LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.400-3.700 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.600. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on LKQ. StockNews.com upgraded LKQ from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on LKQ from $53.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of LKQ in a research note on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on LKQ from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of LKQ from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $52.40.

LKQ Price Performance

LKQ stock traded up $2.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $41.42. The stock had a trading volume of 1,551,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,989,868. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.49 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $37.51 and its 200 day moving average is $38.73. LKQ has a one year low of $35.56 and a one year high of $53.68.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. LKQ had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 15.15%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that LKQ will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at LKQ

In other LKQ news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.14, for a total transaction of $180,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 369,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,352,356.68. This represents a 1.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.55% 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.