Zacks Research Comments on LKQ’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:LKQ)

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of LKQ in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the auto parts company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for LKQ’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.72 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.07 EPS.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The auto parts company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $3.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.65 billion. LKQ had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 15.15%. The company’s revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on LKQ from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of LKQ from $53.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of LKQ in a report on Friday, October 25th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $59.00 price target on shares of LKQ in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded LKQ from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.80.

LKQ Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of LKQ stock opened at $38.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $38.75 and a 200 day moving average of $40.82. The company has a market capitalization of $10.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.37 and a beta of 1.29. LKQ has a fifty-two week low of $35.57 and a fifty-two week high of $53.68.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LKQ. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of LKQ by 0.3% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 11,977,708 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $478,150,000 after acquiring an additional 33,212 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in LKQ by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,449,166 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $457,051,000 after purchasing an additional 134,176 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its stake in LKQ by 9.5% in the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 8,220,571 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $438,108,000 after purchasing an additional 712,698 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of LKQ by 0.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,542,740 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $260,330,000 after buying an additional 21,161 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of LKQ by 7.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,020,689 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $240,346,000 after buying an additional 411,390 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

LKQ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.12%. LKQ’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.78%.

LKQ Company Profile

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.