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The price of LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) closed at $39.28 in the last session, up 0.49% from day before closing price of $39.09. In other words, the price has increased by $0.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded. LKQ stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.92.
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 44.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.92. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 1.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, MKM Partners on July 13, 2022, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $68.
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 Jun 02 ’25 when Zarcone Dominick P bought 15,000 shares for $39.87 per share.
Zarcone Dominick P bought 10,000 shares of LKQ for $398,573 on May 08 ’25. On May 01 ’25, another insider, Zarcone Dominick P, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $38.02 each.
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 10140053504 and an Enterprise Value of 15774041088. As of this moment, LKQ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.118 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.15.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LKQ is 0.98, which has changed by -0.06006223 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LKQ has reached a high of $46.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.69%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LKQ traded on average about 2.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2147250 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 258.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 256.49M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.85% stake in the company. Shares short for LKQ as of 1747267200 were 9905131 with a Short Ratio of 3.85, compared to 1744675200 on 8424394. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9905131 and a Short% of Float of 4.95.
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 0.030698389The current Payout Ratio is 45.90% for LKQ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1747267200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-09-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
