LKQ Corp
About: 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 typically purchases around 250,000 salvage vehicles annually that are used to extract vehicle parts for resale.
Employees: 47,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
174% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.9M | Put options by funds: $14.9M
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q3] → 9 (+3) [Q4]
5.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.66% [Q3] → 98.8% (+5.14%) [Q4]
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.84B [Q3] → $9.44B (-$406M) [Q4]
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 239 | Existing positions reduced: 253
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 647 [Q3] → 620 (-27) [Q4]
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 88
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
Barrington Research Gary Prestopino 30% 1-year accuracy 48 / 159 met price target | 57%upside $60 | Outperform Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Samik Chatterjee 51% 1-year accuracy 38 / 75 met price target | 28%upside $49 | Overweight Maintained | 21 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about LKQ published over the past 30 days
