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LKQ (LKQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$38.60 -0.61 (-1.56%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$38.68 +0.08 (+0.21%)
As of 07/11/2025 07:13 PM Eastern
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About LKQ Stock (NASDAQ:LKQ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$38.47
$38.93
50-Day Range
$36.86
$42.56
52-Week Range
$35.56
$46.64
Volume
2.16 million shs
Average Volume
2.31 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.96 billion
P/E Ratio
14.40
Dividend Yield
3.11%
Price Target
$52.60
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

LKQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

LKQ MarketRank™: 

LKQ scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 87 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    LKQ has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    LKQ has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about LKQ's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for LKQ are expected to grow by 12.32% in the coming year, from $3.57 to $4.01 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of LKQ is 14.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.37.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of LKQ is 14.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 26.32.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    LKQ has a P/B Ratio of 1.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about LKQ's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.49% 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 5.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in LKQ has recently increased by 12.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    LKQ pays a meaningful dividend of 3.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    LKQ has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of LKQ is 44.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, LKQ will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.93% next year. This indicates that LKQ will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about LKQ's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.49% 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 5.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in LKQ has recently increased by 12.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    LKQ has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for LKQ this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for LKQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added LKQ to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, LKQ insiders have sold 89.78% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $100,169.00 in company stock and sold $190,100.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.55% 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.

  • Read more about LKQ's insider trading history.
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LKQ Stock News Headlines

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LKQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

LKQ's stock was trading at $36.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LKQ shares have increased by 5.0% and is now trading at $38.60.

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The auto parts company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of LKQ: Stahlgruber, Andrew Page Limited, Arleigh International Limited, Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC, Rhiag Group Ltd., The Coast Distribution System, Partschannel, and more.

Top institutional investors of LKQ include Reinhart Partners LLC. (0.09%), Farther Finance Advisors LLC, Parallel Advisors LLC and Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.. Insiders that own company stock include Dominick P Zarcone, Justin L Jude, Holdings LP Valueact, Varun Laroyia, Joseph M Holsten, Walter P Hanley, Matthew J Mckay, Blythe J Mcgarvie, John W Mendel, Meg Divitto, Xavier Urbain and Andrew C Clarke.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of LKQ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that LKQ investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Netflix (NFLX) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Record date for 5/29 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
5/29/2025
Today
7/12/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
AUTO/TRUCK - REPL
Sub-Industry
Distributors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LKQ
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:LKQX
CIK
1065696
Employees
47,000
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$60.00
Low Price Target
$47.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+36.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.68
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.40
Forward P/E Ratio
10.81
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$690 million
Net Margins
4.97%
Pretax Margin
6.82%
Return on Equity
14.66%
Return on Assets
5.91%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.62
Current Ratio
1.52
Quick Ratio
0.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$14.36 billion
Price / Sales
0.69
Cash Flow
$5.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.58
Book Value
$23.20 per share
Price / Book
1.66

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
258,150,000
Free Float
256,728,000
Market Cap
$9.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.95

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This page (NASDAQ:LKQ) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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