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Lithia Motors Inc has a consensus price target of $365.53 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $450 issued by Seaport Global on November 22, 2024. The low is $305 issued by Wells Fargo on April 24, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup on April 24, 2025, April 24, 2025, and April 23, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $336 between Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup, there's an implied 5.35% upside for Lithia Motors Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 2.84% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $385 → $328 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/24/2025 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $308 → $305 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 17.57% | Citigroup | Ronald Josey74% | $415 → $375 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 11.62% | Guggenheim | Ronald Jewsikow48% | $417 → $356 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/21/2025 | Buy Now | -3.43% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $397 → $308 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 12.87% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $420 → $360 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 25.41% | Benchmark | Michael Albanese34% | $400 → $400 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 31.68% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $400 → $420 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 37.95% | Evercore ISI Group | Douglas Dutton54% | $400 → $440 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 24.47% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $346 → $397 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 25.41% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $405 → $400 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/15/2025 | Buy Now | 8.48% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $343 → $346 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 25.41% | Benchmark | Michael Ward77% | → $400 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
11/22/2024 | Buy Now | 41.09% | Seaport Global | Glenn Chin53% | $380 → $450 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/21/2024 | Buy Now | 31.06% | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri76% | $380 → $418 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 26.98% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $375 → $405 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 19.14% | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri76% | $350 → $380 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 26.98% | Stephens & Co. | Jeff Lick73% | $360 → $405 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 7.54% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $299 → $343 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/15/2024 | Buy Now | -6.25% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $302 → $299 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 0.33% | Citigroup | Ronald Josey74% | $280 → $320 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/25/2024 | Buy Now | -2.81% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas63% | $225 → $310 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 12.87% | Stephens & Co. | Jeff Lick73% | → $360 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 17.57% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $315 → $375 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 5.97% | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri76% | → $338 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
08/06/2024 | Buy Now | -1.24% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $280 → $315 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -5.31% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $266 → $302 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 5.03% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $300 → $335 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 3.46% | B of A Securities | John Murphy54% | $320 → $330 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
06/10/2024 | Buy Now | -12.21% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $270 → $280 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
05/17/2024 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri76% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -15.35% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $285 → $270 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -12.21% | Citigroup | Ronald Josey74% | $320 → $280 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -2.81% | Craig-Hallum | Ryan Sigdahl68% | $350 → $310 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -22.24% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $290 → $248 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/17/2024 | Buy Now | -6.88% | Guggenheim | Ronald Jewsikow48% | $320 → $297 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 20.71% | B of A Securities | John Murphy54% | $380 → $385 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 19.14% | B of A Securities | John Murphy54% | $440 → $380 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/29/2024 | Buy Now | -27.89% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas63% | $220 → $230 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/15/2024 | Buy Now | -1.24% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $298 → $315 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/15/2024 | Buy Now | 4.72% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $300 → $334 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/14/2024 | Buy Now | 17.57% | Stephens & Co. | Daniel Imbro68% | $375 → $375 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
01/17/2024 | Buy Now | 25.41% | Evercore ISI Group | Douglas Dutton54% | → $400 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
10/31/2023 | Buy Now | -7.51% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | → $295 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -5.94% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $348 → $300 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -18.8% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $275 → $259 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/12/2023 | Buy Now | 23.84% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $350 → $395 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/09/2023 | Buy Now | -31.02% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas63% | $198 → $220 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 20.71% | Stephens & Co. | Daniel Imbro68% | $365 → $385 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 17.57% | Benchmark | Michael Ward77% | $300 → $375 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 6.6% | Citigroup | Ronald Josey74% | $245 → $340 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 9.11% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $305 → $348 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/26/2023 | Buy Now | 14.44% | Stephens & Co. | Daniel Imbro68% | → $365 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
07/18/2023 | Buy Now | -0.3% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $219 → $318 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/20/2023 | Buy Now | 0.33% | Guggenheim | Jonathan Elias67% | $332 → $320 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 4.09% | Guggenheim | Jonathan Atkin57% | $343 → $332 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | -17.86% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $233 → $262 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/17/2023 | Buy Now | -37.92% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas63% | $200 → $198 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -26.95% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $212 → $233 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/26/2022 | Buy Now | -37.29% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas63% | $220 → $200 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -5.94% | Benchmark | Michael Ward77% | $400 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -16.91% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane66% | $300 → $265 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/17/2022 | Buy Now | -21.62% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $348 → $250 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/06/2022 | Buy Now | -10.64% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta76% | $325 → $285 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
09/09/2022 | Buy Now | 47.36% | B of A Securities | John Murphy54% | $565 → $470 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/14/2022 | Buy Now | -31.02% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas63% | $260 → $220 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
07/14/2022 | Buy Now | 9.11% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan49% | $350 → $348 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/23/2022 | Buy Now | -18.48% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas63% | $300 → $260 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) was reported by Goldman Sachs on April 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $328.00 expecting LAD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 2.84% upside). 30 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Lithia Motors maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Lithia Motors Inc happened on April 23, 2025 when Citigroup raised their price target to $375. Citigroup previously had a neutral for Lithia Motors Inc.
The last downgrade for Lithia Motors Inc happened on May 17, 2024 when Guggenheim changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Lithia Motors Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Lithia Motors, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Lithia Motors was filed on April 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 24, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Lithia Motors (LAD) rating was a maintained with a price target of $385.00 to $328.00. The current price Lithia Motors (LAD) is trading at is $318.95, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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