NYSE:LADLithia Motors Stock Price, Forecast & News

Lithia Motors' stock was trading at $101.78 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LAD shares have increased by 61.9% and is now trading at $164.78. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lithia Motors in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Lithia Motors.

Lithia Motors is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lithia Motors.

Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.98 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.92 billion. Lithia Motors had a net margin of 2.07% and a return on equity of 19.10%. Lithia Motors's revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.42 earnings per share. View Lithia Motors' earnings history.

Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 7th. View Lithia Motors' dividend history.

Lithia Motors issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Monday, April, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.95-2.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.26.

7 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Lithia Motors' stock. Their forecasts range from $122.00 to $180.00. On average, they expect Lithia Motors' stock price to reach $154.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.1%. View analysts' price targets for Lithia Motors.

Media headlines about LAD stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lithia Motors earned a coverage optimism score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Lithia Motors.

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

Lithia Motors' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%). Company insiders that own Lithia Motors stock include Abrams Capital Management, LP, Bryan B Deboer, Chris Holzshu, John F North, Kenneth E Roberts, Louis Miramontes, Shauna Mcintyre, Sidney B Deboer and Susan O Cain. View institutional ownership trends for Lithia Motors.

LAD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Lithia Motors company stock in the last year include Abrams Capital Management, LP, Kenneth E Roberts, Louis Miramontes, Shauna Mcintyre, Sidney B Deboer, and Susan O Cain. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LAD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $164.78.

Lithia Motors has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion and generates $12.67 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $271.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $11.76 on an earnings per share basis. Lithia Motors employs 14,320 workers across the globe.

The official website for Lithia Motors is www.lithiainvestorrelations.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]