LAD · Lithia Motors Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $6.95B |
| P/E | 9.73 |
| Float | 21.62M |
| Beta | 1.31 |
| Volatility | 32.8% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Retail |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 71 |
| Price | 318.72 |
| Change | +0.77% |
| Prev Close | 316.27 |
| Open | 320.00 |
| Day Low | 312.19 |
| Day High | 320.56 |
| Avg Vol | 0 |
| Avg $ Vol | $102.5M |
| 52W High | 439.49 |
| 52W Low | 239.78 |
| 52W Pos | 39.5% |
| From High | −27.48% |
| From Low | +32.92% |
| Max DD 1Y | −31.87% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −11.98% |
| SMA 50 | −11.57% |
| SMA 200 | +1.67% |
| RSI (14) | 27.0 |
| Vol 30D | 31.8% |
| Vol 90D | 47.2% |
| 1Y Range | 240–439 |
| Daily bars | 516 |
| Perf Week | −11.66% |
| Perf Month | −14.87% |
| Perf Quarter | +7.26% |
| Perf Half Y | +27.37% |
| Perf Year | −5.05% |
| Perf YTD | −4.08% |
| Prev Day | +0.77% |
| Clavix | B- |
| Debt / Eq | 2.24 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.17 |
| Int Cover | 2.8× |
| FCF Margin | 0.7% |
| Rev Growth | +2.2% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 27 / 49 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayLAD grades B-, 71 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (69), most exposed on Price Stability (52, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Retail median. Ranks 27 of 49 in Retail by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| LAD | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.31 | 1.05 |
| Volatilityannualized | 32.8% | 26.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −31.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.16% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 3915% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| LAD | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.31 | 1.05 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Moderate36% of 50 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Retail names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| LAD | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −11.7% |
| 1 month | −14.9% |
| Year to date | −4.1% |
| 1 year | −5.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| LAD | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 9 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 68 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 25 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 25 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 50 Retail names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| LAD | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +2.2% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Retail median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openLithia Motors, the largest car dealer in the U.S., delivered what the headline calls a record quarter, and the article frames this as keeping the bullish investment case alive for shareholders who have already been rewarded.
Lithia Motors (LAD) reported record revenue and earnings per share for the second quarter, raised its dividend by 23%, and expanded its share buyback program. Wall Street analysts currently rate the stock a Moderate Buy with about 17% implied upside.
Lithia & Driveway announced it bought Rockwall Hyundai in Texas, a dealership expected to add about $75 million in yearly revenue. The headline also mentions a share buyback update, but the article body does not include any details on that.
Lithia & Driveway announced it acquired Rockwall Hyundai in Texas, adding a dealership it estimates will bring in about $75 million in revenue per year and expand its footprint in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The headline also mentions a share repurchase update, but the article body provides no details on it.
A federal judge in California agreed to cut back some of the claims in a proposed class action lawsuit against Lithia Motors over how the company ran its $1 billion employee 401(k) retirement plan. The suit accused Lithia of mishandling forfeited funds (money left behind by employees who left the company) and offering poor investment options, and the judge has now allowed discovery to proceed on some of those allegations.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAP | Gap Inc | B- | $7.22B | 5.79 | 2.16 | Compare |
| ETSY | ETSY Inc | B- | $6.66B | 31.84 | 1.82 | Compare |
| VSXY | Victoria's Secret & Co | — | $6.64B | 31.48 | 2.11 | Compare |
| SFM | Sprouts Farmers Market Inc | B | $6.60B | 13.13 | 0.72 | Compare |
| URBN | Urban Outfitters Inc | B | $6.43B | 11.29 | 1.27 | Compare |
| KMX | Carmax Inc | B- | $8.12B | 36.48 | 1.24 | Compare |
| CHWY | Chewy Inc | B- | $8.29B | 30.28 | 1.34 | Compare |
| ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co | D+ | $5.76B | 10.75 | 1.05 | Compare |
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