Lithium Americas 2025: Surging Stock, Big Bets and How It Stacks Up Against Lithium Giants
2025 Performance Overview: Lithium Americas Corp (LAC) Spin-Off Sets the Stage: Lithium Americas underwent a major transformation in late 2023, splitting into two independent companies. As of October 2023, Lithium Americas “NewCo” (NYSE: LAC) took over the U.S.-based assets (primarily the Thacker Pass project in Nevada), while Lithium Argentina (NYSE: LAAC) holds the Argentine operations. This separation, completed on Oct 3, 2023, sharpened LAC’s focus as a pure-play North American lithium developer. Investors received shares in both new entities, and trading of the new LAC began around $12.40 per share in October 2023. Stock Price Volatility: Post-spinoff, LAC’s stock saw