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The closing price of LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) was $30.97 for the day, down -1.87% from the previous closing price of $31.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.75 million shares were traded. LKQ stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.905 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.865.
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 27.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 1.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.91 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
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:
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 Jul 01 ’25 when Zarcone Dominick P bought 5,000 shares for $36.67 per share.
Zarcone Dominick P bought 15,000 shares of LKQ for $598,086 on Jun 02 ’25. On May 08 ’25, another insider, Zarcone Dominick P, who serves as the Former Director of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $39.86 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 7968364032 and an Enterprise Value of 13625370624. As of this moment, LKQ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.97 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.183.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LKQ is 0.89, which has changed by -0.24683851 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 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 $28.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.46%.
Shares Statistics:
LKQ traded an average of 2.65M shares per day over the past three months and 3241120 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 257.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 255.52M. Insiders hold about 0.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.52% stake in the company. Shares short for LKQ as of 1753920000 were 11313519 with a Short Ratio of 4.27, compared to 1751241600 on 11509229. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11313519 and a Short% of Float of 5.6799997.
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 0.038022816The current Payout Ratio is 45.90% for LKQ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-09-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
