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Lithia Motors Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:LAD | Benzinga
Lithia Motors Inc has a consensus price target of $364.65 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $450 issued by Seaport Global on November 22, 2024. The low is $297 issued by Guggenheim on April 17, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by JP Morgan, Benchmark, and JP Morgan on March 27, 2025, February 20, 2025, and February 19, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $393.33 between JP Morgan, Benchmark, and JP Morgan, there's an implied 39.54% upside for Lithia Motors Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
JP Morgan
Benchmark
Evercore ISI Group
Wells Fargo
Benchmark
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Lithia Motors
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 27.71% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $420 → $360 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 41.9% | Benchmark | Michael Albanese33% | $400 → $400 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 49% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $400 → $420 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 56.09% | Evercore ISI Group | Douglas Dutton41% | $400 → $440 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 40.84% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $346 → $397 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 41.9% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $405 → $400 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2025 | Buy Now | 22.75% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $343 → $346 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 41.9% | Benchmark | Michael Ward77% | → $400 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2024 | Buy Now | 59.64% | Seaport Global | Glenn Chin50% | $380 → $450 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2024 | Buy Now | 48.29% | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri73% | $380 → $418 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 43.68% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $375 → $405 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 34.81% | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri73% | $350 → $380 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 43.68% | Stephens & Co. | Jeff Lick46% | $360 → $405 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 21.68% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $299 → $343 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 6.07% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $302 → $299 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 13.52% | Citigroup | Ronald Josey67% | $280 → $320 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | 9.98% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas64% | $225 → $310 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 27.71% | Stephens & Co. | Jeff Lick46% | → $360 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 33.04% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $315 → $375 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 19.91% | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri73% | → $338 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2024 | Buy Now | 11.75% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $280 → $315 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 7.14% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $266 → $302 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 18.84% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane68% | $300 → $335 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 17.07% | B of A Securities | John Murphy53% | $320 → $330 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/10/2024 | Buy Now | -0.67% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $270 → $280 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/17/2024 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri73% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -4.21% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $285 → $270 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -0.67% | Citigroup | Ronald Josey67% | $320 → $280 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | 9.98% | Craig-Hallum | Ryan Sigdahl63% | $350 → $310 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -12.02% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $290 → $248 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | 5.36% | Guggenheim | Ronald Jewsikow46% | $320 → $297 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 36.58% | B of A Securities | John Murphy53% | $380 → $385 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 34.81% | B of A Securities | John Murphy53% | $440 → $380 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | -18.4% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas64% | $220 → $230 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2024 | Buy Now | 11.75% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $298 → $315 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2024 | Buy Now | 18.49% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane68% | $300 → $334 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | 33.04% | Stephens & Co. | Daniel Imbro64% | $375 → $375 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2024 | Buy Now | 41.9% | Evercore ISI Group | Douglas Dutton41% | → $400 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | 4.65% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | → $295 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | 6.43% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane68% | $348 → $300 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -8.12% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $275 → $259 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2023 | Buy Now | 40.13% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $350 → $395 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2023 | Buy Now | -21.95% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas64% | $198 → $220 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 36.58% | Stephens & Co. | Daniel Imbro64% | $365 → $385 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 33.04% | Benchmark | Michael Ward77% | $300 → $375 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 20.62% | Citigroup | Ronald Josey67% | $245 → $340 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 23.46% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane68% | $305 → $348 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | 29.49% | Stephens & Co. | Daniel Imbro64% | → $365 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2023 | Buy Now | 12.81% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $219 → $318 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | 13.52% | Guggenheim | Jonathan Elias65% | $332 → $320 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 17.78% | Guggenheim | Jonathan Atkin54% | $343 → $332 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2023 | Buy Now | -7.05% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $233 → $262 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | -29.76% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas64% | $200 → $198 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -17.34% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $212 → $233 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2022 | Buy Now | -29.05% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas64% | $220 → $200 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | 6.43% | Benchmark | Michael Ward77% | $400 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -5.99% | Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane68% | $300 → $265 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2022 | Buy Now | -11.31% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $348 → $250 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2022 | Buy Now | 1.11% | JP Morgan | Rajat Gupta67% | $325 → $285 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2022 | Buy Now | 66.74% | B of A Securities | John Murphy53% | $565 → $470 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2022 | Buy Now | -21.95% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas64% | $260 → $220 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2022 | Buy Now | 23.46% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $350 → $348 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2022 | Buy Now | -7.76% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas64% | $300 → $260 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2022 | Buy Now | 105.05% | Guggenheim | Ali Faghri73% | $542 → $578 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2022 | Buy Now | 24.17% | Wells Fargo | Colin Langan51% | $362 → $350 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Lithia Motors (LAD) stock?
The latest price target for Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) was reported by JP Morgan on March 27, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $360.00 expecting LAD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 27.71% upside). 31 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Lithia Motors (LAD)?
The latest analyst rating for Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) was provided by JP Morgan, and Lithia Motors maintained their overweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Lithia Motors (LAD)?
The last upgrade for Lithia Motors Inc happened on September 25, 2024 when Morgan Stanley raised their price target to $310. Morgan Stanley previously had an underweight for Lithia Motors Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Lithia Motors (LAD)?
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.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Lithia Motors (LAD)?
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 March 27, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 27, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Lithia Motors (LAD) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Lithia Motors (LAD) rating was a maintained with a price target of $420.00 to $360.00. The current price Lithia Motors (LAD) is trading at is $281.88, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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