Lithia Motors Market Sentiment

Lithia Motors Inc

LADNYSE

Trade with Public

$371.51

14.964.2%

At close: Aug 19, 5:00 PM EST

$371.51

N/A

After Hours: 4:00 PM EST

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Lithia Motors Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Lithia Motors (LAD): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 15.4% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.15 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

19 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.15

More calls — Bullish

13 calls · 2 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$395

+6.3%

Highest Price Target

$475

+27.9%

Benchmark

Lowest Price Target

$310

-16.6%

Morgan Stanley

Short Interest

15.4%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 19, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	+11.7%	$360 → $415	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 4, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	-8.5%	$325 → $340	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 4, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Douglas Dutton—	+26.5%	$400 → $470	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 3, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	+22.5%	$365 → $455	Maintained	Buy
Jul 30, 2026	Benchmark	Michael Albanese—	+27.9%	$400 → $475	Maintained	Buy
Jul 30, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	+6.3%	$306 → $395	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 30, 2026	UBS	Robert Saltzman—	+18.4%	$370 → $440	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral
Jul 15, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	-3.1%	$370 → $360	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 10, 2026	UBS	Robert Saltzman—	-0.4%	$348 → $370	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	B of A Securities	John Murphy—	+12.2%	$350 → $417	Maintained	Buy
Jul 6, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	-17.6%	$305 → $306	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 27, 2026	UBS	Robert Saltzman—	-6.3%	$348	Initiate	Buy
May 7, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	-12.5%	$320 → $325	Maintained	Neutral
May 1, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	-1.8%	$326 → $365	Maintained	Buy
Apr 30, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	-17.9%	$293 → $305	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 17, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	-13.9%	$335 → $320	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 13, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	-21.1%	$355 → $293	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 8, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	-12.3%	$366 → $326	Maintained	Buy
Apr 7, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	-0.4%	$380 → $370	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 30, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Douglas Dutton—	+7.7%	$500 → $400	Maintained	Outperform
Mar 5, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	-1.5%	$399 → $366	Maintained	Buy
Feb 20, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	-9.8%	$350 → $335	Downgrade	Overweight→Neutral
Feb 17, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	+2.3%	$390 → $380	Maintained	Overweight
Feb 12, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	-5.8%	$355 → $350	Maintained	Overweight
Feb 12, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	-4.4%	$358 → $355	Maintained	Equal-Weight