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The price of LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) closed at $29.75 in the last session, up 2.06% from day before closing price of $29.15. In other words, the price has increased by $2.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.62 million shares were traded. LKQ stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.34.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LKQ’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.55. 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.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 7654472192 and an Enterprise Value of 12855988224. As of this moment, LKQ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.912 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.839.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LKQ is 0.91, which has changed by -0.25504726 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 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 -1.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.27%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LKQ traded on average about 3.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2962270 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 256.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 254.29M. Insiders hold about 0.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.68% stake in the company. Shares short for LKQ as of 1763078400 were 12382666 with a Short Ratio of 3.38, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for LKQ is 1.20, which was 1.2 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041166384. 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 in the spotlight, with 8.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.77, with high estimates of $0.88 and low estimates of $0.62.
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 $3.26, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $3.52 and $2.59.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.24B. 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.
