Roth Capital Comments on LKQ’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:LKQ)

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of LKQ in a note issued to investors on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.96 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.99. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for LKQ’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

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

LKQ Stock Performance

Shares of LKQ stock opened at $40.49 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $10.53 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. LKQ has a 52-week low of $35.56 and a 52-week high of $53.68.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.42 billion. LKQ had a return on equity of 14.93% and a net margin of 4.81%.

LKQ Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.96%. LKQ’s payout ratio is 45.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other LKQ news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director now directly owns 359,462 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,975,186.92. The trade was a 2.71 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $781,500. 0.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LKQ

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LKQ. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in LKQ by 40.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,262 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 653 shares in the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd grew its position in LKQ by 3.7% in the third quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 91,386 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $3,648,000 after acquiring an additional 3,259 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in LKQ by 29.7% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 23,090 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $922,000 after acquiring an additional 5,286 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in LKQ by 94.2% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,010 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the period. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in LKQ by 28.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,533 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $990,000 after acquiring an additional 5,394 shares during the period. 95.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.