in | −1.9% | Best in this row: 11.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: −$338M | −$3.08B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.60× | Best in this row: 0.32× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | Best in this row: 5.47× | 2.80× |
| Dividend yield | – | 0.60% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | – | 7% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Sell some | Buy more |
| Why | Lithium Americas fell 15% over the past five trading days while other materials stocks barely moved, and analysts expect profit to fall 86% next year. | Teck Resources' report on Oct 29 beat profit forecasts by 27%, and its sales grew 44% over the past year. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 42 | Best in this row: 63 |
| Our value score | 50 | Best in this row: 73 |
| Our growth score | 50 | Best in this row: 60 |
| Our quality score | 39 | Best in this row: 81 |
| Our price trend score | 28 | Best in this row: 43 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Next earnings | Nov 12today | – |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Hold |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +206.9% | +5.7% |
| Average analyst target | $5.09 | $67.30 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | 33% | Best in this row: 41% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | Best in this row: +2 | 0 |
| Analysts covering | 6 | 4 |
TECK: our only Buy more, with a better past year
Our pick of these: Teck Resources
1-year return +49.0% vs −66.6%, S&P 500 +12.4%
LAC −66.6%, TECK +49.0%.Price trend score 43 of 100, vs 28
LAC 28, TECK 43.41% of analysts rate it a buy, vs 33%
LAC 33%, TECK 41%.Where it loses: LAC has more analyst upside, +206.9% vs +5.7%
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