Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) EVP John Daunt Sells 10,139 Shares

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) EVP John Daunt sold 10,139 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.24, for a total transaction of $397,854.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 38,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,494,494.64. This trade represents a 21.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

John Daunt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 24th, John Daunt sold 2,600 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.06, for a total value of $91,156.00.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, John Daunt sold 2,600 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.02, for a total value of $85,852.00.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of LQDT stock traded up $0.94 on Friday, reaching $39.08. 683,517 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 169,206. The stock has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 42.02 and a beta of 1.09. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a one year low of $21.67 and a one year high of $39.55. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $35.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.83.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $120.73 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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. On average, research analysts expect that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 6th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.00.

Institutional Trading of Liquidity Services

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $54,974,000 after acquiring an additional 54,045 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 55.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,281,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,227,000 after purchasing an additional 454,988 shares in the last quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 1.1% in the first quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 920,394 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,136,000 after purchasing an additional 10,148 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Liquidity Services by 18.3% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 884,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $24,248,000 after purchasing an additional 136,626 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in Liquidity Services by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 866,467 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,263,000 after purchasing an additional 7,919 shares during the period. 71.15% of the stock is owned by 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.