Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD), said it has agreed to buy DCH Auto Group Inc for $362.5 million, giving the automotive retailer a presence in the eastern United States for the first time. Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD), net profit margin is 2.60% and weekly performance is -3.77%. On last trading day company shares ended up $76.68. Analysts mean target price for the company is $81.40. Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.66%.
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), SVP Robert H. Vannuccini sold 33,509 shares of Copart stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.71, for a total transaction of $1,230,115.39. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 2,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,865. Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), fell 0.08% in last trading session and ended the day on $35.52. CPRT, Gross Margin is 39.90% and its return on assets is 12.00%. Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), quarterly performance is -0.22%.
On June 02, 2014, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG), which reported $5.3 billion in sales last year, recently announced plans to open two new used vehicle stores under the ‘Q auto’ brand name. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG), shares moved down 0.26% in last trading session and was closed at $62.28, while trading in range of $61.65 – 62.84. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG), year to date (YTD) performance is 15.89%.
China Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ:CALI), was downgraded by investment analysts at TheStreet from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday. China Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ:CALI), ended the last trading day at $2.09. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 5.81% and price to cash ratio as 1.40. China Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ:CALI), showed a negative weekly performance of 5.86%.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS), was downgraded byZacks from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Friday. They currently have a $76.00 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price target points to a potential upside of 4.50% from the company’s current price. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS), net profit margin is 0.70% and weekly performance is -8.18%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.66. Analysts mean target price for the company is $34.27. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.37%.