Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Updates Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.250-0.350 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.330. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on LQDT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Two investment 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, Liquidity Services currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of Liquidity Services stock opened at $22.68 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $708.46 million, a PE ratio of 27.33 and a beta of 1.13. Liquidity Services has a 1 year low of $21.67 and a 1 year high of $39.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $25.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.99.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The business services provider reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.08. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The business had revenue of $118.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $100.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total value of $148,312.35. Following the transaction, the director owned 164,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,517,226.90. This represents a 3.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 28.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liquidity Services

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LQDT. Dark Forest Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the 3rd quarter worth about $312,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 12.9% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 319,891 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $8,775,000 after purchasing an additional 36,590 shares during the period. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Liquidity Services by 38.9% in the third quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 909,743 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $24,954,000 after acquiring an additional 254,875 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 141.9% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 357,707 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,812,000 after acquiring an additional 209,807 shares during the period. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Liquidity Services in the third quarter worth approximately $725,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

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.