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LAC vs MP

Side-by-side comparison of Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) and MP Materials Corp. (MP): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both LAC and MP operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MP is the larger of the two at $10.91B, about 7.0x LAC ($1.56B).
  • Over the past year, LAC is up 100.3% and MP is up 163.0% - MP leads by 62.7 points.
  • LAC has been more active in the news (18 items in the past 4 weeks vs 10 for MP).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceLAC+100.35%MP+163.02%
2025-04-30+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricLACMP
Company
Lithium Americas Corp.
MP Materials Corp.
Price
-
-
Market cap
$1.56B
$10.91B
1M return
+44.88%
+33.28%
1Y return
+100.35%
+163.02%
Industry
Metal Mining
Metal Mining
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2023
2020
News (4w)
18
10
Recent ratings
25
25
LAC

Lithium Americas Corp.

Lithium Americas Corp. operates as a resource company in the United States. The company explores for lithium deposits. It owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz Project located in Jujuy province of Argentina; and Thacker Pass project located in north-western Nevada. The company was formerly known as Western Lithium USA Corporation and changed its name to Lithium Americas Corp. in March 2016. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

MP

MP Materials Corp.

MP Materials Corp. engages in the ownership and operation of integrated rare earth mining and processing facilities. It owns and operates the Mountain Pass facility located in the Western Hemisphere. The company holds the mineral rights to the Mountain Pass mine and surrounding areas, as well as intellectual property rights related to the processing and development of rare earth minerals. It offers neodymium and praseodymium that are rare earth elements, which in combination form neodymium-praseodymium. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.