What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for LKQ FY2025 Earnings?

LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) – Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for LKQ in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $3.65 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.72. The consensus estimate for LKQ’s current full-year earnings is $3.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for LKQ’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The auto parts company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.01. LKQ had a return on equity of 15.15% and a net margin of 4.90%. The business had revenue of $3.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of LKQ in a research report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com upgraded LKQ from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on LKQ from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of LKQ from $53.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of LKQ from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $53.80.

LKQ Stock Up 2.4 %

LKQ stock opened at $36.88 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. LKQ has a 1-year low of $35.57 and a 1-year high of $53.68. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.09. The company has a market capitalization of $9.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.76 and a beta of 1.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in LKQ by 3,683.6% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 274,577 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $11,420,000 after purchasing an additional 267,320 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in LKQ by 28.6% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 65,548 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,726,000 after purchasing an additional 14,573 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group acquired a new stake in LKQ during the third quarter valued at approximately $634,000. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of LKQ by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,317,672 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $54,802,000 after purchasing an additional 33,459 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP raised its holdings in shares of LKQ by 27,310.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 64,415 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,571,000 after buying an additional 64,180 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.63% of the company’s stock.

LKQ Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. LKQ’s payout ratio is currently 44.78%.

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.