The stock of Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) has gone up by 1.17% for the week, with a 1.91% rise in the past month and a 18.94% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.94% for LAD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.73% for LAD’s stock, with a 8.14% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) Right Now?
Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.72x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for LAD is 1.64. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for LAD is 26.12M and currently, short sellers hold a 9.01% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LAD on September 02, 2024 was 281.36K shares.
LAD) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) has decreased by -1.04 when compared to last closing price of 304.23.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.17% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2024-08-06 that Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades and downgrades, please see our analyst ratings page.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LAD stocks, with Guggenheim repeating the rating for LAD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LAD in the upcoming period, according to Guggenheim is $338 based on the research report published on August 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LAD reach a price target of $280, previously predicting the price at $270. The rating they have provided for LAD stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on June 10th, 2024.
LAD Trading at 11.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.53%, as shares surge +3.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.24% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAD rose by +1.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $288.04. In addition, Lithia Motors, Inc. saw -8.56% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LAD starting from DEBOER SIDNEY B, who sale 11,938 shares at the price of $290.86 back on Aug 23 ’24. After this action, DEBOER SIDNEY B now owns 46,129 shares of Lithia Motors, Inc., valued at $3,472,330 using the latest closing price.
DEBOER SIDNEY B, the Officer of Lithia Motors, Inc., proposed sale 1,000 shares at $285.36 during a trade that took place back on Aug 20 ’24, which means that DEBOER SIDNEY B is holding shares at $285,360 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lithia Motors, Inc. stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 14.05, with 4.17 for asset returns.
Based on Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.36. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 27.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
