Barrington Research Reaffirms Outperform Rating for Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT)

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by stock analysts at Barrington Research in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $40.00 price objective on the business services provider’s stock. Barrington Research’s target price points to a potential upside of 32.14% from the stock’s current price.

LQDT has been the topic of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of LQDT opened at $30.27 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $945.54 million, a PE ratio of 36.47 and a beta of 1.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $25.08 and a 200-day moving average of $24.91. Liquidity Services has a one year low of $21.67 and a one year high of $39.72.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The business services provider reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.08. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The company had revenue of $118.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $100.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS.

Insider Activity at Liquidity Services

In other news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total transaction of $148,312.35. Following the transaction, the director owned 164,562 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,517,226.90. This trade represents a 3.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 28.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Liquidity Services

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in Liquidity Services by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 4,606 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 476 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in Liquidity Services by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 63,884 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 486 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Liquidity Services by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,895 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $493,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 38.0% in the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,006 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 64,366 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,518,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Liquidity Services

Liquidity Services, Inc provides e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Its marketplaces include liquidation.com that enable corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and retail capital assets; GovDeals marketplace, which provides self-directed service solutions in which sellers list their own assets that enables local and state government entities, and commercial businesses located in the United States and Canada to sell surplus and salvage assets; and AllSurplus, a centralized marketplace that connects global buyer base with assets from across the network of marketplaces in a single destination.