LKQ (LKQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) distributes replacement parts, components and related products for vehicle repair and maintenance. Its offerings include recycled and refurbished parts, aftermarket products and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, serving collision repair shops, mechanical repair businesses and other customers.

The company also supplies specialty automotive parts and accessories, including products for vehicle customization and performance. LKQ operates across North America and Europe, as well as in Taiwan.

Founded in 1998, LKQ grew through acquisitions and expanded from its North American roots into international markets. Its business supports vehicle repair by providing alternatives to new OEM parts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.57 to $20.08
• 50-Day Range: $17.10 to $25.54
• 52-Week Range: $16.85 to $37.13
• Volume: 2.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.56 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.99
• Dividend Yield: 6.00%
• Price Target: $26.07
• Consensus Rating: Hold

LKQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LKQ scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

LKQ has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LKQ has a consensus price target of $26.07, representing about 30.4% upside from its current price of $19.99.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LKQ has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LKQ are expected to grow by 7.69% in the coming year, from $2.21 to $2.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LKQ is 8.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LKQ is 8.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.30.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LKQ has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.88% of the float of LKQ has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LKQ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.55, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LKQ has recently increased by 18.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

LKQ is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

LKQ has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of LKQ is 120.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, LKQ will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.42% next year. This indicates that LKQ will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

LKQ has a news sentiment score of 0.78. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for LKQ this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for LKQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 533% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added LKQ to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of LKQ in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $792,621.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0157% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LKQ insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $792,621.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.38% of the stock of LKQ is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.63% of the stock of LKQ is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Record date for 12/3 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/3 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LKQ
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LKQX
• CIK: 1065696
• Web: www.lkqcorp.com
• Phone: (615) 781-5200
• Fax: 312-621-1969
• Employees: 44,000
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LKQ: $26.07
• High Price Target: $36.50
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.40
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $607 million
• Net Margins: 1.89%
• Pretax Margin: 3.38%
• Return on Equity: 9.57%
• Return on Assets: 4.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.58
• Current Ratio: 1.75
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.37
• Cash Flow: $4.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.14
• Book Value: $25.03 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 252,400,000
• Free Float: 251,439,000
• Market Cap: $5.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87