Barclays cuts target for Lithia Motors stock to USD 375.00

Published on 10/15/2026 at 18:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Lithia Motors expects third-quarter results on October 21, 2026. Lithia Motors stock costs EUR 265.00 on October 15, 2026 at 6:28 p.m. CEST.

Analyst target and earnings date

Barclays lowered its Lithia Motors target from USD 415.00 to USD 375.00 on October 6, 2026.
Lithia Motors is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 21, 2026, with a consensus earnings estimate of USD 9.73 per share.
Lithia Motors stock was trading at EUR 265.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:28 p.m. CEST.
Lithia Motors had a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.86 and a market capitalization of USD 6.5 billion.

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Barclays lowered its Lithia Motors price target from USD 415.00 to USD 375.00 on October 6, 2026, while keeping an Overweight rating, according to MarketBeat. Lithia Motors stock was trading at EUR 265.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:28 p.m. CEST.

Results date brings the next test

Lithia Motors is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 21, 2026. Zacks lists a consensus estimate of USD 9.73 in earnings per share for the quarter ending in September 2026. The timing gives investors a defined checkpoint for demand, margins and dealership performance.

Price position and trading frame

The Lang & Schwarz quote stood at EUR 265.00 after the Xetra session on October 15, 2026. The bid was EUR 264.00 and the ask was EUR 266.00. The primary-market quote was USD 297.11 at 12:31 p.m. ET on the NYSE, with volume of 140,521 shares against an average of 300,528 shares.

The USD 239.78 to USD 439.49 52-week range places the NYSE quote USD 57.33 above the low and USD 142.38 below the high. Lithia Motors' latest reported second-quarter revenue was USD 9.79 billion, up 2.20 percent year over year, while adjusted earnings per share reached USD 10.03 against a USD 8.73 consensus estimate, according to MarketBeat. The company had also scheduled its results release in an investor-relations update dated September 29, 2026, according to Lithia Motors.

Comparison with peers

Lithia Motors (NYSE, USD): price-to-earnings ratio 9.86, market capitalization USD 6.5 billion

AutoNation (NYSE, USD): daily change 4.85 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 7.44, market capitalization USD 5.3 billion

CarMax (NYSE, USD): daily change 4.42 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 24.41, market capitalization USD 7.4 billion

Valuation and reporting date

Lithia Motors carried a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.86 and a market capitalization of USD 6.5 billion. Its next scheduled reporting date is October 21, 2026, while the company reported USD 37.6 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025 on its investor-relations page.

What comes next for Lithia Motors

Barclays' lower target provides a dated counterpoint to the approaching results release. The October report will show whether the second-quarter combination of USD 9.79 billion in revenue and USD 10.03 adjusted earnings per share carried into the September period.

Lithia Motors was trading at EUR 265.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:28 p.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Lithia Motors stock.