LKQ (LKQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$37.25 -0.12 (-0.32%)
Closing price 02/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$37.24 -0.01 (-0.03%)
As of 02/7/2025 07:51 PM Eastern
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About LKQ Stock (NASDAQ:LKQ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$36.92
$37.81
50-Day Range
$36.00
$39.72
52-Week Range
$35.56
$53.68
Volume
1.66 million shs
Average Volume
2.01 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.68 billion
P/E Ratio
13.90
Dividend Yield
3.22%
Price Target
$53.80
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

LKQ Corporation engages in the distribution of replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles and specialty vehicle aftermarket products and accessories. It operates through four segments: Wholesale-North America, Europe, Specialty, and Self Service. The company distributes bumper covers, automotive body panels, and lights, as well as mechanical automotive parts and accessories; salvage products, including mechanical and collision parts comprising engines; transmissions; door assemblies; sheet metal products, such as trunk lids, fenders, and hoods; lights and bumper assemblies; scrap metal and other materials to metals recyclers; and brake pads, discs and sensors, clutches, steering and suspension products, filters, and oil and automotive fluids, as well as electrical products, including spark plugs and batteries. In addition, the company distributes recreational vehicle appliances and air conditioners, towing hitches, truck bed covers, vehicle protection products, marine electronics, cargo management products, wheels, tires, and suspension products. It serves collision and mechanical repair shops, and new and used car dealerships, as well as retail customers. The company operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Taiwan, and other European countries. LKQ Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

LKQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

LKQ MarketRank™: 

LKQ scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 86 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 received no research coverage 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 7.85% in the coming year, from $3.44 to $3.71 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of LKQ is 13.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.03.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of LKQ is 13.90, 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 18.97.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    LKQ has a P/B Ratio of 1.61. 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

    2.59% 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 2.9, 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 16.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    LKQ pays a meaningful dividend of 3.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    LKQ does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • 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 32.35% 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

    2.59% 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 2.9, 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 16.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    LKQ has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for LKQ this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for LKQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added LKQ to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, LKQ insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $364,900.00 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

LKQ (LKQ) Gets a Buy from Stifel Nicolaus
LKQ Corp. appoints Sue Grove, Michael Powell to board of directors
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LKQ Corporation Appoints Sue Gove and Michael Powell to its Board
LKQ Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
LKQ Corp. gains after adding activists to board
Auto parts giant LKQ will give activist Ancora board seats
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LKQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

LKQ's stock was trading at $36.75 at the start of the year. Since then, LKQ shares have increased by 1.4% and is now trading at $37.25.
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LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The auto parts company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.01. The company's revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis.
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LKQ subsidiaries include Stahlgruber, Andrew Page Limited, Arleigh International Limited, Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC, Rhiag Group Ltd., The Coast Distribution System, Partschannel, and others.

LKQ's top institutional investors include Nordea Investment Management AB (3.23%), Cooke & Bieler LP (1.49%), River Road Asset Management LLC (1.35%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.99%). 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, Patrick Berard and Andrew C Clarke.
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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
10/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend
11/14/2024
Dividend Payable
11/27/2024
Today
2/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Motor vehicles & motor vehicle parts & supplies
Sub-Industry
Distributors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LKQ
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:LKQX
CUSIP
50188920
Employees
49,000
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$53.80
High Stock Price Target
$60.00
Low Stock Price Target
$47.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+44.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$936 million
Pretax Margin
6.70%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.87 billion
Cash Flow
$5.01 per share
Book Value
$23.10 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
258,530,000
Market Cap
$9.68 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.29

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This page (NASDAQ:LKQ) was last updated on 2/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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