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 $73.86 +6.76 (+10.07 %) (As of 04/6/2020 02:50 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$69.86Now: $73.86▼$76.1450-Day Range$63.38MA: $102.67▼$131.2252-Week Range$55.74Now: $73.86▼$165.26Volume15,353 shsAverage Volume398,990 shsMarket Capitalization$1.72 billionP/E Ratio6.38Dividend Yield1.79%Beta1.4 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider 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™ 4.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLithia Motors has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $138.22, Lithia Motors has a potential upside of 87.1% from its current price of $73.86.Amount of Analyst CoverageLithia Motors has been the subject of 6 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 435 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLithia Motors has received 328 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLithia Motors has received 57.01% “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 1.79%, 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 9.40 % 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 sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $30,383.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.95% of the stock of Lithia Motors is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions98.93% 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 24.22% in the coming year, from $10.28 to $12.77 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lithia Motors is 6.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 11.76.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lithia Motors is 6.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 15.41.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLithia Motors has a PEG Ratio of 4.21. 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 1.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.4Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.99 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 Webhttp://www.lithiainvestorrelations.com/ Phone541-776-6401Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.14 Current Ratio1.20 Quick Ratio0.25Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio6.38 Forward P/E Ratio7.18 P/E Growth4.21 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$12.67 billion Price / Sales0.14 Cash Flow$16.98 per share Price / Cash Flow4.35 Book Value$63.26 per share Price / Book1.17Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$11.76 Net Income$271.50 million Net Margins2.14% Return on Equity20.56% Return on Assets4.73%Miscellaneous Employees14,320 Outstanding Shares23,320,000Market Cap$1.72 billion Next Earnings Date4/22/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable 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. LAD Rates by TradingView 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 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LAD shares have decreased by 27.4% and is now trading at $73.86. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lithia Motors? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lithia Motors in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 8 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, April 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lithia Motors. How were Lithia Motors' earnings last quarter? Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.02. The business earned $3.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.22 billion. Lithia Motors had a net margin of 2.14% and a return on equity of 20.56%. The business's revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.54 earnings per share. View Lithia Motors' earnings history. How often does Lithia Motors pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lithia Motors? Lithia Motors declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, March 27th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. View Lithia Motors' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for LAD? 9 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Lithia Motors' shares. Their forecasts range from $98.00 to $171.00. On average, they anticipate Lithia Motors' stock price to reach $138.22 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 87.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Lithia Motors. Has Lithia Motors been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about LAD stock have trended very negative on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lithia Motors earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage 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 few days. View the latest news aboutLithia Motors. Are investors shorting Lithia Motors? Lithia Motors saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,978,100 shares, an increase of 13.7% from the February 27th total of 2,620,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 213,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 13.9 days. Approximately 13.4% of the company's stock 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), PROSPECT CAPITAL 6.25 NTS (PBY), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Sonic Automotive (SAH) and America's Car-Mart (CRMT). 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 Ford Motor (F), AbbVie (ABBV), Walt Disney (DIS), Altria Group (MO), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Nike (NKE) and Gilead Sciences (GILD). 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." 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 $73.86. How big of a company is Lithia Motors? Lithia Motors has a market capitalization of $1.72 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. View additional information about Lithia Motors. What is Lithia Motors' official website? The official website for Lithia Motors is http://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 4/6/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: How are Outstanding Shares Different from Authorized Shares?
