Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Acquires New Stake in Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 30,157 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $827,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 17.3% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 56,703 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,758,000 after purchasing an additional 8,379 shares during the period. Panagora Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Liquidity Services by 3.5% in the first quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 123,085 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,817,000 after acquiring an additional 4,205 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 38.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 109.3% during the first quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 197,426 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,122,000 after acquiring an additional 103,078 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Liquidity Services by 112.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 75,620 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,345,000 after purchasing an additional 40,021 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Liquidity Services to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Monday, November 24th. 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 a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.00.

Insider Transactions at Liquidity Services

In other Liquidity Services news, CFO Jorge Celaya sold 2,451 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.01, for a total transaction of $73,554.51. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 34,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,029,583.08. This represents a 6.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Katharin S. Dyer sold 8,196 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.62, for a total transaction of $259,157.52. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 36,395 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,150,809.90. This trade represents a 18.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 25,761 shares of company stock valued at $789,759 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 28.40% of the company’s stock.

Liquidity Services Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Liquidity Services stock opened at $31.15 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $27.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.97. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 52 week low of $21.67 and a 52 week high of $39.72. The stock has a market cap of $954.44 million, a PE ratio of 35.80 and a beta of 1.13.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The business services provider reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.08. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 21.06%. The firm had revenue of $118.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $100.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS.

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.