Overview
Lithia Motors, Inc., based in the United States, operates as an automotive retailer and is prominently known for its expansive network of car dealerships. As a key player in the retail automotive industry, Lithia Motors specializes in vehicle sales, including both new and used cars, and provides a range of complementary services such as financing, insurance, and maintenance. Notably, the company has embarked on strategic acquisitions, significantly expanding its dealership footprint across the country, thereby enabling broader market penetration and revenue diversification. Major initiatives include the implementation of advanced digital platforms to streamline the car buying process and enhance customer experience, positioning Lithia Motors as a forward-thinking leader in the evolving automotive retail landscape.
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Basic Stats
The share price of Lithia Motors, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $341.07 / share. This is an increase of 1.30% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Lithia Motors, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $8,833.71 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Lithia Motors, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 8,833.71 MM |
| EV | 21,163.83 MM |
| Shares Out. | 25.90 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 34.40 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.64 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-08-08 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.37 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.55 MM |
| Short Interest | 1.98 MM |
| Short Float | 8.69 % |
| Days to Cover | 11.03 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 21.37 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.38 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 0.45 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 0.80 |
| PE Ratio | 9.92 |
| Price/Book | 1.26 |
| Price/TBV | 5.00 |
| Book/Market | 0.79 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.06 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.06 |
| ROA | 0.04 |
| ROE | 0.14 |
| ROIC | 0.04 |
| CROIC | -0.01 |
| OCROIC | 0.03 |
| Implied Volatility | 32.43 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 1.33 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Lithia Motors, Inc. is $402.20. The forecasts range from a low of $313.10 to a high of $525.00. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Lithia Motors, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-13 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2023-01-17 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-26 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-21 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-21 | Benchmark | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-17 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-06 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-09-09 | B of A Securities | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-14 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-14 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-05-23 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-21 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-21 | Guggenheim | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-07 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-08 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-01-18 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2021-11-17 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-07-26 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-07-16 | B of A Securities | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2021-05-21 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-04-23 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-03-11 | Craig-Hallum | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-24 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-10 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2021-02-04 | Craig-Hallum | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2021-01-13 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-12-21 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-12-09 | Citigroup | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-12-07 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2020-11-17 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2020-10-19 | Seaport Global | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-10-01 | Craig-Hallum | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-07-27 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-07-10 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-18 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-23 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-23 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-23 | Guggenheim | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-13 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-30 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-23 | Benchmark | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-11 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-11 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-03 | B of A Securities | Underperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-24 | Buckingham | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2020-01-09 | Benchmark | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-18 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-11-14 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-24 | Guggenheim | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-15 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-09-13 | Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2019-08-02 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-07-09 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-07-09 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-07-08 | Buckingham Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-05-31 | Longbow Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-05-06 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-04-26 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-04-25 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2019-04-25 | Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2019-04-16 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2019-02-19 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2019-02-13 | Seaport Global | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-11-14 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2018-10-25 | Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-10-24 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-09-21 | Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-08-15 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2018-07-26 | Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-07-25 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2018-04-17 | Guggenheim | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2018-03-14 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2018-02-15 | Buckingham | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-10-04 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2017-10-04 | Berenberg | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2017-06-14 | Seaport Global | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2017-02-02 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2016-08-31 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2016-04-11 | Jefferies | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2015-07-24 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-07-23 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-16 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-06-23 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-04-15 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-25 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2014-10-15 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2014-07-16 | KeyBanc | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-05-22 | KeyBanc | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-01-27 | Furey Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2013-10-23 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-09-25 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-08-12 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-02-21 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-23 | KeyBanc | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2012-10-24 | Bank of America | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-12 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2012-02-09 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2023-02-16 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-02-16 | Guggenheim | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-20 | Guggenheim | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2024-05-02 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-10-31 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2023-08-09 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2023-07-26 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Reiterate |
| 2023-10-12 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2023-10-26 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-10-26 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-07-18 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-02-29 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-02-29 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-02-14 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Reiterate |
| 2024-04-17 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-27 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2023-07-27 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-27 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-07-27 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-05-17 | Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2024-04-10 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-02-15 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-02-15 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-01-17 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2024-04-25 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-04-25 | Craig-Hallum | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-04-25 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-06-10 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2024-08-06 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-02-13 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-08-02 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-08-09 | Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2024-11-05 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-09-27 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-07-16 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-11-21 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-09-25 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2024-08-02 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-09-10 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-07-22 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-01-15 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-11-22 | Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-09-12 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2025-02-20 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2025-03-27 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-10-24 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-10-24 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-10-24 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-04-24 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-10-15 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-01-17 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-04-24 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-07-09 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-02-18 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2025-07-30 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-01-08 | Benchmark | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2025-02-19 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-04-22 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-04-21 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-06-16 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-04-23 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-09-04 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-11 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-08-05 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-08-05 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
