Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $32.38 and traded as high as $38.00. Liquidity Services shares last traded at $37.88, with a volume of 138,009 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Liquidity Services Trading Down 0.2%

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.38. The stock has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.73 and a beta of 1.09.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $120.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Novelette Murray sold 6,176 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.16, for a total value of $210,972.16. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 35,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,221,869.04. The trade was a 14.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 6,913 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.52, for a total value of $238,636.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 10,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $379,064.12. The trade was a 38.63% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 118,782 shares of company stock worth $4,130,805 over the last ninety days. 28.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LQDT. Chatham Capital Group Inc. bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,325,000. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC boosted its position in Liquidity Services by 13.7% during the third quarter. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC now owns 702,804 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $19,278,000 after purchasing an additional 84,858 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Liquidity Services by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,813,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $54,974,000 after purchasing an additional 54,045 shares during the period. Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $648,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $598,000. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

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.