Lithia Motors, Inc.

LAD stock score: 49/100

$269.13 · -10.15% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
41
Fundamental
57
News
41

The reading

Lithia Motors (LAD) scores 49 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 39% of Consumer Cyclical stocks and 39% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 41, fundamentals 57.

Among the fundamentals, Fair Value at 100 and Price Target at 100 score highest, while Debt to Equity at 5 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 33 and contrarian oscillators 61 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

News sentiment is neutral at 41; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 24, 2026 the composite has ranged from 42 to 76, and it is up 7 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward LAD’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

57

Pulling it up

  • Fair Value100

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Forward P/E96

    Forward P/E ratio uses estimated future earnings to calculate valuation.

Holding it back

  • Debt to Equity5

    Debt-to-Equity ratio measures financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

  • Quick Ratio14

    Quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet short-term obligations with liquid assets.

  • EBITDA Margins25

    EBITDA margins measure operating profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

34

Pulling it up

  • Bollinger Bands (20)100

    Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.

  • Bollinger Bands (50)94

    Bollinger Bands (50-period) measure where price sits between bands two standard deviations around its 50-period average.

  • EMA 582

    Exponential Moving Average (5-period) gives more weight to recent prices, making it more responsive to new information than simple moving averages.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Performance vs SPY0

    Performance versus SPY compares the stock's returns to the S&P 500 index.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
41

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly301
Daily343
Weekly332
Monthly512
Quarterly542

Composite score, last 90 days

05010049Jul 24, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 24, 2026: 42Jul 25, 2026: 42Jul 26, 2026: 42Jul 27, 2026: 76Jul 28, 2026: 76Jul 29, 2026: 73Jul 30, 2026: 73Jul 31, 2026: 71Aug 2, 2026: 59Aug 3, 2026: 60Aug 5, 2026: 59Aug 6, 2026: 59Aug 7, 2026: 62Aug 8, 2026: 62Aug 9, 2026: 62Aug 10, 2026: 62Aug 11, 2026: 62Aug 12, 2026: 61Aug 13, 2026: 62Aug 14, 2026: 61Aug 15, 2026: 61Aug 16, 2026: 61Aug 17, 2026: 61Aug 18, 2026: 59Aug 19, 2026: 62Aug 20, 2026: 61Aug 22, 2026: 60Aug 23, 2026: 61Aug 24, 2026: 60Aug 25, 2026: 60Aug 26, 2026: 61Aug 27, 2026: 60Aug 28, 2026: 60Aug 29, 2026: 60Aug 30, 2026: 60Aug 31, 2026: 59Sep 1, 2026: 60Sep 2, 2026: 61Sep 3, 2026: 63Sep 4, 2026: 61Sep 5, 2026: 61Sep 6, 2026: 62Sep 7, 2026: 62Sep 8, 2026: 60Sep 9, 2026: 58Sep 10, 2026: 58Sep 11, 2026: 58Sep 12, 2026: 58Sep 13, 2026: 58Sep 14, 2026: 58Sep 15, 2026: 56Sep 16, 2026: 55Sep 17, 2026: 55Sep 18, 2026: 53Sep 19, 2026: 53Sep 20, 2026: 53Sep 21, 2026: 53Sep 22, 2026: 53Sep 23, 2026: 52Sep 24, 2026: 53Sep 25, 2026: 53Sep 26, 2026: 53Sep 27, 2026: 53Sep 28, 2026: 51Sep 29, 2026: 49Sep 30, 2026: 49Oct 1, 2026: 51Oct 2, 2026: 53Oct 3, 2026: 53Oct 4, 2026: 53Oct 5, 2026: 52Oct 6, 2026: 49Oct 7, 2026: 48Oct 8, 2026: 49Oct 9, 2026: 50Oct 10, 2026: 50Oct 11, 2026: 50Oct 12, 2026: 49Oct 13, 2026: 49Oct 14, 2026: 48Oct 15, 2026: 52Oct 16, 2026: 52Oct 17, 2026: 52Oct 18, 2026: 52Oct 19, 2026: 51Oct 20, 2026: 52Oct 21, 2026: 49
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Key facts

Market cap
$5.9B
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Auto & Truck Dealerships
Beta
1.26
Risk grade (1–10)
1
Next earnings
Oct 21, 2026

Auto & Truck Dealerships peers

CompanyMarket capScore
KMX CarMax$7.3B46
RUSHB Rush Enterprises$6.8B62
RUSHA Rush Enterprises$5.4B57
AN AutoNation$5.1B47
VVV Valvoline$4.0B52
ABG Asbury Automotive Group$2.9B47

Questions

What is LAD's stock score today?

LAD scores 49/100 (Weak) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 41, fundamental 57, and news sentiment 41, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is LAD a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 49 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the LAD score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Consumer Cyclical ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.