Lithia Motors, Inc’s recently made public that its Director McIntyre Shauna unloaded Company’s shares for reported $72128.0 on Mar 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $290.84 per share,248 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, McIntyre Shauna now holds 1,297 shares worth roughly $0.38 million.
Then, Loretz Congdon Stacy sold 270 shares, generating $80,676 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $298.80, the Director now owns 1,213 shares.
Before that, McIntyre Shauna bought 248 shares. Lithia Motors, Inc shares valued at $72,128 were divested by the Director at a price of $290.84 per share.
The Benchmark Company initiated its Lithia Motors, Inc [LAD] rating to a Buy in a research note published on January 08, 2025; the price target was $400. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Stephens’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid September with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Guggenheim also remained covering LAD and has increased its forecast on August 09, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. JP Morgan revised its rating on June 10, 2024. It rated LAD as “an Overweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of LAD
On Friday, Lithia Motors, Inc [NYSE:LAD] saw its stock fall -0.32% to $291.57. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.37%. Lithia Motors, Inc shares have fallen nearly -18.43% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 7.89% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $405.67 was reached on 02/12/25, a 52-week low of $243.00 was recorded on 04/04/25. SMA at 50 days reached $326.27, while 200 days put it at $320.89.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LAD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 285.55, which if violated will result in even more drops to 279.53. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 297.98. A further resistance level may holdings at 304.39. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 44.89, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.18, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 49.55%. Stochastics %K at 57.42% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Lithia Motors, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lithia Motors, Inc stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 32518.0 shares to a total of 1.79 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 1.76 million shares. There was a rise of 1.82%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
