NYSE:LADLithia Motors Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Lithia Motors Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $135.55 +6.92 (+5.38 %) (As of 06/3/2020 03:54 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$130.00Now: $135.55▼$136.5450-Day Range$83.91MA: $107.32▼$129.7552-Week Range$55.74Now: $135.55▼$165.26Volume12,704 shsAverage Volume192,962 shsMarket Capitalization$3.09 billionP/E Ratio12.18Dividend Yield0.98%Beta1.61 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Lithia Motors, Inc. operates automotive franchises, and retails new and used vehicles in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Domestic, Import, and Luxury. It sells new and used cars, replacement parts, vehicle service contracts, vehicle protection products, and credit insurance products; provides vehicle maintenance, warranty, paint, and repair services; and arranges related financing. As of February 23, 2018, the company offered 30 brands of new vehicles and various brands of used vehicles in 171 stores in the United States, as well as through online at approximately 200 Websites. Lithia Motors, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLithia Motors has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $135.00, Lithia Motors has a potential downside of 0.4% from its current price of $135.55.Amount of Analyst CoverageLithia Motors has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesLithia Motors has received 441 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLithia Motors has received 329 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLithia Motors has received 57.27% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lithia Motors and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LAD will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LAD will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipLithia Motors is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthLithia Motors has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Lithia Motors is 10.20 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Lithia Motors will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.34 % next year. This indicates that Lithia Motors will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lithia Motors insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.95% of the stock of Lithia Motors is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions99.00% of the stock of Lithia Motors is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lithia Motors are expected to grow by 39.38% in the coming year, from $8.33 to $11.61 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lithia Motors is 12.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.08.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lithia Motors is 12.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 43.48.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLithia Motors has a PEG Ratio of 8.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLithia Motors has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.4Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.59 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations Sub-IndustryAutomotive Retail SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNYSE:LAD Previous Symbol CUSIP53679710 CIK1023128 Webwww.lithiainvestorrelations.com Phone541-776-6401Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.18 Current Ratio1.20 Quick Ratio0.17Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio12.18 Forward P/E Ratio16.27 P/E Growth8.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$12.67 billion Price / Sales0.24 Cash Flow$17.03 per share Price / Cash Flow7.96 Book Value$63.26 per share Price / Book2.14Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$11.76 Net Income$271.50 million Net Margins2.07% Return on Equity19.10% Return on Assets4.50%Miscellaneous Employees14,320 Outstanding Shares22,760,000Market Cap$3.09 billion Next Earnings Date7/22/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable LAD Rates by TradingView Receive LAD News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) Frequently Asked Questions How has Lithia Motors' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Lithia Motors' stock was trading at $101.78 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LAD stock has increased by 33.2% and is now trading at $135.55. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lithia Motors? 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lithia Motors in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Lithia Motors. When is Lithia Motors' next earnings date? Lithia Motors is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lithia Motors. How were Lithia Motors' earnings last quarter? Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.98 by $0.03. The business earned $2.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.92 billion. Lithia Motors had a net margin of 2.07% and a return on equity of 19.10%. The firm's revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.42 EPS. View Lithia Motors' earnings history. How often does Lithia Motors pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lithia Motors? Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors 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 dividend yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 7th. View Lithia Motors' dividend history. What guidance has Lithia Motors issued on next quarter's earnings? Lithia Motors updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Monday, April, 13th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.95-2.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.26. What price target have analysts set for LAD? 8 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Lithia Motors' shares. Their forecasts range from $120.00 to $155.00. On average, they expect Lithia Motors' share price to reach $135.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%. View analysts' price targets for Lithia Motors. Has Lithia Motors been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about LAD stock has been trending very negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lithia Motors earned a coverage optimism score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutLithia Motors. Are investors shorting Lithia Motors? Lithia Motors saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,030,000 shares, an increase of 5.6% from the April 30th total of 2,870,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 320,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.5 days. Currently, 13.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View Lithia Motors' Current Options Chain. Who are some of Lithia Motors' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Lithia Motors include O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), AutoZone (AZO), CarMax (KMX), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), AutoNation (AN), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Monro (MNRO), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), PROSPECT CAPITAL 6.25 NTS (PBY), Sonic Automotive (SAH) and America's Car-Mart (CRMT). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Lithia Motors own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lithia Motors investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Ford Motor (F), Tesla (TSLA), Altria Group (MO), Gilead Sciences (GILD), AbbVie (ABBV), Alibaba Group (BABA), General Electric (GE), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Micron Technology (MU). Who are Lithia Motors' key executives? Lithia Motors' management team includes the following people: Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer, Founder & Chairman (Age 76)Mr. Bryan B. DeBoer, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 53)Mr. Scott A. Hillier, Sr. VP of Operations (Age 56)Mr. Christopher S. Holzshu, Exec. VP & Sec. (Age 46)Mr. Chun-Wai C. Liang, Sr. VP of DCH Operations (Age 63) What is Lithia Motors' stock symbol? Lithia Motors trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LAD." Who are Lithia Motors' major shareholders? Lithia Motors' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.83%), State Street Corp (3.30%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.09%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.23%), Park West Asset Management LLC (1.54%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%). 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. Which major investors are selling Lithia Motors stock? LAD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Wasatch Advisors Inc., APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., WINTON GROUP Ltd, and Federated Hermes Inc.. 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. Which major investors are buying Lithia Motors stock? LAD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park West Asset Management LLC, Eminence Capital LP, Channing Capital Management LLC, Tensile Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC, State Street Corp, and New York State Common Retirement Fund. 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 activity for Lithia Motors. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Lithia Motors' stock price today? One share of LAD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $135.55. How big of a company is Lithia Motors? Lithia Motors has a market capitalization of $3.09 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. What is Lithia Motors' official website? The official website for Lithia Motors is www.lithiainvestorrelations.com. How can I contact Lithia Motors? 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] This page was last updated on 6/3/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
