Can Lithia (LAD) Maintain its Earnings Beat Streak in Q3? Posted byZacks Equity Research October 14, 2021 Leave a comment on Can Lithia (LAD) Maintain its Earnings Beat Streak in Q3? Discouragingly, the Zacks model does not predict a Q3 earnings beat for Lithia (LAD), as the auto retailer doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients.