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Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Different than growth or momentum investors, value-focused investors are all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under what their true value is before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Lithia Motors, Inc. is one of the leading automotive retailers of new and used vehicles, and related services in the United States. As of Dec 31, 2024, the company offered 52 vehicle brands across 459 locations in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
LAD boasts a Value Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Shares of Lithia Motors are trading at a forward earnings multiple of 8.6X, as well as a PEG Ratio of 0.4, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 6.5X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 0.2X.
Many value investors pay close attention to a company's earnings as well. For LAD, two analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.06 to $34.51 per share for 2025. Per share LAD boasts an average earnings surprise of 2%.
Investors should take the time to consider LAD for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.
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