After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
LKQ belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Auto Parts industry. The current market capitalization of LKQ Corp is $10.26B. A total of 1.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.40M shares.
In the most recent transaction, McKay Matthew J bought 2,500 shares of LKQ for 39.75 per share on Jul 29 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP – General Counsel now owns 94,670 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 29 ’24, Galloway Rick bought 2,500 shares at 39.88 per share. LKQ shares that SVP and CFO owns now total 58,126.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Jude Justin L acquired of 2,500 shares on Jul 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $39.91. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 207,515 shares of LKQ after the transaction. In another insider transaction, CLARKE ANDREW C bought 7,600 shares at $39.70 per share on Jul 26 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 10,519.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. LKQ Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.05%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.55. LKQ’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/14/2024 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/29/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/15/2024. The LKQ stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LKQ has a high of $53.68 and a low of $35.57.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $23.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.81B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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.
