Research Analysts Offer Predictions for LKQ Q1 Earnings

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for LKQ in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the auto parts company will earn $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for LKQ’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.89 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of LKQ in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com cut LKQ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.60.

LKQ Stock Performance

NASDAQ LKQ opened at $42.24 on Monday. LKQ has a 12 month low of $35.56 and a 12 month high of $53.68. The stock has a market cap of $10.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.12 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $39.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68.

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

LKQ Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. LKQ’s dividend payout ratio is 45.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling at LKQ

In other LKQ news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.32, for a total value of $634,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 336,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,225,233.20. This represents a 4.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 35,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,416,300. 0.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in 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 lifted its position in shares of LKQ by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,449,166 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $457,051,000 after buying an additional 134,176 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of LKQ by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 8,406,444 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $309,609,000 after buying an additional 833,519 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of LKQ by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,591,553 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $241,643,000 after buying an additional 48,813 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of LKQ by 7.3% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

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.