LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.400-3.700 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.600. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on LKQ. StockNews.com downgraded LKQ from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of LKQ in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, LKQ currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $52.60.

LKQ Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LKQ traded up $0.74 during trading on Monday, hitting $41.23. 1,634,924 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,087,714. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $37.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 0.67. LKQ has a 52-week low of $35.56 and a 52-week high of $53.68. The company has a market cap of $10.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.72 and a beta of 1.29.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. LKQ had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 14.93%. The firm had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.42 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that LKQ will post 3.57 EPS for the current year.

LKQ Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.91%. LKQ's payout ratio is 45.80%.

Insider Activity at LKQ

In other LKQ news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.84, for a total transaction of $184,200.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 374,462 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,795,180.08. The trade was a 1.32 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last three months, insiders sold 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $781,500. Insiders own 0.55% of the company's stock.

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.