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Lithia Motors, Inc (NYSE: LAD) closed the day trading at $316.94 down -0.36% from the previous closing price of $318.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LAD, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.28 and its Current Ratio is at 1.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, The Benchmark Company on January 08, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $400.
On September 12, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $360.
Guggenheim Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on August 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $338.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 14 ’25 when Chamberlain Adam bought 403 shares for $384.28 per share.
GLANDON GARY M sold 325 shares of LAD for $126,055 on Feb 13 ’25. The Chief People Officer now owns 1,665 shares after completing the transaction at $387.86 per share. On Feb 14 ’25, another insider, Chamberlain Adam, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 403 shares for $384.28 each. As a result, the insider received 154,865 and left with 2,605 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Lithia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LAD has reached a high of $405.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $243.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.46%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 26.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.64M. Insiders hold about 2.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.47% stake in the company.
