LAD

Lithia Motors Inc. Common Stock (LAD)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary

$295.11as of 10/16/2026

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October 6, 2026

Lithia Motors faces lower price targets from Barclays and Morgan Stanley. Barclays and Morgan Stanley recently lowered their price targets for Lithia Motors to $375 and $310, respectively. While Barclays maintained an Overweight rating, Morgan Stanley kept its Equal-Weight stance. The company also announced that Katie Macaddino has been named Chief People Officer and scheduled its Q3 2026 earnings release.

Active signals

Support level
$288.8
Industry
Retail-Auto Dealers and Gas Stations

What LAD's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike35-0.4%46%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now27+2.4%59%
Bollinger Band Breakout26-0.2%50%
Bollinger Band Breakdown17+2.0%65%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.1%50%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About LAD

Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations. It offers a range of products and services fulfilling the entire vehicle ownership lifecycle, including new and used vehicles, financing and insurance products, and aftersales automotive repair and maintenance services. The comp…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Retail-Auto Dealers and Gas Stations
Employees
30,000

Fundamentals

1-day range
$292.77$303.28
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E (trailing)
9.19
P/E (forward)
7.12
EPS (trailing)
$30.12
Dividend yield
0.74%
Beta
1.31
Avg. volume
301.8K
Ex-dividend date
August 7, 2026
Dividend pay date
August 21, 2026
52-week range
$239.78$439.49
Next earnings: October 21, 2026 · EPS estimate $9.78confirmed

How Lithia Motors Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$37.63BNet Income$819.60M (2%)Cost of Revenue$31.90B (85%)SG&A$3.94B (10%)Other$686.20M (2%)Tax$282.50M (1%)LAD

Source: 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$5.73B(15%)
Operating Income$1.59B(4%)

Forecasts

15 analyst ratings

Buy 71%
Hold 29%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$500
+69.4%
Median
$425
+44.0%
Low
$310
+5.0%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
4.0K
Disposed
1.9K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
23.83M
Total value held
$5.81B
Institutional holders
427
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown2.51M
  • Unknown2.49M
  • Unknown1.96M
  • Unknown1.77M
  • Unknown1.39M
  • Unknown1.06M
  • Unknown788.6K
  • Unknown652.8K
  • Unknown568.4K
  • Unknown503.2K

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