LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) and LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQX) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitabiliy and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.3% of LKQ Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of LKQ Corporation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares LKQ Corporation and LKQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LKQ Corporation | 5.31% | 15.74% | 6.82% |
| LKQ | 6.10% | 16.22% | 7.27% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for LKQ Corporation and LKQ, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LKQ Corporation | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
| LKQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LKQ Corporation presently has a consensus price target of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.75%. Given LKQ Corporation’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LKQ Corporation is more favorable than LKQ.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares LKQ Corporation and LKQ’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LKQ Corporation | $9.16 billion | 1.15 | $1.06 billion | $1.61 | 21.22 |
| LKQ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
LKQ Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than LKQ.
Summary
LKQ Corporation beats LKQ on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LKQ Corporation
LKQ Corporation (LKQ) is a distributor of vehicle products, including replacement parts, components and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, as well as specialty vehicle products and accessories, and automotive glass products. The Company’s segments include Wholesale-North America; Europe; Specialty, and Self Service. It offers its customers a range of replacement systems, components, equipment and parts to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles. It distributes a range of products to collision and mechanical repair shops, including aftermarket collision and mechanical products, recycled collision and mechanical products, refurbished collision products, such as wheels, bumper covers and lights, and re-manufactured engines. It also has operations in North America, Europe and Taiwan. It is a provider of alternative vehicle collision replacement products and alternative vehicle mechanical replacement products.
About LKQ
LKQ Corporation (LKQ) is a distributor of vehicle products, including replacement parts, components and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, as well as specialty vehicle products and accessories, and automotive glass products. The Company’s segments include Wholesale-North America; Europe; Specialty, and Self Service. It offers its customers a range of replacement systems, components, equipment and parts to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles. It distributes a range of products to collision and mechanical repair shops, including aftermarket collision and mechanical products, recycled collision and mechanical products, refurbished collision products, such as wheels, bumper covers and lights, and re-manufactured engines. It also has operations in North America, Europe and Taiwan. It is a provider of alternative vehicle collision replacement products and alternative vehicle mechanical replacement products.
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