Brokers Issue Forecasts for LKQ’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:LKQ)

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of LKQ in a research note issued on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $0.96 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for LKQ’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of LKQ in a report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com cut LKQ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.60.

LKQ Trading Up 1.9 %

NASDAQ:LKQ opened at $41.25 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 1.29. LKQ has a 52 week low of $35.56 and a 52 week high of $53.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a fifty day moving average of $37.71 and a 200 day moving average of $38.77.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.42 billion. LKQ had a return on equity of 14.93% and a net margin of 4.81%.

LKQ Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.91%. LKQ’s payout ratio is 45.80%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.14, for a total value of $180,700.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 369,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,352,356.68. The trade was a 1.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 20,000 shares of company stock worth $781,500. 0.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora increased its holdings in shares of LKQ by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 44,169 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,623,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in LKQ by 31.2% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,256 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in LKQ by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 103,156 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,118,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in LKQ by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 34,192 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,257,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of LKQ by 81.0% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 742 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

About LKQ

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.