Here’s Why LKQ Corporation (LKQ) Stock is an Attractive Pick for Investors

Bonsai Partners recently released its Q2 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The fund posted a return of 101.8% for the quarter (net of fees), outperforming their benchmark, the S&P 500 Index which returned 20.5% in the same quarter. You should check out Bonsai Partners' top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of the stock market crash.

In the said letter, Bonsai Partners highlighted a few stocks and LKQ Corp (NASDAQ:LKQ) is one of them. LKQ Corp (NASDAQ:LKQ) offers automotive products and services. Year-to-date, LKQ Corp (NASDAQ:LKQ) stock lost 12.2% and on August 17th it had a closing price of $31.33. Here is what Bonsai Partners said:

"LKQ is the largest provider of alternative collision and mechanical automotive parts in the United States. In Europe, they are the leading distributor of general automotive maintenance parts and supplies.

LKQ shares appreciated ~28% during the quarter.

Similar to Travelsky, LKQ is a COVID recovery story. The company indicated that each week since its trough in April their sales have been sequentially improving, albeit at levels still below that of 2019.

LKQ is the only business we own that has a vulnerable balance sheet, so I was pleased that the company was able to renegotiate its debt covenants with lenders during the quarter. This development adds operating flexibility and insulates against potential new challenges. LKQ’s covenants were my single largest concern when I invested, so this was a much-welcomed development.

I remain enthusiastic about LKQ because it is a counter-cyclical business that benefits from recession-like conditions if one comes to pass. Further, as COVID makes public transportation a less viable option, private vehicle traffic will see increased usage, benefitting LKQ. As the company gets back on track, it will once again resume its operational improvement plan and go back to reducing its debt."

In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on LKQ Corp (NASDAQ:LKQ) stock decreased by about 21% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don't seem to agree with LKQ's growth potential. Our calculations showed that LKQ Corp (NASDAQ:LKQ) isn't ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.

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