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. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that LKQ Corporation to Release First Quarter 2024 Results on Tuesday, April 23, 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 $14.17B. A total of 1.31 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.62M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Zarcone Dominick P sold 200,000 shares of LKQ for 51.97 per share on Mar 01 ’24. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 386,522 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 14 ’23, MCGARVIE BLYTHE J sold 5,564 shares at 46.82 per share. LKQ shares that Director owns now total 23,880.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Laroyia Varun disposed of 35,000 shares on Dec 13 ’23 at a per-share price of $45.99. This resulted in the EVP and CEO of LKQ Europe holding 153,805 shares of LKQ after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Zarcone Dominick P sold 32,000 shares at $51.74 per share on Sep 05 ’23. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 495,004.
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 $1.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.16%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.12. LKQ’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/13/2024 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/28/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/30/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/15/2023. The LKQ stock dividend was $0.30 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. 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 $0.95 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.98 per share and a lower estimate of $0.89. The company reported an EPS of $0.86 in the last quarter, which was -10.40% lower than expectations of $0.96.
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. LKQ’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $274.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.22B in debt and $2.17B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.08, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.81B.
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 4.63.
