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LKQ Corporation

Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Parts

$24.11

Down-$0.26 (-1.07%)

Updated Sep 14, 2026, 6:47 PM

SID Score

4.6/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
7.95B
P/E ratio
11.45
Dividend yield
4.98%
52-week range
$21.17 – $37.13
Volume
3.11M
Avg. volume
3.12M

Price performance

LKQ price history

1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

LKQ closed at $24.11 after 19 trading sessions, down 5.27% for the selected period.

Last close
$24.11
Period change
-5.27%
Period low
$23.63
Period high
$25.98
Daily close
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LKQ OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 11, 2026$24.01$24.40$23.54$24.113.11M
Sep 10, 2026$24.20$24.32$23.585$23.632.93M
Sep 9, 2026$24.92$24.92$24.15$24.193.54M
Sep 8, 2026$25.445$25.515$24.59$24.903.34M
Sep 4, 2026$25.06$25.715$25.06$25.542.3M
Sep 3, 2026$24.73$25.30$24.45$25.252.22M
Sep 2, 2026$24.71$25.27$24.635$24.732.12M
Sep 1, 2026$24.95$25.14$24.46$24.712.78M
Aug 31, 2026$25.33$25.45$24.925$25.104.62M
Aug 28, 2026$25.50$25.735$25.01$25.533.18M
Aug 27, 2026$25.50$26.145$25.245$25.363.11M
Aug 26, 2026$25.34$25.775$25.209$25.752.96M
Aug 25, 2026$25.67$25.785$25.34$25.371.9M
Aug 24, 2026$25.76$25.83$25.44$25.742.21M
Aug 21, 2026$25.97$26.24$25.63$25.773.31M
Aug 20, 2026$25.29$26.105$25.03$25.984.57M
Aug 19, 2026$25.34$26.28$25.34$25.863.15M
Aug 18, 2026$25.56$25.575$25.07$25.154.31M
Aug 17, 2026$25.06$25.56$25.03$25.454.26M

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Overview

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Company profile

Since forming in 1998 to consolidate the auto salvage business in the United States, LKQ has developed into a leading distributor of aftermarket and recycled auto parts with around 1,500 facilities across North America and Europe. The company primarily sells into the professional channel and offers an assortment of collision and mechanical parts to both body shops and mechanical repair shops. It also continues to operate more than 70 LKQ pick-your-part junkyards. Separate from the self-service business, LKQ usually purchases around 250,000 salvage vehicles annually that are used to extract vehicle parts for resale.

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Consensus
Average target
$38.33
Implied upside
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LKQ recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 3, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight
Jul 31, 2026JP MorganOverweight
Jul 22, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight
Jul 21, 2026Stephens & Co.Overweight
Apr 7, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight
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Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026

1 Value Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 We Find Risky

Value stocks typically trade at discounts to the broader market, offering patient investors the opportunity to buy businesses when they’re out of favor. The key risk, however, is that these stocks are usually cheap for a reason, and a low valuation can reflect underlying business challenges rather than a genuine bargain.

Yahoo · Aug 23, 2026

This Company Just Paid Out $6.8 Billion. Its AI Bill Was 4x That

Microsoft just handed shareholders nearly $7 billion in a single day, yet its AI spending bill dwarfs that figure by a staggering margin. Whether Redmond can keep the dividend growing while burning through historic levels of capital is the question every income investor needs to answer before September.

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