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

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Research analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for 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 per share of $0.78 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.83. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 target price 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on LKQ. StockNews.com downgraded LKQ from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of LKQ from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.60.

LKQ Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of LKQ stock opened at $41.54 on Wednesday. LKQ has a 12-month low of $35.56 and a 12-month high of $53.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The business’s 50 day moving average is $37.81 and its 200-day moving average is $38.79. The stock has a market cap of $10.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.86 and a beta of 1.29.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. LKQ had a return on equity of 14.93% and a net margin of 4.81%. The company had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.42 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of LKQ in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in LKQ by 94.2% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,010 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in LKQ by 31.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank bought a new stake in LKQ during the third quarter worth $57,000. Institutional investors own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at LKQ

In other LKQ news, Director Dominick P. Zarcone sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director now owns 359,462 shares in the company, valued at $14,975,186.92. This trade represents a 2.71 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 20,000 shares of company stock worth $781,500. Corporate insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

LKQ Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.89%. LKQ’s payout ratio is presently 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.