Lithia Motors (LAD) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) will likely be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect Lithia Motors to post earnings of $7.71 per share and revenue of $9.19 billion for the quarter.

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $7.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.33 by $0.46. Lithia Motors had a return on equity of 12.43% and a net margin of 2.21%. On average, analysts expect Lithia Motors to post $34 EPS for the current fiscal year and $40 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lithia Motors Stock Down 1.5 %

NYSE:LAD opened at $284.36 on Tuesday. Lithia Motors has a fifty-two week low of $243.00 and a fifty-two week high of $405.68. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $312.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $341.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.58, a P/E/G ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 1.61.

Lithia Motors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%. Lithia Motors’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.14%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Adam Chamberlain sold 403 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $384.28, for a total value of $154,864.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 2,605 shares in the company, valued at $1,001,049.40. The trade was a 13.40 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Congdon Stacy Loretz sold 270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.80, for a total transaction of $80,676.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $362,444.40. This represents a 18.21 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,246 shares of company stock valued at $433,724 in the last quarter. 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on LAD. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Lithia Motors in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Lithia Motors from $397.00 to $308.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Lithia Motors from $420.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. StockNews.com raised Lithia Motors from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Lithia Motors from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $357.82.

About Lithia Motors

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.