Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of LKQ Q3 Earnings

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for LKQ in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for LKQ's current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for LKQ's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on LKQ. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of LKQ in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of LKQ from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $52.60.

LKQ Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of LKQ stock traded up $0.82 on Thursday, hitting $41.31. 1,182,339 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,083,125. The company has a fifty day moving average of $37.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.76. LKQ has a one year low of $35.56 and a one year high of $53.68. The company has a market capitalization of $10.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 1.29. 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 (NASDAQ:LKQ - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.42 billion. LKQ had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 14.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LKQ

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in LKQ by 3.4% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 30,567 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $1,220,000 after purchasing an additional 998 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of LKQ by 40.6% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,262 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 653 shares during the period. Albert D Mason Inc. lifted its stake in shares of LKQ by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. now owns 31,618 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $1,262,000 after buying an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd boosted its holdings 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 worth $3,648,000 after buying an additional 3,259 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in LKQ by 29.7% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 23,090 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $922,000 after buying an additional 5,286 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 LKQ news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 5,000 shares of LKQ stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.14, for a total transaction of $180,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 369,462 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,352,356.68. This trade represents a 1.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 20,000 shares of company stock worth $781,500. 0.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

LKQ Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.90%. LKQ's payout ratio is 45.80%.

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.