Zacks Research Estimates LKQ’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:LKQ)

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of LKQ in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $1.00 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.43 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on LKQ. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $59.00 price target on shares of LKQ in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of LKQ in a research note on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised LKQ from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on LKQ from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, LKQ has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.80.

LKQ Trading Up 1.6 %

NASDAQ LKQ opened at $38.50 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 1.29. The business’s fifty day moving average is $38.81 and its 200-day moving average is $40.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 0.67. LKQ has a one year low of $35.57 and a one year high of $53.68.

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

LKQ Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.