Roth Capital Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for LKQ

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for LKQ in a research report issued on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now anticipates that the auto parts company will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for LKQ’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.42 billion. LKQ had a return on equity of 14.93% and a net margin of 4.81%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of LKQ in a report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, StockNews.com cut LKQ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.60.

LKQ Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ LKQ opened at $41.54 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $37.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.79. The company has a market cap of $10.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.86 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.71. LKQ has a fifty-two week low of $35.56 and a fifty-two week high of $53.68.

Institutional Trading of LKQ

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of LKQ by 40.6% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,262 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 653 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd grew its position in LKQ by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 91,386 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,648,000 after acquiring an additional 3,259 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in LKQ by 29.7% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 23,090 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $922,000 after purchasing an additional 5,286 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of LKQ by 94.2% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,010 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of LKQ by 28.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,533 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $990,000 after purchasing an additional 5,394 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.66, for a total value of $416,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 359,462 shares in the company, valued at $14,975,186.92. This represents a 2.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last three months, insiders have sold 20,000 shares of company stock worth $781,500. Insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

LKQ Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. LKQ’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.80%.

LKQ Company Profile

LKQ Corporation engages in the distribution of replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles and specialty vehicle aftermarket products and accessories. It operates through four segments: Wholesale-North America, Europe, Specialty, and Self Service. The company distributes bumper covers, automotive body panels, and lights, as well as mechanical automotive parts and accessories; salvage products, including mechanical and collision parts comprising engines; transmissions; door assemblies; sheet metal products, such as trunk lids, fenders, and hoods; lights and bumper assemblies; scrap metal and other materials to metals recyclers; and brake pads, discs and sensors, clutches, steering and suspension products, filters, and oil and automotive fluids, as well as electrical products, including spark plugs and batteries.