LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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

LKQ Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ LKQ traded down $0.80 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $40.95. 1,028,868 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,048,900. LKQ has a 12-month low of $35.56 and a 12-month high of $53.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.72. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $37.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.75. The firm has a market cap of $10.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 1.29.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. LKQ had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 15.15%. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.42 billion. As a group, analysts expect that LKQ will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LKQ has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of LKQ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of LKQ in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of LKQ from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of LKQ from $53.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, LKQ presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.60.

Insider Activity

In other LKQ news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 5,000 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 369,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,352,356.68. This represents a 1.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $781,500 over the last three months. 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.