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Why LAD Stock surged +2.90% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$297.06 +2.90% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
Lithia Motors Inc. (LAD) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 62/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.
ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH
Cap $6.42B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk B+
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+1.8% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $291.00
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Why LAD Stock surged +2.90% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Lithia Motors Inc. (LAD) surged +2.90% to $297.06 as options desks priced 57% call premium vs. 43% put protection around the $291 max-pain magnet. Solid 15% profit margin (11% return on capital), mixed timing at 8x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 29% of its 52-week range ($239.78 – $439.49) with RSI-14 at 49.8 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.6M in bullish call flow vs. $1.9M in put flow (Put/Call 0.76x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 15.2% gross margin and $5.8M annual free cash flow.
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LAD // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +3.31%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $301.5H $307.3L $296.2C $299.7VOL 330.7K
RES: $431.4SUP: $261.0SMA50: $322.4SMA200: $307.4
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
-6.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +4.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)
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Why LAD Stock surged +2.90% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 15% profit margin (11% return on capital), mixed timing at 8x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.