What is Barrington Research’s Estimate for LKQ Q1 Earnings?

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of LKQ in a research report issued on Monday, February 24th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.83. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for LKQ’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on LKQ. StockNews.com lowered shares of LKQ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One 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, LKQ presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.60.

LKQ Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of LKQ stock opened at $41.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.93 and a beta of 1.29. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $37.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.81. LKQ has a 1 year low of $35.56 and a 1 year high of $53.68. 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) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.42 billion. LKQ had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 14.93%.

LKQ Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 13th. LKQ’s payout ratio is 45.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling at LKQ

In other news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.66, for a total transaction of $416,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 359,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,975,186.92. The trade was a 2.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $781,500 in the last three months. 0.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LKQ

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora raised its stake in shares of LKQ by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 44,169 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,623,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in LKQ by 31.2% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,256 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in LKQ by 0.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 103,156 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,118,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in LKQ by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 34,192 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,257,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC grew its holdings in LKQ by 81.0% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 742 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.