After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that LKQ Corporation to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
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LKQ Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Auto Parts industry. The current market capitalization of LKQ Corp is $13.47B. A total of 2.29 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.71M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, LKQ has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 24 BUYs and 41 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 311,351 shares during that period but sold 1,728,149.
In the most recent transaction, MCGARVIE BLYTHE J sold 5,564 shares of LKQ for 46.82 per share on Dec 14. After the transaction, the Director now owns 23,880 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 13, Laroyia Varun sold 35,000 shares at 45.99 per share. LKQ shares that EVP and CEO of LKQ Europe owns now total 153,805.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Zarcone Dominick P disposed of 32,000 shares on Sep 05 at a per-share price of $51.74. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 495,004 shares of LKQ after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Divitto Meg sold 2,300 shares at $54.16 per share on Jun 07. Company shares held by the Director now total 15,607.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. LKQ Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.24%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.17. LKQ’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/15/2023 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/30/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/31/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/16/2023. The LKQ stock dividend was $0.2750 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for LKQ in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $61.67 with high estimates of $68.00 and low estimates of $55.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LKQ has a high of $59.38 and a low of $41.49.
As of this writing, LKQ has an earnings estimate of $0.76 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.83 per share and a lower estimate of $0.68.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LKQ is Buy with a score of 4.67.
