Ascendiant Capital Markets Forecasts LIQT Q2 Earnings

LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIQT) – Ascendiant Capital Markets cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for LiqTech International in a report issued on Wednesday, May 20th. Ascendiant Capital Markets analyst L. Ward now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.19) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.14). Ascendiant Capital Markets currently has a “Buy” rating and a $4.40 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for LiqTech International’s current full-year earnings is ($0.61) per share. Ascendiant Capital Markets also issued estimates for LiqTech International’s Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.79) EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded LiqTech International from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, LiqTech International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.40.

LiqTech International Stock Down 30.7%

LIQT opened at $1.26 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 2.50. The company has a market cap of $12.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.36 and a beta of 1.18. LiqTech International has a one year low of $1.22 and a one year high of $3.35.

LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported ($0.28) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.21) by ($0.07). The firm had revenue of $4.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.50 million. LiqTech International had a negative return on equity of 79.64% and a negative net margin of 55.45%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On LiqTech International

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in LiqTech International stock. StoneX Group Inc. bought a new stake in LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIQT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 28,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,000. StoneX Group Inc. owned about 0.30% of LiqTech International at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors own 35.06% of the company’s stock.

LiqTech International Company Profile

LiqTech International, Inc develops and manufactures advanced ceramic filtration systems that leverage proprietary silicon carbide (SiC) membranes to remove particulates and hydrophobic contaminants from a variety of fluid streams. The company’s core products include tubular ceramic membrane modules and complete filtration skids designed for applications where high chemical resistance, thermal stability and mechanical strength are required.

Their filtration solutions are utilized across multiple industries, including municipal and industrial water treatment, desalination pretreatment, produced water management in oil and gas operations, and process water recycling in power generation and chemical processing.