LAR NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Lithium Argentina AG · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

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Latest close 6.94 USD
15.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.5%, after a -5.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 59/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 31 out of 100
Latest Close 6.94 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 15.5% latest completed week
4W Return -5.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -30.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 92.3% 48 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.56% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 15.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -5.3%. Indicator stack 51/27 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 44.56% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Volatility 59/100 conviction; expected move 15.5%. News sentiment 55/100 51 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.5%, after a -5.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4712-week average 0.74

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.47Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.3% over four weeks, -30.3% over 12 weeks, and 147.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W15.5%
4W-5.3%
12W-30.3%
26W3.1%
52W147.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year48
Trend breadth92.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-39.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-137.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 67% Model confidence 62%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength78/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Value64/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Quality62/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Momentum64/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Growth64/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-1.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-2.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
1/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-4.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

LAR shows volatility options pressure with a 59/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 15.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction59/100
Expected move15.5%
Put/call volume0.06
Pressure98
Speculation36
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

18 positive · 29 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move15.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-42.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.3%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-17.8%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+15.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses1
Sharp losses10
Recent vol10.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.6% / -10.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape35/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 35/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis53/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 8/12.

Activity pressure 0.47; 1 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.56%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.56% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors67/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 44; Small Cap Core rank 44 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options37/100

LAR shows volatility options pressure with a 59/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 15.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 15.5% Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

Lithium Argentina Closes $220M as 45,000-Tonne Expansion Advances Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20266.94 USD15.5%7.93 USD4.63 USD-1.10-3.089.7MOff
31 Jul 20266.01 USD2.7%7.93 USD4.62 USD-1.18-12.309.5MOff
24 Jul 20265.85 USD-8.0%7.93 USD4.61 USD-1.15-13.0110.0MOff
17 Jul 20266.36 USD-13.2%7.92 USD4.60 USD-1.06-5.428.4MOff
10 Jul 20267.33 USD-8.1%7.89 USD4.59 USD-0.798.285.8MOn
3 Jul 20267.98 USD2.4%7.82 USD4.57 USD-0.4420.955.3MOn
26 Jun 20267.79 USD-14.6%7.73 USD4.54 USD-0.2722.487.9MOn
19 Jun 20269.12 USD-5.4%7.65 USD4.52 USD0.0442.2310.9MOn
12 Jun 20269.64 USD11.7%7.51 USD4.49 USD0.1554.8410.9MOn
5 Jun 20268.63 USD-17.0%7.34 USD4.45 USD0.3842.549.2MOn
29 May 202610.40 USD13.2%7.18 USD4.42 USD0.8870.848.2MOn
22 May 20269.19 USD-7.7%6.97 USD4.38 USD0.9657.2112.2MOn
15 May 20269.96 USD-14.7%6.82 USD4.34 USD0.9275.8020.1MOn
8 May 202611.68 USD13.1%6.62 USD4.30 USD0.70111.9918.1MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context