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LKQ Corporation (LKQ) short interest & options flow

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LKQ reports Q3 results today. The options market just signalled acute anxiety about the outcome. Why this matters: The put/call ratio hit 0.75 on October 28, a 4.2 standard deviation spike above its 20-day mean of 0.17. Three weeks ago, the same ratio sat at 0.09, its 52-week low. That is a near-complete reversal in options sentiment, compressed into the final days before the…

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LKQ put/call ratio explodes to 0.75, a 4.2 standard deviation spike from its 20-day mean of 0.17, signalling acute options market fear ahead of earnings today.

$19.93+7.38% 1d+15.54% 1w-12.59% 1mClose: 2 Nov 2026
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ORTEX chart of LKQ Corporation (LKQ) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to November 2, 2026

Latest signals on LKQ

  • Options

    LKQ put/call ratio explodes to 0.75, a 4.2 standard deviation spike from its 20-day mean of 0.17, signalling acute options market fear ahead of earnings today.

  • Analyst

    LKQ upgraded to Overweight by Barclays with $25 target; stock at $17.42 after 22% October slide, five days before earnings.

    2 Analyst updates in 30 days