Lithia Motors Inc (LAD) — Institutional Investor Activity (Q2 2026)

LAD ranks #1350 out of 37501 tracked stocks by institutional interest — one of the most closely watched names in our coverage.

LAD is a disclosed holding of David Abrams (Abrams Capital Management), one of the tracked superinvestors on AlphaSMO — it makes up 13.2% of that fund's own 13F portfolio.

LAD is a top-conviction position for Abrams Capital Management, L.p. — at 13.2% of their entire disclosed 13F portfolio, it's one of their largest single bets, not just a passing allocation.

Fidelity has added to its LAD position for two straight quarters, increasing it by $347.1M to reach $636.8M today.

Royal London Asset Management LTD has trimmed its LAD position for two straight quarters, cutting it by $57.2M while still holding $22.2M.

LAD is down 0.2% today, but institutions show net buying of $2.0B this quarter — a divergence between today's price move and the underlying institutional flow.

LAD posted net income of $714.4M over the trailing twelve months, and currently trades at a P/E of 13.2.

• Profitable — net income of $714.4M over the trailing twelve months
• Revenue grew 2.1% year over year
• Net income declined year over year, from $883.8M to $714.4M
• Generated $356.7M in positive operating cash flow
• Current ratio of 1.17x — below the conventional 1.5x liquidity buffer
• Liabilities run 2.80x equity — a highly leveraged balance sheet worth noting