Lithia Motors, Inc.
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Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE:LAD) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 11 items for LAD at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-29, rated 7/10. Across its 11 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for LAD spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Lithia Motors Q2: Record Revenue and 17% EPS Growth Overshadowed by Negative Cash Flow
- Lithia Motors Posts Record Q2 Revenue of $9.8B, 17% EPS Growth, and $242M in Buybacks
- Lithia Q2 EPS Jumps 17% to $11.54, Dividend Hiked 23% on Record Revenue
- Lithia Motors Boosts Share Buyback Authorization by $500M to $726M
- Lithia Motors Reports Sharp Q1 EPS Decline and Negative Operating Cash Flow Amidst Rising SG&A
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
9.13 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 1,879,597 shares in LAD as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.9% decrease from the prior period — about 9.1 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 73.0% of LAD volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.