The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. LKQ Corp shares valued at $481,756 were purchased by Urbain Xavier on Aug 28 ’25. At $32.12 per share, Urbain Xavier acquired 15,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 33,669 shares worth approximately $1.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CLARKE ANDREW C purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 159,773 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $31.95 each, the insider now holds 21,172 shares.
Before that, Jude Justin L had added 5,669 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $178,574, the President and CEO bought LKQ Corp shares for $31.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 5,669 shares, worth approximately $8.92 million.
As published in their initiating research note from MKM Partners on July 13, 2022, LKQ Corp [LKQ] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $68. Analysts at Barrington Research upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of February 17, 2022, Barrington Research has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for LKQ. Earlier on August 02, 2021, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for LKQ stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing LKQ Stock Performance
On last trading session, LKQ Corp [NASDAQ: LKQ] rose 1.93% to $31.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.57, but it reached a high of $31.215 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.44%. Over the course of the year, LKQ Corp shares have dropped approximately -22.89%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $44.82 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $28.92 on 08/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for LKQ Corp (LKQ)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 30.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 30.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 31.38. The next price resistance is at 31.62. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.55 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is LKQ Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of LKQ Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -0.38 million shares to 9.99 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 10.37 million shares. A decline of -3.77% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.43.
Which companies own the most shares of LKQ Corp (LKQ)?
In terms of LKQ Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 57.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 88.28% from the previous closing price of $30.54. Analysts anticipate LKQ Corp stock to reach 65 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked LKQ Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
