On Friday, LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) opened higher 0.41% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $39.13. Price fluctuations for LKQ have ranged from $35.57 to $53.68 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Consumer Cyclical sector has jumped its sales by 3.39% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -10.48% at the time writing. With a float of $258.14 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $267.20 million.
In an organization with 49000 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 38.09%, operating margin of 8.95%, and the pretax margin is 6.7%.
LKQ Corp (LKQ) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Auto Parts industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of LKQ Corp is 0.70%, while institutional ownership is 99.69%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jul 29 ’24, was worth 99,375. In this transaction SVP – General Counsel of this company bought 2,500 shares at a rate of $39.75, taking the stock ownership to the 94,670 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jul 29 ’24, when Company’s SVP and CFO bought 2,500 for $39.88, making the entire transaction worth $99,700. This insider now owns 58,126 shares in total.
LKQ Corp (LKQ) Performance Highlights and Predictions
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -10.48% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 33.50% during the next five years compared to 18.01% growth over the previous five years of trading.
LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for LKQ Corp (LKQ). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.67. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.71. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 13.71.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.70, a number that is poised to hit 0.75 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.68 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of LKQ Corp (LKQ)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.98 million. That was better than the volume of 1.94 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 62.64%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.81.
During the past 100 days, LKQ Corp’s (LKQ) raw stochastic average was set at 33.60%, which indicates a significant decrease from 65.94% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 25.46% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 31.58% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $38.64, while its 200-day Moving Average is $43.31. However, in the short run, LKQ Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $39.47. Second resistance stands at $39.64. The third major resistance level sits at $39.85. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $39.08, it is likely to go to the next support level at $38.86. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $38.69.
LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQ) Key Stats
There are currently 259,960K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 10.26 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 13,866 M according to its annual income of 936,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,584 M and its income totaled 191,000 K.
