Aristotle Capital Boston LLC Sells 61,895 Shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Aristotle Capital Boston LLC decreased its position in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) by 8.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 640,909 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 61,895 shares during the quarter. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC’s holdings in Liquidity Services were worth $19,426,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Chatham Capital Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,325,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,813,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $54,974,000 after purchasing an additional 54,045 shares during the last quarter. Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Liquidity Services in the 4th quarter worth approximately $648,000. Horizon Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Liquidity Services in the 4th quarter worth approximately $598,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in 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 worth $1,745,000 after purchasing an additional 44,618 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Liquidity Services

In other news, CFO Jorge Celaya sold 11,303 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.24, for a total transaction of $398,317.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 50,965 shares in the company, valued at $1,796,006.60. The trade was a 18.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Mark A. Shaffer sold 45,246 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.00, for a total value of $1,538,364.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 28,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $965,532. This trade represents a 61.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 154,509 shares of company stock valued at $5,486,645. 28.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Zacks Research lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.00.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

LQDT opened at $36.54 on Thursday. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.67 and a twelve month high of $38.83. The firm has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.29 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $35.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.48.

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

Liquidity Services 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.