NYSE:LAD - Lithia Motors Stock Price, News & Analysis

Lithia Motors trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LAD."

Lithia Motors declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 8th. View Lithia Motors' Dividend History.

Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.87 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.19 billion. Lithia Motors had a net margin of 2.24% and a return on equity of 20.74%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.52 EPS. View Lithia Motors' Earnings History.

Lithia Motors is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Lithia Motors.

9 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Lithia Motors' stock. Their forecasts range from $110.00 to $145.00. On average, they anticipate Lithia Motors' share price to reach $128.1250 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Lithia Motors.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lithia Motors in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Lithia Motors.

News stories about LAD stock have been trending positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lithia Motors earned a coverage optimism score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Lithia Motors.

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Lithia Motors' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (15.52%), BlackRock Inc. (15.51%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.71%), Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT (3.33%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.48%) and GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.46%). Company insiders that own Lithia Motors stock include Bryan B Deboer, Chris Holzshu, John F North, Kenneth E Roberts, Louis Miramontes, Sidney B Deboer, Susan O Cain and Thomas R Becker. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Lithia Motors.

LAD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including William Blair Investment Management LLC, Ellis Investment Partners LLC, Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT, WBI Investments Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, RK Capital Management LLC, A.R.T. Advisors LLC and GW&K Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Lithia Motors company stock in the last year include Bryan B Deboer, Louis Miramontes, Sidney B Deboer and Susan O Cain. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lithia Motors.

LAD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Redwood Investments LLC, Man Group plc, Bank of America Corp DE, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley and Castleark Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Lithia Motors stock in the last two years include Chris Holzshu and John F North. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lithia Motors.

Shares of LAD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LAD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $126.96.

Lithia Motors has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion and generates $11.82 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $265.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.98 on an earnings per share basis. Lithia Motors employs 13,643 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Lithia Motors.

The official website for Lithia Motors is http://www.lithia.com/.

Lithia Motors' mailing address is 150 NORTH BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR, 97501. The company can be reached via phone at 541-776-6401 or via email at [email protected]