LAD
Lithia Motors, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships · NYQ
$292.63
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$6.7B
Trailing P/E
10.21
Forward P/E
7.17
Rev Growth
+1.0%
Profit Margin
1.9%
ROE
10.9%
Analyst Target
$376.00
Recommendation
NONE
About Lithia Motors, Inc.

Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations. It offers a range of products and services fulfilling the entire vehicle ownership lifecycle, including new and used vehicles, financing and insurance products, and aftersales automotive repair and maintenance services. The company provides its products and services through a network of physical locations, e-commerce platforms, captive finance solutions, fleet management offerings, and other synergistic adjacencies. Lithia Motors, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 78.5
Score Quality: 46.2
Score Combined: 54.6

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation100.0
Quality29.3
Cash Flow93.0
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 51.9 · Rank: #1443
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$22.7B
Price/Book
1.06
Beta
1.276
Analysts
15
Total Revenue (TTM)
$37.7B
Total Debt
$16.1B
Earnings Growth
-46.1%
Dividend Yield
78.0%
Rec. Mean
1.69
Short Ratio
7.97
Short % Float
0.2%
Employees
30,000

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 54.6 (P84 — top 15.7% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 16 analysts at Buy.
Price: $292.63 | Target: $370.25 (+27%)
Score
55
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+27%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+1.0%
Profit Margin1.9%
ROE10.9%
Forward P/E7.2
Market Cap$6.7B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $248.74 (-15%) | Entry: $292.63
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($370.25, 16 analysts)
10$2,926.30+$776.20 (27%)1.8R
50$14,631.50+$3,881.00 (27%)1.8R
100$29,263.00+$7,762.00 (27%)1.8R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (7.97 days to cover)
The Verdict
Lithia Motors, Inc. passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

C
Quant Score
52.9
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-3.2%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.6%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.45
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-37.8%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
85
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
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HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
BELOW_200
Bollinger Position
NEAR_UPPER
Beta
Relative Volume
0.8x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Inverse Correlated
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Seasonality

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Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Thursday
Best Month
Aug
Worst Month
Mar
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.03630233330418541
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+6.8%
3M Return
+5.5%
6M Return
-2.6%
12M Return
-5.7%
Momentum Rank
#2243
Momentum Signal
FLAT

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