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After finishing at $37.15 in the prior trading day, LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) closed at $36.86, down -0.78%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.44 million shares were traded. LKQ stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.825.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LKQ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.81. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 9515335680 and an Enterprise Value of 15149323264. As of this moment, LKQ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.073 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.787.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LKQ is 0.98, which has changed by -0.11159313 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 -8.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.50%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.45M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1782120 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 103.82% stake in the company. Shares short for LKQ as of 1748563200 were 9002350 with a Short Ratio of 3.68, compared to 1745971200 on 8183913. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9002350 and a Short% of Float of 4.5.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LKQ’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.2, compared to 1.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03230148The 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.
