Description: Curious if LKQ might be offering serious long-term value right now? Let’s dig deeper than the headlines to see if this auto parts giant is truly bargain-priced or just treading water. Even after a modest 0.1% move last week, LKQ’s stock price is down 1.5% for the month and off 18.4% year-to-date, signaling the market is weighing shifts in growth or risk factors. Recent headlines have highlighted LKQ’s strategic international expansions alongside industry chatter about evolving supply chain...
Description: A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after comments from a key Federal Reserve official bolstered hopes for an interest rate cut.
Description: LKQ leans on acquisitions and major cost cuts for growth, even as repairable-claim softness and European weakness pressure its outlook.
Description: Aging vehicles and rising maintenance needs put LKQ, Dorman and Standard Motor Products in focus despite industry headwinds.
Description: LKQ, DORM and SMP are set to benefit as rising vehicle age boosts demand despite tariff and complexity pressures.
Description: Consumer stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fun
Description: LKQ (LKQ) just revised its full-year 2025 guidance, slightly narrowing the range for both organic revenue and earnings per share. The updated outlook arrived together with third-quarter results and ongoing shareholder initiatives. See our latest analysis for LKQ. Amid refreshed 2025 guidance, robust buyback activity, and a steady dividend, LKQ has seen its share price rebound 8% over the past month. However, it is still down 14% year-to-date. That mirrors a longer-term headwind, with a 1-year...
Description: LKQ Corporation has significantly underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Description: LKQ’s third quarter results were met with a positive market response, as the company delivered non-GAAP earnings per share above Wall Street expectations despite slightly missing on revenue. Management attributed the quarter’s performance to ongoing cost reduction efforts, progress on portfolio simplification, and gains from operational discipline across its North American and European businesses. CEO Justin Jude acknowledged challenging macroeconomic conditions, particularly reduced consumer sp
Description: Roth Capital lowered the firm’s price target on LKQ Corp. (LKQ) to $43 from $46 but keeps a Buy rating on the shares after its Q3 earnings beat. Following outsized Q3 performance aided by a one-time tax benefit and the modest increasing of FY25 guidance, the firm maintains its net constructive stance on shares, the analyst tells investors in a research note. North America collision market continues to face headwinds and Europe is exhibiting softness, but Roth still sees no change to the longer t
Description: LKQ Corporation ( NASDAQ:LKQ ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.30 per share on the 4th of December...
Description: It's been a good week for LKQ Corporation ( NASDAQ:LKQ ) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest...
Description: LKQ (LKQ) reported forecasted annual earnings growth of 7.7% and revenue growth of 1.5%, both of which lag behind the broader US market. Net profit margin ticked down slightly to 4.9% from last year's 5%. Over the past five years, earnings have declined by 3.9% per year and recent results have been negative, making direct long-term comparisons tricky for investors. Despite these mixed trends, the company is considered to have high-quality past earnings and is regarded as a good value based on...
Description: Automotive parts company LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025 as sales only rose 1.3% year on year to $3.50 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.84 per share was 11% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Description: Despite macroeconomic headwinds, LKQ Corp (LKQ) reports strong free cash flow and Specialty segment growth, while adjusting its full-year guidance.
Description: Shares of automotive parts company LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) jumped 6.2% in the morning session after it reported third-quarter profits that significantly beat Wall Street's expectations, overshadowing a slight revenue miss and a cut to its full-year guidance.
Description: LKQ's Q3 earnings beat estimates, with European and Specialty segments exceeding both sales and EBITDA estimates.
Description: Although the revenue and EPS for LKQ (LKQ) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Description: On October 23, 2025, Ananym Capital Management LP urged LKQ Corporation to divest its European operations and auto specialties division, collaborating with investment banks to review portfolio strategy and explore actions aimed at enhancing shareholder value. This activist initiative comes as LKQ faces increasing investor scrutiny and industry headwinds, prompting discussions about business focus and operational efficiency amid changing market conditions. We'll examine how investor pressure...
Description: Automotive parts company LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) fell short of the markets revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, with sales falling 2.4% year on year to $3.50 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.84 per share was 11% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Description: LKQ) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $180 million. On a per-share basis, the Antioch, Tennessee-based company said it had net income of 70 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 84 cents per share.
Description: Simplified Portfolio with Successful Closing on Sale of Self Service Segment Returned $118 Million of Capital to Shareholders; $40 Million of Share Repurchases and $78 Million in Cash Dividends Raised Midpoint and Narrowed Range for Full Year 2025 EPS Outlook Following Sale of Self Service ANTIOCH, Tenn., Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ) today reported third quarter 2025 financial results and updates outlook for 2025 following the sale of the Company's Self Service
Description: If you have been watching LKQ’s stock performance recently and wondering whether it’s the moment to buy, hold, or walk away, you are not alone. The stock closed at $30.96, and while the surface-level reactions might look mixed, there’s an interesting story behind the recent movements. Over the last week, LKQ is up 1.2%, and it has managed a modest 2.2% gain in the past 30 days. Step back, though, and the picture looks more challenging: the stock is down roughly 14.6% year-to-date, 14.5% over...
Description: Automotive parts company LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) will be reporting results this Thursday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Description: RS Investments, an investment management company, released its “RS Large Cap Value Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy underperformed the benchmark, Russell 1000 Value Index, in the quarter, returning 4.47% net vs 5.33% for the Index. Adverse stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Consumer […]
Description: GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gabelli Funds will host its 49th Annual Automotive Symposium on November 3rd and 4th, 2025 at the Encore at Wynn in Las Vegas, Nevada. This two-day symposium will feature presentations by senior management of leading automotive and trucking companies, with a lineup that allows investors to understand the ever-changing dynamics within the automotive industry. Discussions will cover a variety of topics, including the potential effect of tariffs,
Description: ANTIOCH, Tenn., Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ), today announced that members of its senior management will be presenting at the following investor conference: Gabelli Funds 49th Annual Automotive SymposiumNovember 4, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada Materials used during the presentation will be posted to the Company's website: www.lkqcorp.com on the day of the conference. About LKQ Corporation LKQ Corporation (www.lkqcorp.com) is a leading provider of alternative and speci
Description: Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street. Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.
Description: ANTIOCH, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ), today announced that it has partnered with Ecobility Services GmbH to implement a large-scale rooftop solar power system at its central logistics centers in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. The project will be delivered through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), representing a key step in LKQ’s broader sustainability and long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy. Covering more than 12,000 square metre
Description: LKQ (LKQ) shares have been trading in a tight range recently, with the stock showing some short-term gains over the past week but remaining down for the month and past 3 months. Many investors are taking a closer look at the company’s fundamentals to assess what might come next. See our latest analysis for LKQ. LKQ’s share price has staged a slight rebound this week, but recent momentum is still dampened by a challenging year. While shares are up 4.7% over the past seven days, they remain...
Description: While profitability is essential, it doesn’t guarantee long-term success. Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies - as Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity".