LKQ (LKQ) Competitors

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) and Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media prefer LKQ or DORM?

In the previous week, LKQ had 7 more articles in the media than Dorman Products. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for LKQ and 10 mentions for Dorman Products. Dorman Products' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat LKQ's score of 0.97 indicating that Dorman Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LKQ	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dorman Products	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LKQ or DORM?

95.6% of LKQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Dorman Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of LKQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Dorman Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, LKQ or DORM?

LKQ has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorman Products has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LKQ or DORM?

LKQ currently has a consensus target price of $53.80, suggesting a potential upside of 44.16%. Dorman Products has a consensus target price of $125.67, suggesting a potential downside of 7.02%. Given LKQ's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LKQ is more favorable than Dorman Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LKQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dorman Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LKQ or DORM?

LKQ received 155 more outperform votes than Dorman Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.34% of users gave LKQ an outperform vote while only 57.45% of users gave Dorman Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LKQ	Outperform Votes 479 70.34%	Underperform Votes 202 29.66%
Dorman Products	Outperform Votes 324 57.45%	Underperform Votes 240 42.55%

Is LKQ or DORM more profitable?

Dorman Products has a net margin of 9.43% compared to LKQ's net margin of 4.90%. Dorman Products' return on equity of 16.95% beat LKQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LKQ	4.90%	15.15%	6.14%
Dorman Products	9.43%	16.95%	8.84%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LKQ or DORM?

LKQ has higher revenue and earnings than Dorman Products. LKQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dorman Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LKQ	$14.50B	0.67	$936M	$2.68	13.93
Dorman Products	$1.97B	2.09	$129.26M	$5.98	22.60

Summary

LKQ beats Dorman Products on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.