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Insider activity, historical context and SEC filings · data through Nov 4, 2026

Consumer DiscretionaryAuto PartsLKQ

Closing price · Nov 4, 2026 $20.98 +9.0% on the day · -27.9% over 12 months 52-week range $17.10 – $33.67
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Open-market purchases2 insiders$592K · last 12 months
Insiders selling0last 12 months
Reported sales$0last 12 months
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Insiders put their own money in: $592K of open-market buys. See how similar setups did below.

Label: Net buying · based on open-market trades (codes P and S), last 12 months. Not a rating or advice.
Latest insider filing

Purchase Andrew C Clarke, Director bought 21,800 shares at $18.35 ($400K).

Trade date
Oct 30, 2026
Disclosed to the SEC
Nov 3, 2026
Type
Open-market purchase (code P)

Andrew C Clarke's record since 2024: 1 of 3 past buys beat the S&P 500 over 90 days (small sample).

Read the original SEC filing ↗All LKQ insider trades ↓

✦ Read the full investigation of Andrew C Clarke's $400K buy (Nov 3) →

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Share price and insider trades

LKQ closeInsider buyInsider sale
1520253035DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovEEarnings release filed 2026-02-19EEarnings release filed 2026-04-30EEarnings release filed 2026-07-30EEarnings release filed 2026-10-23EEarnings release filed 2026-10-29Bought $191,500 on 2026-11-02 · Michael Scott PowellBought $400,030 on 2026-10-30 · Andrew C Clarke
Bought, 12 months$592K
Sold, 12 months$0
Insiders buying2
Insiders selling0

LKQ insider trading at a glance (Nov 4, 2026): in the past 12 months, 2 insiders bought $592K and 0 sold $0 of LKQ stock on the open market; P/E 20.6 vs. a sector median of 19.4.

Setup Odds: how past setups like this did

LKQ's latest insider buying (Nov 3, 2026) matched against every similar buy since 2020.

How it works →

2 insiders buying no CEO or CFO $250K–$1M stock down 20%+ in 3 months

51 of 110 past setups like this beat the S&P 500 over the next 90 days (46%), against 46% for all insider buys.

46 of 100 similar setups beat the S&P 500beat didn't
−40%−20%0% = S&P+20%+40%
How those 110 cases did vs. the S&P 500 over 90 days. Hover a bar for counts.
Outcome Cloud each dot is one of these 110 past setups; the white ring is LKQ's buy, result due in 90 days
Beat the S&P 500 ↑Lagged ↓-50%-25%+0%+25%+50%2020202120222023202420252026SER 2024-05-31: -15% vs S&P +6%FEAM 2025-08-27: +6% vs S&P +5%DNA 2024-05-16: -71% vs S&P +3%CNP 2020-05-13: +23% vs S&P +19%BDSX 2024-11-22: -28% vs S&P +3%FGBI 2022-09-02: +8% vs S&P +4%RNST 2023-05-10: +29% vs S&P +9%NHS 2020-04-29: +17% vs S&P +10%NVR 2020-05-14: +44% vs S&P +19%FTK 2020-03-13: -2% vs S&P +12%MSTR 2022-05-13: +65% vs S&P +5%BNED 2022-03-28: -12% vs S&P -14%PLCE 2020-04-13: +22% vs S&P +16%CINF 2020-05-01: +32% vs S&P +15%CCI 2022-10-25: +16% vs S&P +5%ONEW 2025-03-14: -5% vs S&P +8%FRAF 2020-03-27: +0% vs S&P +22%KMX 2025-10-06: -16% vs S&P +2%MDIA 2022-01-25: -45% vs S&P -1%ALLY 2020-03-16: +28% vs S&P +28%GPK 2026-05-11: +20% vs S&P +5%FSBC 2023-05-18: +17% vs S&P +5%SEAC 2022-07-05: -24% vs S&P -4%HII 2020-03-09: +4% vs S&P +17%PATK 2020-03-13: +58% vs S&P +12%CFG 2020-04-23: +28% vs S&P +18%ABCB 2023-05-24: +22% vs S&P +7%AEYE 2021-12-02: -21% vs S&P -4%CLBK 2020-03-16: +11% vs S&P +28%EP 2023-06-01: -13% vs S&P +7%CMCO 2025-03-07: -17% vs S&P +3%PRG 2025-02-27: +4% vs S&P +1%HPP 2020-03-13: -5% vs S&P +12%SFM 2020-11-02: +22% vs S&P +13%CBNK 2023-03-15: +15% vs S&P +13%AURA 2025-05-20: +13% vs S&P +9%CDZI 2021-12-17: -60% vs S&P -4%FGBI 2020-06-18: +12% vs S&P +9%AVTX 2022-03-07: -44% vs S&P -2%PRAA 2025-05-09: +17% vs S&P +12%RANI 2022-12-06: -12% vs S&P +3%FFIN 2020-05-15: +23% vs S&P +18%NSPR 2021-12-02: -23% vs S&P -4%CLNN 2022-05-27: +43% vs S&P +1%CORZ 2025-03-07: +53% vs S&P +3%RANI 2023-02-28: -33% vs S&P +6%CLFD 2023-02-14: -41% vs S&P +0%KNSL 2021-03-11: -8% vs S&P +8%PCB 2020-05-19: +15% vs S&P +16%GIII 2025-06-25: +23% vs S&P +10%ATEC 2024-08-05: +24% vs S&P +11%PMTS 2025-05-15: -31% vs S&P +10%DAL 2025-04-11: +39% vs S&P +18%CAR 2020-03-25: +43% vs S&P +27%CZR 2022-06-21: +16% vs S&P +4%ROG 2022-11-23: +33% vs S&P -0%CUE 2022-05-31: -27% vs S&P -2%CLNN 2022-06-21: +22% vs S&P +4%ALTI 2024-04-04: -7% vs S&P +8%ATXI 2023-09-12: -83% vs S&P +4%CDZI 2023-07-06: -7% vs S&P -3%RANI 2022-12-20: -5% vs S&P +4%FLWS 2025-04-02: -14% vs S&P +10%ESI 2020-03-11: +38% vs S&P +18%PYPL 2022-05-09: +20% vs S&P +4%LW 2024-07-29: +38% vs S&P +7%OPBK 2020-03-16: -3% vs S&P +28%EQPT 2026-05-20: -4% vs S&P +4%BRN 2021-05-24: -35% vs S&P +6%AEO 2022-06-21: -4% vs S&P +4%CRH 2026-03-13: +5% vs S&P +12%ASB 2020-03-09: +27% vs S&P +17%FGBI 2023-04-10: -14% vs S&P +7%AVTR 2026-05-11: +71% vs S&P +5%EVER 2021-09-16: -25% vs S&P +6%QRHC 2022-05-11: -9% vs S&P +5%INKT 2023-05-12: +12% vs S&P +9%OSPN 2022-05-20: +2% vs S&P +10%CRMT 2020-04-02: +75% vs S&P +24%PRPL 2023-03-27: +3% vs S&P +10%EPRT 2020-05-15: +53% vs S&P +18%BMEA 2021-09-21: -17% vs S&P +5%NXST 2020-03-24: +56% vs S&P +28%APPS 2022-03-15: -52% vs S&P -12%PODD 2026-06-04: +1% vs S&P +1%FIX 2020-05-14: +84% vs S&P +19%CABO 2022-09-27: -22% vs S&P +6%PCYO 2020-03-20: +0% vs S&P +36%AGCO 2024-08-09: +8% vs S&P +12%FNWB 2024-05-14: -9% vs S&P +2%CVS 2024-05-02: +11% vs S&P +9%HPP 2020-05-26: +4% vs S&P +15%NXDT 2025-05-28: +6% vs S&P +10%HRB 2023-05-23: +38% vs S&P +6%LW 2021-10-21: +18% vs S&P -0%PIII 2023-09-15: -48% vs S&P +6%SGRY 2022-11-22: +36% vs S&P +2%EYE 2024-08-14: +8% vs S&P +10%GME 2023-09-11: -9% vs S&P +3%LMRI 2026-05-21: +45% vs S&P +4%FND 2022-03-02: -23% vs S&P -5%BZFD 2022-06-09: -25% vs S&P -0%MBC 2025-03-04: -25% vs S&P +3%MSTR 2026-01-21: +0% vs S&P +3%GHC 2020-03-24: +6% vs S&P +28%DAL 2020-05-05: +16% vs S&P +15%TXRH 2022-05-24: +29% vs S&P +5%CELH 2025-11-17: +11% vs S&P +3%NFE 2023-01-06: -10% vs S&P +6%RPC 2026-03-26: +3% vs S&P +14%This buy: result due Feb 1, 2027
Median vs. S&P 500-3.5%
Average vs. S&P 500-3.0%
Best+84.5%
Worst-82.9%

History, not a prediction: what happened next in similar past cases, measured from the day the last filing became public. Not investment advice.

By InsiderPrint Research Desk · Updated · Sources: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · How we calculate this

LKQ insider buying and selling by quarter

Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.

Q4 2026: $592K bought (2 trades)$592KQ4 2026
QuarterBoughtPurchasesSoldSales
Q4 2026$592K2—0

Valuation, profit and volume

Watchlist score 54/100
P/E (trailing)20.6Sector median 19.4
Market value$5.32BAuto Parts
Profit margin1.9%Revenue growth -5.1%
Volume vs. 50-day1.6×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit+$76KOn all tracked purchases +12.8%

Source: Yahoo Finance, as of Nov 4, 2026. Volume and paper profit use daily closing prices.

Summary

Over the past 12 months, 2 LKQ CORP insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $592K, while 0 insiders reported sales totaling $0.

LKQ earnings: how the stock reacted

Each quarterly results release (SEC 8-K Item 2.02), the trend before it, insider trades in the 30 days before, and the 2-day market reaction. “E” marks releases on the chart above.

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Release15 days beforeInsiders, 30 days beforeReaction (2 days)Next 30 days
Oct 29, 2026 -22.5% None +8.0%S&P -2.1% pending
Oct 23, 2026 +2.0% None -23.2%S&P +0.2% pending
Jul 30, 2026 +6.2% None -14.9%S&P +2.4% +15.1%
Apr 30, 2026 +1.2% None -7.0%S&P +1.3% -3.8%
Feb 19, 2026 +0.7% None +2.6%S&P +0.5% -16.3%
Oct 30, 2025 +0.7% None +6.4%S&P -0.8% -6.2%
Jul 24, 2025 +0.0% None -16.7%S&P +0.5% -0.1%
Apr 24, 2025 +9.3% None -11.2%S&P +2.8% +8.2%

Most companies bar insiders from trading in the weeks before results, so pre-earnings purchases are rare and often made by directors or under pre-set plans. Past reactions don't predict future ones.

LKQ stock news and SEC filings

Recent 8-K filings and headlines. Tone is scored from the headline wording; “Policy” marks regulatory, trade or government topics.

What happened after LKQ insiders bought

Each open-market purchase, measured from the day the filing became public, next to the S&P 500 over the same days. Losses included; "pending" means the days haven't passed yet.

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FiledInsiderBought7 days30 days90 days
Nov 3, 2026Andrew C ClarkeDirector$400K pendingpendingpending
Nov 3, 2026Michael Scott PowellDirector$192K pendingpendingpending

Insider transactions

Open-market purchases and sales.

Filed Insider Type Shares Price Value Since Score
Nov 3SEC Andrew C ClarkeDirectorStake +62%Past buys 1/3 beat S&P Buy 21,80056,850 held (+62%) $18.35 $400K +14.4% —
Nov 3SEC Michael Scott PowellDirectorFirst buyStake +91% Buy 10,00020,998 held (+91%) $19.15 $192K +9.6% —

Insiders at LKQ CORP

InsiderBoughtSoldLast filingPast buys beat S&PScore
Andrew C ClarkeDirector $400K — Nov 3, 2026 1 of 3 —
Michael Scott PowellDirector $192K — Nov 3, 2026 — —

Board links: companies that share insiders with LKQ

Directors and executives who filed Form 4s for LKQ and another company in the last 12 months.

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  • PKOHPARK OHIO HOLDINGS Andrew C Clarke Director here · Director at PKOH · latest filing Nov 3, 2026

Insider activity at other Consumer Discretionary companies

Same sector, ranked by insider buying in the last 90 days.

  • LENLennar$595M bought
  • GPIGROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC$211M bought
  • UXINUxin Ltd$115M bought
  • GMEGameStop Corp.$99.2M bought
  • QVCGQVC Group, Inc.$71.3M bought
  • MGMMGM Resorts$51.7M bought

LKQ stock: common questions

Are LKQ CORP insiders buying LKQ stock?

In the past 12 months, 2 insiders reported open-market purchases of LKQ worth $592K. The latest was Director Andrew C Clarke bought $400K of LKQ at $18.35 — first open-market purchase in our records; raises the stake by 62%.

Are LKQ CORP insiders selling LKQ stock?

0 insiders reported sales worth $0 over the same period.

Where does this data come from?

Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.

What is LKQ's P/E ratio?

LKQ trades at about 20.6 times trailing earnings, compared with a median of 19.4 for the Consumer Discretionary sector.

What is LKQ's 52-week range?

Over the past year LKQ has traded between $17.10 and $33.67. It last closed at $20.98 on Nov 4, 2026.