LAD241220P00185000 Option on Lithia Motors
| LAD Stock | USD 383.67 7.15 1.90% |
Lithia Motors' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.0 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.46 over 61 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 109, with calls trading at the volume of 109. This yields a 0.36 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Lithia Motors' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Lithia Motors' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Lithia Motors' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Lithia Motors
Analyzing Lithia Motors' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Lithia Motors regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Lithia Motors' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Lithia Motors' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Lithia Motors' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Lithia Motors' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Lithia Motors common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Lithia stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Lithia Motors' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Lithia Motors' Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Common Stock Total Equity is expected to grow to about 1.3 B, whereas Other Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 45.5 M. Lithia Motors In The Money Call Balance
When Lithia Motors' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lithia Motors stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Lithia Motors' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Lithia Motors are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.
Lithia Current Options Market Mood
Lithia Motors' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Lithia Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.
Put-to-Call Open Interest
Put-to-Call Volume
Unfortunately, most Lithia Motors' options investors are not very successful. Lithia Motors' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.
Rule 16 of the current Lithia contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Lithia Motors will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0625% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Lithia Motors trading at USD 383.67, that is roughly USD 0.24. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Lithia Motors' daily price movement you should consider buying Lithia Motors options at the current volatility level of 1.0%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Lithia Motors options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Lithia calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Lithia Motors stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Lithia Motors Option Chain
When Lithia Motors' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lithia Motors stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Lithia Motors' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Lithia. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Lithia. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Lithia Motors against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone. | Open Int | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 135 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 126.5 - 131.2 | 132.3 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 145 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 155.1 - 160.0 | 156.4 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 165 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 132.5 - 137.4 | 97.0 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 190 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 199.0 - 203.9 | 126.04 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 230 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 74.2 - 79.0 | 77.5 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 250 | 463 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 138.0 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 260 | 6 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 108.43 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 270 | 20 | 2024-12-20 | 119.5 - 124.3 | 60.6 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 280 | 61 | 2024-12-20 | 50.3 - 55.0 | 32.4 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 290 | 36 | 2024-12-20 | 95.1 - 99.9 | 49.6 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 300 | 5 | 2024-12-20 | 90.0 - 94.8 | 41.3 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 310 | 10 | 2024-12-20 | 80.3 - 85.0 | 30.11 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 320 | 19 | 2024-12-20 | 53.3 - 57.4 | 19.05 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 330 | 94 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 61.0 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 340 | 23 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 35.0 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 350 | 76 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 37.5 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 360 | 175 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 29.3 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 370 | 56 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 12.34 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 380 | 181 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.05 | In |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 390 | 224 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.77 | Out |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 400 | 18 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.7 | Out |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 410 | 6 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.3 | Out |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 420 | 58 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.7 | Out |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 430 | 15 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.3 | Out |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 440 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.5 | Out |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 450 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | LAD Option Call 20-12-2024 470 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.65 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 130 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 0.57 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 145 | 50 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.55 | 2.8 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 150 | 3 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.0 | 3.5 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 160 | 80 | 2024-12-20 | 3.3 - 4.0 | 4.0 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 165 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 2.05 - 2.4 | 3.8 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 170 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 0.2 - 3.1 | 2.0 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 175 | 5 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 180 | 4 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 1.3 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 185 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 3.0 | 2.63 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 190 | 5 | 2024-12-20 | 3.8 - 6.6 | 4.8 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 195 | 2 | 2024-12-20 | 0.85 - 4.1 | 1.9 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 200 | 43 | 2024-12-20 | 2.0 - 5.4 | 2.87 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 210 | 4 | 2024-12-20 | 2.2 - 5.5 | 3.99 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 220 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.35 | 2.2 | |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 230 | 8 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 240 | 6 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 3.3 | 2.8 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 250 | 29 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 0.69 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 260 | 11 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 3.3 | 2.75 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 270 | 29 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.94 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 280 | 151 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.04 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 290 | 13 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.11 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 300 | 27 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 310 | 36 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.14 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 320 | 10 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.0 | 6.79 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 330 | 80 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.1 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 340 | 34 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.16 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 350 | 15 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.25 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 360 | 4 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 370 | 27 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.8 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 380 | 11 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8.2 | Out |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 390 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 11.5 | In |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 400 | 30 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 14.2 | In |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 430 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 89.7 - 94.5 | 126.5 | In |
Put | LAD Option Put 20-12-2024 470 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 129.7 - 134.5 | 166.5 | In |
Lithia Motors Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Lithia Total Stockholder Equity
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Lithia Motors Corporate Directors
| Shauna McIntyre | Independent Director | Profile | |
| David Robino | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Kenneth Roberts | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Louis Miramontes | Lead Independent Director | Profile |
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Is Automotive Retail space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Lithia Motors. If investors know Lithia will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Lithia Motors listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.17) | Dividend Share 2.09 | Earnings Share 29.29 | Revenue Per Share 1.3 K | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.114 |
The market value of Lithia Motors is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Lithia that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Lithia Motors' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Lithia Motors' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Lithia Motors' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Lithia Motors' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Lithia Motors' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Lithia Motors is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Lithia Motors' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.