With 5.64 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.66 million shares. During the session, the Auto Parts company that operates in wider Consumer Cyclical sector, reached to the highest price of $43.32 whereas the lowest price it dropped to was $41.3. The 52-week range on LKQ shows that it touched its highest point at $59.38 and its lowest point at $41.46 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $60.49. With its current market cap of 11.55 billion, LKQ has annualized dividend of $1.15 while the current yield stands at 2.66%. LKQ paid its most recent dividend on 1710288000, while the ex-dividend date for that was 1715731200. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.33.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of LKQ was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -9.66%, but this was down by -17.14% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -8.81% while six-month performance fell -9.55%. The stock lost -24.32% in the past year, while it has lost -9.44% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for LKQ yields 3.10 with Next year EPS estimates of 4.36. For the next quarter, that number is 1.03. This implies an EPS growth rate of 2.48% for this year and 11.08% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 33.50% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 18.01%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 267.20 million LKQ shares are outstanding with a float of 265.20 million shares on hand for trading. On 2024-03-28, short shares totaled 3.4 million, which was 127.0 higher than short shares on 1709164800. In addition to Mr. Dominick P. Zarcone as the firm’s President, CEO & Director, Mr. Rick Galloway serves as its Senior VP & CFO.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 1.01613 of LKQ’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have minority control over the company.
An Overview of Recent Financials:
Understanding a company as a customer does not mean you will understand it as an investor. The wise investor uses quantitative research to analyze metrics such as revenue, net income, and earnings. In its fiscal quarter reported on 2024-03-31, LKQ reported revenue of $3703000000.0 and operating income of $319000000.0. The EBITDA in the recently reported quarter was $425000000.0 and diluted EPS was $0.59.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for LKQ since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
Dividends & Yield:
In terms of dividends, LKQ has a current ratio of $1.20, which is $1.20 over the trailing 12-months, while a dividend of $– is likely to be paid on average over the next five years. Dividend yield is another indicator that appeals to many investors, and LKQ currently yields $2.66. In the past year, LKQ’s dividend yield has been $2.66, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $–. Accordingly, LKQ has a current buyback yield of $0.52. This was $0.52 for the TTM, and it was $1.34 for the past five years.
