Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Issues Earnings Results

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.08, FiscalAI reports. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The company had revenue of $118.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $100.86 million. Liquidity Services updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.250-0.350 EPS.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

LQDT opened at $27.96 on Friday. Liquidity Services has a one year low of $21.67 and a one year high of $39.72. The company has a market cap of $873.39 million, a P/E ratio of 33.69 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.97.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total value of $148,312.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 164,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,517,226.90. This represents a 3.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 28.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Liquidity Services

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 451.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,700 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in Liquidity Services by 52.1% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,970 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $164,000 after acquiring an additional 2,045 shares during the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in Liquidity Services in the third quarter valued at $199,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 8,727 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $206,000 after buying an additional 780 shares during the period. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in Liquidity Services during the first quarter worth approximately $254,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on LQDT. Wall Street Zen lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.50.

About Liquidity Services

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.