LKQ Corporation, US5018892084

LKQ Corporation stock holds steady as institutional interest and guidance frame outlook

Published on 09/14/2026 at 13:58 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

LKQ Corporation stock recently traded at USD 24.11 with a twelve month range between USD 21.17 and USD 37.13, according to MarketBeat data on September 14, 2026. The company is guiding for fiscal 2026 EPS between 2.60 and 2.90 dollars and offers a 5.0 percent dividend yield based on a 1.20 dollar annual payout.

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LKQ Corporation stock (ISIN US5018892084) is trading in the mid-20 dollar range, with shares most recently opening at USD 24.11 and the auto parts company showing a twelve month low of USD 21.17 and a twelve month high of USD 37.13, according to MarketBeat on September 14, 2026.

Institutional buying and valuation context

A fresh catalyst for LKQ Corporation stock comes from new institutional interest: Engineers Gate Manager LP disclosed a purchase of 130,581 LKQ shares in the second quarter, with the stake valued at approximately USD 3,438,000, as reported by MarketBeat on September 14, 2026.

Based on the USD 24.11 share price, LKQ Corporation’s market capitalization stands at about USD 6.10 billion, giving the stock a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.39 and a beta of 0.85 in the latest snapshot from MarketBeat as of September 14, 2026.

Guidance, earnings expectations and dividend

For the current year, LKQ has set its fiscal 2026 earnings-per-share guidance in a range of USD 2.60 to USD 2.90, providing investors with a reference frame for profitability, according to the guidance summary cited by MarketBeat on September 14, 2026.

Research analysts on average forecast earnings per share of about USD 2.67 for the current fiscal year, which sits near the midpoint of the company’s EPS guidance band and provides a benchmark for comparing actual results once quarterly data are released, according to the consensus figures collected by MarketBeat as of September 14, 2026.

Income-oriented investors will note that LKQ recently paid a quarterly dividend of USD 0.30 per share on September 3, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 20, 2026, which corresponds to an annualized dividend of USD 1.20 per share and a dividend yield of 5.0 percent at the prevailing share price, with a payout ratio reported at 66.67 percent, according to the dividend overview from MarketBeat on September 14, 2026.

Analyst stance and trading range

On the rating side, three investment analysts currently rate LKQ Corporation stock as Buy, one assigns a Hold rating and two have issued Sell recommendations, leading to an overall consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of USD 31.08, according to the latest overview published by MarketBeat on September 14, 2026.

With shares at USD 24.11, the stock trades roughly USD 7 below that USD 31.08 average target, and the latest data show a twelve month range between USD 21.17 on the downside and USD 37.13 on the upside, indicating that the current quote is closer to the low end of the past year’s band than to the high, as identified by MarketBeat on September 14, 2026.

LKQ Corporation stock price snapshot

LKQ Corporation stock is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker LKQ, and the latest reference price of USD 24.11 for the Nasdaq listing, together with the USD 6.10 billion market capitalization and the twelve month range between USD 21.17 and USD 37.13, frame the current trading picture for the shares as of September 14, 2026.