LKQ · NASDAQ: LKQ · Auto Parts

LKQ stock sentiment

Over the past week, LKQ pulled in 8 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. That is too little tracked discussion to read a direction from, so the signal stays neutral. Wall Street is more constructive, with 7 of 9 analysts rating LKQ a buy.

Tracked discussion on LKQ is too thin this week to read a direction from, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on LKQ

Wall Street’s 78% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 7
Hold 2
Sell 0
Avg target $32.50

Across 9 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 7 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $32.50.

9 analysts78% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 44%
Spread 100 pts
Most bullish News 100%
Most bearish Reddit 0%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week LKQ carries too few tracked mentions to weigh any of them, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on LKQ

100pt spread
Wall St
78%
News
100%
X
33%
Reddit
0%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 44%

Analysts sit 34 points above the crowd average of 44%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why LKQ reads Hold

Hold 0.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 44.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-7.4
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 0 up, 1 down, 2 flat.
-2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 17.7, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 2 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
This window holds fewer than 10 tracked mentions, too small a sample to carry a buy or sell reading, so the contributions above are set aside and the score is held at zero.

LKQ (LKQ) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, LKQ (LKQ) buzz held subdued around 32.5 while the price drifted up 5.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 3.2M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, LKQ gained 0.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 21.4 and was relatively stable, swinging between 14.0 and 32.5. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 3 of the 14 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw LKQ this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 0.0
Bullish 0%
Mentions 0
Trend Stable
1 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment 0.0
Bullish 0%Neutral 100%Bearish 0%
r/dividends Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 1 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 33.1
Bullish 33%
Mentions 3
Trend Falling
3 tweets7-day sentiment +0.2
Bullish 33%Neutral 67%Bearish 0%
@SandmanMarkets · 30-day context Neutral 0.02
“$LKQ $ERAS $GRRR $GRAB”
♥ 1↻ 0👁 111 views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 20.0
Bullish 100%
Mentions 5
Trend Stable
3 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.3
Bullish 100%Neutral 0%Bearish 0%
MarketBeat · 30-day context Bullish 0.29
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Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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LKQ at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Sep 04, 2026.

Adanos signalHold
Analyst consensusStrong Buy (7 / 2 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)44%
Avg price target$32.50
Most bullish sourceNews, 100%
Most bearish sourceReddit, 0%
Sentiment spread100 pts
Mentions (7d)8
Market cap$6.39B
P/E · Forward P/E13.7 · 8.2
EPS · Beta$1.84 · 0.8
Revenue (TTM)$13.69B · 3% margin
IndustryAuto Parts

LKQ stock sentiment FAQ

Is LKQ a buy or sell right now?

Adanos will not call LKQ either way right now. The last 7 days carry 8 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor, so the signal sits at a neutral hold with 40/100 conviction. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about LKQ stock?

Reddit discussion around LKQ is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 1 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.

Is LKQ bullish or bearish right now?

There is not enough tracked discussion on LKQ to call it either way. The last 7 days carry 8 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor Adanos needs before it reads a direction. On the professional side, 7 of 9 analysts rate LKQ a buy.

What do analysts say about LKQ?

Of the 9 analysts covering LKQ, 7 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $32.50. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 44% bullish.

What is the sentiment on LKQ stock?

LKQ does not carry enough tracked discussion this week to have a readable sentiment. 8 mentions across 3 sources is under the 10-mention floor, so the signal stays neutral at 40/100 conviction.

Why does LKQ carry a hold signal right now?

Not for a reason found in the sentiment itself. LKQ drew 8 tracked mentions in the last 7 days, too small a sample to read a direction from, so Adanos holds the signal neutral instead of calling a buy or sell off it.

What is driving LKQ sentiment right now?

News is the dominant discussion channel with 5 mentions (63% of total volume). X contributes 3 mentions. There is too little of it to read a sentiment direction from.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for LKQ?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. LKQ's hold signal at 40/100 conviction reflects a sample too thin to read a direction from. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this LKQ sentiment data?

The LKQ sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.

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