Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) VP Sells $234,608.47 in Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) VP Mark Shaffer sold 6,763 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.69, for a total value of $234,608.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 68,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,382,023.54. This trade represents a 8.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of LQDT stock opened at $32.96 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.44 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a fifty day moving average of $32.34 and a 200 day moving average of $30.57. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.67 and a 1 year high of $38.83.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $120.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 6.30%.Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on LQDT shares. Zacks Research lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liquidity Services

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,813,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $54,974,000 after buying an additional 54,045 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake 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 valued at $30,227,000 after buying an additional 454,988 shares during the last quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 920,394 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,136,000 after buying an additional 10,148 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 884,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $24,248,000 after buying an additional 136,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 866,467 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,263,000 after buying an additional 7,919 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.