Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $44.09 and last traded at $43.69, with a volume of 9535 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $43.26.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Liquidity Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Zacks Research raised Liquidity Services from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Barrington Research set a $50.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Liquidity Services from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $50.00.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.97 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $39.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.05.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.11. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 6.79%.The business had revenue of $129.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $57.83 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.410-0.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 38,471 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.99, for a total transaction of $1,461,513.29. Following the sale, the director owned 164,380 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,244,796.20. This represents a 18.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP John Daunt sold 10,139 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.24, for a total value of $397,854.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 38,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,494,494.64. This trade represents a 21.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 196,261 shares of company stock valued at $7,153,183. Insiders own 28.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 344.8% in the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 57,560 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,745,000 after buying an additional 44,618 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,813,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $54,974,000 after acquiring an additional 54,045 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC bought a new position in Liquidity Services in the fourth quarter valued at about $598,000. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 26.0% in the fourth quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 586,006 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $17,762,000 after acquiring an additional 120,848 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 24.6% in the first quarter. Access Investment Management LLC now owns 200,170 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,119,000 after acquiring an additional 39,545 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Liquidity Services Company Profile

Liquidity Services, Inc is a technology-driven provider of online marketplaces for surplus and remarketed assets. Through its wholly owned platforms—such as Liquidation.com, GovDeals, Machinio and GoIndustry DoveBid—the company connects sellers of industrial equipment, commercial inventory, government surplus and transportation assets with a broad base of registered buyers. Its solutions blend auction formats, fixed-price listings and managed-service offerings to support efficient asset disposition across a wide range of industries.

The company’s core services include asset valuation, marketing, inspection and logistics coordination.