Values First Advisors Inc. Sells 730 Shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT)

Values First Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 41,955 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 730 shares during the quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. owned about 0.14% of Liquidity Services worth $957,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the 3rd quarter worth $48,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,357 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the 2nd quarter worth $87,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the 1st quarter worth $202,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the 3rd quarter worth $298,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Shares of LQDT opened at $21.55 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $20.46. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a one year low of $13.99 and a one year high of $23.66. The stock has a market cap of $656.89 million, a P/E ratio of 33.15 and a beta of 1.38.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The business services provider reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $93.61 million during the quarter. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 18.47% and a net margin of 5.91%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.28 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liquidity Services

In other Liquidity Services news, VP Mark A. Shaffer sold 7,673 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.94, for a total transaction of $168,345.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 46,461 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,019,354.34. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, VP Mark A. Shaffer sold 7,673 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.94, for a total value of $168,345.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 46,461 shares in the company, valued at $1,019,354.34. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John Daunt sold 41,454 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.75, for a total value of $901,624.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 50,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,102,986. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 157,345 shares of company stock worth $3,462,918. Insiders own 29.77% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $27.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Monday, August 26th.

Liquidity Services Company Profile

Liquidity Services, Inc provides e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Its marketplaces include liquidation.com that enable corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and retail capital assets; GovDeals marketplace, which provides self-directed service solutions in which sellers list their own assets that enables local and state government entities, and commercial businesses located in the United States and Canada to sell surplus and salvage assets; and AllSurplus, a centralized marketplace that connects global buyer base with assets from across the network of marketplaces in a single destination.