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The closing price of LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) was $28.17 for the day, down -2.42% from the previous closing price of $28.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.98 million shares were traded. LKQ stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.125.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LKQ’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.95 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.67 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on November 12, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $33.
On July 13, 2022, MKM Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $68.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when Urbain Xavier bought 15,000 shares for $32.12 per share. The transaction valued at 481,756 led to the insider holds 33,669 shares of the business.
CLARKE ANDREW C bought 5,000 shares of LKQ for $159,773 on Aug 27 ’25. The Director now owns 21,172 shares after completing the transaction at $31.95 per share. On Aug 27 ’25, another insider, Jude Justin L, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 5,669 shares for $31.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 178,574 and bolstered with 286,446 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LKQ now has a Market Capitalization of 7247948800 and an Enterprise Value of 12630738944. As of this moment, LKQ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.896 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.702.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LKQ is 0.90, which has changed by -0.25226623 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LKQ has reached a high of $44.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.63%.
Shares Statistics:
LKQ traded an average of 2.83M shares per day over the past three months and 2837910 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 256.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 254.32M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.31% stake in the company. Shares short for LKQ as of 1763078400 were 12382666 with a Short Ratio of 4.37, compared to 1760486400 on 9742983. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12382666 and a Short% of Float of 6.260000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.2, LKQ has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.20. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041565638. The current Payout Ratio is 45.90% for LKQ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-09-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of LKQ Corp (LKQ) is currently drawing attention from 8.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.79, with high estimates of $0.88 and low estimates of $0.71.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.16 and $3.07 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.11. EPS for the following year is $3.32, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $3.52 and $3.08.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 7 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.42B to a low estimate of $3.04B. As of. The current estimate, LKQ Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.36BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.46B. There is a high estimate of $3.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.4B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LKQ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.56B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.36BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $14.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.45B and the low estimate is $13.77B.
