Barrington Research Predicts LKQ’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:LKQ)

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research decreased their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for LKQ in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 3rd. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.81. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of LKQ in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $43.00 price target (down from $46.00) on shares of LKQ in a research note on Monday. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of LKQ from $48.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of LKQ from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, LKQ has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $48.50.

LKQ Price Performance

NASDAQ LKQ opened at $30.42 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.14 and a beta of 0.84. LKQ has a 1-year low of $28.42 and a 1-year high of $44.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $30.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.89.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.10. LKQ had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 13.85%. The company had revenue of $3.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. LKQ has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.000-3.150 EPS.

LKQ Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. LKQ’s payout ratio is presently 44.44%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LKQ

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LKQ. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in LKQ by 258.0% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,562,625 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $194,089,000 after purchasing an additional 3,288,048 shares in the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of LKQ by 95.7% during the 1st quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 5,477,467 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $233,011,000 after purchasing an additional 2,678,964 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of LKQ during the 1st quarter valued at $42,790,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in LKQ by 14.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,003,769 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $255,384,000 after buying an additional 771,829 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in LKQ by 48.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,172,272 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $92,408,000 after buying an additional 711,077 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

About LKQ

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.