954,735 Shares in Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT Acquired by Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc.

Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 954,735 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $37,349,000. Liquidity Services comprises 1.8% of Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the second quarter valued at about $2,059,000. Man Group plc acquired a new position in Liquidity Services during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,426,000. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the 2nd quarter worth about $487,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the 2nd quarter worth about $509,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,141,000. 71.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

LQDT stock opened at $41.89 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of 41.07 and a beta of 1.10. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $21.67 and a 12 month high of $44.09. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.51.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $129.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $57.83 million. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.79% and a return on equity of 17.60%. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.410-0.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Liquidity Services

In related news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 38,471 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.99, for a total value of $1,461,513.29. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 164,380 shares in the company, valued at $6,244,796.20. The trade was a 18.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Jorge Celaya sold 3,842 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.26, for a total value of $143,152.92. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 66,895 shares in the company, valued at $2,492,507.70. This trade represents a 5.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 110,148 shares of company stock valued at $4,181,881 in the last three months. 28.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on LQDT shares. Barrington Research set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Liquidity Services from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Liquidity Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Liquidity Services from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Two research 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 stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $50.00.

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.