Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Lithia Motors

Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE:LADFree Report) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Lithia Motors in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst G. Chin now expects that the company will post earnings of $8.27 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $8.75. The consensus estimate for Lithia Motors’ current full-year earnings is $34.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Lithia Motors’ FY2025 earnings at $35.01 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Lithia Motors in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $400.00 target price on the stock. Guggenheim lowered their target price on shares of Lithia Motors from $383.00 to $380.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Lithia Motors from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Lithia Motors from $500.00 to $385.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Lithia Motors from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lithia Motors presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $381.00.

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Lithia Motors Stock Down 1.4%

LAD opened at $307.15 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 1.22. Lithia Motors has a fifty-two week low of $262.10 and a fifty-two week high of $405.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $321.21 and its 200 day moving average is $315.30. The stock has a market cap of $7.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.28.

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LADGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $10.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.78 by $0.46. Lithia Motors had a net margin of 2.39% and a return on equity of 13.21%. The firm had revenue of $9.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.56 billion.

Lithia Motors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Lithia Motors’s payout ratio is presently 6.52%.

Lithia Motors announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 26th that allows the company to buyback $750.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lithia Motors news, Director Shauna Mcintyre sold 256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $293.05, for a total value of $75,020.80. Following the sale, the director owned 1,376 shares in the company, valued at $403,236.80. The trade was a 15.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Lithia Motors

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Lithia Motors by 114.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 88 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Lithia Motors by 1,383.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 89 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Lithia Motors by 106.2% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. eCIO Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Lithia Motors during the 1st quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, CWM LLC raised its position in shares of Lithia Motors by 30.1% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter.

Lithia Motors Company Profile

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Lithia Motors, Inc operates as an automotive retailer worldwide. It operates in two segments, Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations. The company’s Vehicle Operations segment sells new and used vehicles; provides parts, repair, and maintenance services; vehicle finance; and insurance products. Its Financing Operations segment provides financing to customers buying and leasing retail vehicles.

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