Best Services Companies To Watch For 2015

Best Services Companies To Watch For 2015: Lithia Motors Inc. (LAD)

Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive franchisee and retailer of new and used vehicles in the United States. The company sells new and used cars, and trucks; offers replacement parts; provides vehicle maintenance, warranty, paint, and repair services; and arranges related financing, service contracts, protection products, and credit insurance. As of February 22, 2013, the company offered 27 brands of new vehicles and various brands of used vehicles in 87 stores, as well as online at Lithia.com. Lithia Motors, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Medford, Oregon.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Lithia Motors (LAD) fell8.3% to $63.31 despite beating earnings forecasts on lower guidance.

  Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) fell 15% to $18.71 after revenue missed forecasts today.

• [By Rich Smith]

  Medford, Ore.-based Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD  ) may only be the ninth-biggest auto retailer in the U.S., but it's got high hopes.

  On Monday after close of trading on the NYSE, Lithia announced that it has acquired the O'Brien Auto Group in Salem, Ore.O'Brien's stores, named BMW ofSalem, Honda of Salem, and Volkswagen of Salem, do a combined $110 million in annual revenue. Lithia did not disclose how much it paid for the businesses.

• [By Corinne Gretler]

  Fresnillo Plc soared 6.6 percent to a two-month high as precious metals gained. Prudential Plc climbed to the highest in more than two decades after posting a 22 percent jump in profit. Telekom Austria AG dropped 1.6 percent after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed analysts projections. Ladbrokes Plc (LAD) slid 2.6 percent as JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded the U.K. gambling company.

• [By Namitha Jagadeesh]

  Ladbrokes Plc (LAD) sank 8 percent to 190.3 pence after the U.K. gambling company forecast 2013 operating profit at the ! lower end of analysts estimates because of weaker-than-projected trading in the first quarter. Analysts in a Bloomberg survey had predicted operating profit of 188 million pounds ($288 million) to 215 million pounds.

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