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Lithia Motors, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry. The current market capitalization of Lithia Motors, Inc is $9.84B. A total of 0.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 272.22K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Holzshu Chris sold 8,520 shares of LAD for 335.21 per share on Oct 24 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Operating Officer now owns 32,054 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 24 ’24, Holzshu Chris bought 8,520 shares at 325.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, DEBOER SIDNEY B disposed of 10,777 shares on Sep 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $275.93. This resulted in the Director holding 35,352 shares of LAD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DEBOER SIDNEY B bought 5,000 shares at $277.00 per share on Sep 13 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Lithia Motors, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.06, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.56%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.61. LAD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/8/2024 when it declared a $0.53 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/23/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/9/2024. The LAD stock dividend was $0.53 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LAD has a high of $351.02 and a low of $243.00.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LAD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $174.80M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.96B in debt and $2.40B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $248.30, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.66B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LAD is Buy with a score of 4.33.
