Analyst Activity – Morgan Stanley Reiterates Overweight on Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)

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Analyst Ratings For Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)

Today, Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating on Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) with a price target of $116.00.

There are 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings on the stock.

The current consensus rating on Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) is Buy (Score: 2.50) with a consensus target price of $108.20 per share, a potential 6.43% upside.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 8/2/2017-Morgan Stanley Reiterated Rating of Overweight.
  • 6/28/2017-Jefferies Group LLC Reiterated Rating of Buy.
  • 6/16/2017-Bank of America Corporation was Downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from a “Neutral ” rating to a ” Underperform” rating. They now have a $92.00 price target on the stock.
  • 6/14/2017-Seaport Global Securities initiated coverage with a Neutral rating.
  • 2/1/2017-Susquehanna Bancshares Inc initiated coverage with a Neutral rating.
  • 11/16/2016-KeyCorp initiated coverage with a Overweight rating.

Dividend information for Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 1.06% and an average dividend growth of 34.60% based on a 3 Year Average.

Dividend History for Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)

  • On 7/28/2017 Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.27 1% with an ex dividend date of 8/9/2017 which will be payable on 8/25/2017.
  • On 4/19/2017 Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.27 1.16% with an ex dividend date of 5/10/2017 which will be payable on 5/26/2017.
  • On 2/16/2017 Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 1.02% with an ex dividend date of 3/8/2017 which will be payable on 3/24/2017.
  • On 10/20/2016 Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 1.15% with an ex dividend date of 11/8/2016 which will be payable on 11/25/2016.
  • On 7/29/2016 Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 1.16% with an ex dividend date of 8/10/2016 which will be payable on 8/26/2016.
  • On 4/21/2016 Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 1.26% with an ex dividend date of 5/11/2016 which will be payable on 5/27/2016.
  • On 2/25/2016 Lithia Motors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20 0.85% with an ex dividend date of 3/9/2016 which will be payable on 3/25/2016.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)
Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) has insider ownership of 7.85% and institutional ownership of 99.10%.

  • On 7/28/2017 Sidney B Deboer, Director, sold 71,756 with an average share price of $103.40 per share and the total transaction amounting to $7,419,570.40. View SEC Filing
  • On 7/13/2017 Sidney B Deboer, Director, sold 81,444 with an average share price of $99.39 per share and the total transaction amounting to $8,094,719.16. View SEC Filing
  • On 7/12/2017 Sidney B Deboer, Director, sold 13,200 with an average share price of $97.50 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,287,000.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 7/3/2017 Sidney B Deboer, Director, sold 17,600 with an average share price of $96.63 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,700,688.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/15/2017 Sidney B Deboer, Director, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $98.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $490,000.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/13/2017 Bryan B Deboer, CEO, sold 11,514 with an average share price of $96.76 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,114,094.64. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/12/2017 Bryan B Deboer, CEO, sold 316 with an average share price of $97.19 per share and the total transaction amounting to $30,712.04. View SEC Filing

Recent Trading Activity for Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)
Shares of Lithia Motors closed the previous trading session at 100.64 down -1.02 -1.00% with 344,586 shares trading hands.