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title: "Research Alert: CFRA Reiterates Strong Buy Opinion On Shares Of Lithia Motors Inc."
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description: "CFRA has reiterated a Strong Buy opinion on Lithia Motors Inc. (LAD) shares despite lowering its 12-month target by $25 to $375 and adjusting EPS estimates for 2026 and 2027. The company continues to outperform peers in auto retail, with strong same-store sales growth and aggressive share repurchases. LAD bought back ~4% of its outstanding shares in Q1 2026 after retiring 11% in 2025. CFRA views the risk/reward as compelling, with significant upside potential in a favorable demand environment."
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# Research Alert: CFRA Reiterates Strong Buy Opinion On Shares Of Lithia Motors Inc.

12:30 PM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We lower our 12-month target by $25 to $375, based on a 2027 P/E of 9.0x, a modest discount to LAD's 10-year forward P/E of 10.3x. We reduce our adjusted EPS estimates to $35.30 from $39.25 for '26 and to $41.80 from $43.20 for '27. Following LAD's Q1 earnings beat, we are lowering our estimates and price target but reiterating our Strong Buy on the shares. LAD remains our top pick in auto retail, as the company continues to outperform in a more challenging environment for dealerships. LAD's same-store-sales growth is outperforming peers by a wide margin and its combination of aggressive share repurchases and accretive acquisitions is helping support its bottom line. Impressively, LAD bought back ~4% of total outstanding shares in Q1 after retiring 11% of its share count in 2025. We find LAD's current risk/reward compelling with significant upside potential in a more favorable demand environment, continuing to view the long-term growth story as intact and noting management's history of solid execution.

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