Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) VP Mark Shaffer Sells 45,246 Shares of Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) VP Mark Shaffer sold 45,246 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.00, for a total transaction of $1,538,364.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 28,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $965,532. This trade represents a 61.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Liquidity Services Trading Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ LQDT opened at $35.76 on Wednesday. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $21.67 and a 12 month high of $38.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of 38.45 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.14.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.05. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The business had revenue of $120.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LQDT has been the subject of several research reports. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Liquidity Services has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Access Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 24.6% in the 1st quarter. Access Investment Management LLC now owns 200,170 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,119,000 after acquiring an additional 39,545 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 16.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 44,435 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,358,000 after acquiring an additional 6,235 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 31.8% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,681 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $571,000 after acquiring an additional 4,503 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 12.5% in the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 111,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,412,000 after acquiring an additional 12,442 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 597,243 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $18,258,000 after acquiring an additional 11,237 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is currently 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.