Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average on Insider Selling

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) shares crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday following insider buying activity. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $31.80 and traded as high as $37.49. Liquidity Services shares last traded at $36.94, with a volume of 140,501 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on LQDT shares. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Liquidity Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $44.00.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $33.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 39.72 and a beta of 1.09.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.05. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The firm had revenue of $120.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Access Investment Management LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 39,545 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 16.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 44,435 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,358,000 after purchasing an additional 6,235 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 31.8% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,681 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $571,000 after purchasing an additional 4,503 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 12.5% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 111,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,412,000 after purchasing an additional 12,442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 1.9% in the first quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 597,243 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $18,258,000 after purchasing an additional 11,237 shares during the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Liquidity Services

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.