Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.08 EPS

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.08, FiscalAI reports. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 6.25%.The firm 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 Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of LQDT stock opened at $22.68 on Thursday. Liquidity Services has a twelve month low of $21.67 and a twelve month high of $39.72. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $25.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.99. The stock has a market cap of $708.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.33 and a beta of 1.13.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on LQDT. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Liquidity Services news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 164,562 shares in the company, valued at $4,517,226.90. The trade was a 3.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 28.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 55.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,281,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,227,000 after purchasing an additional 454,988 shares during the period. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. lifted its position 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 buying an additional 254,875 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Liquidity Services by 18.3% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 884,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $24,248,000 after buying an additional 136,626 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 141.9% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 357,707 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,812,000 after acquiring an additional 209,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 12.9% during the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 319,891 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,775,000 after acquiring an additional 36,590 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 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.