Jaime Mateus-Tique Sells 6,913 Shares of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 6,913 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.52, for a total value of $238,636.76. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,981 shares in the company, valued at approximately $379,064.12. This trade represents a 38.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Liquidity Services Stock Up 0.5%

LQDT stock opened at $33.34 on Friday. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.67 and a twelve month high of $38.83. The company has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 35.85 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.55.

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 return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 6.30%.The business had revenue of $120.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Access Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 14.3% during the third quarter. Access Investment Management LLC now owns 160,625 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,406,000 after purchasing an additional 20,155 shares during the period. Chatham Capital Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Liquidity Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,325,000. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC raised its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 13.7% in the third quarter. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC now owns 702,804 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $19,278,000 after acquiring an additional 84,858 shares during the last quarter. Willis Investment Counsel raised its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 49.2% in the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 124,869 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,785,000 after acquiring an additional 41,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Liquidity Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $648,000. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.