What is Craig Hallum’s Forecast for LQDT Q3 Earnings?

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) – Equities research analysts at Craig Hallum issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Liquidity Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 16th. Craig Hallum analyst G. Sutton expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Liquidity Services’ current full-year earnings is $1.00 per share.

LQDT has been the subject of several other reports. Wall Street Zen cut Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 12th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings raised Liquidity Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.00.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Shares of LQDT opened at $39.52 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.49 and a beta of 1.07. Liquidity Services has a twelve month low of $21.67 and a twelve month high of $41.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $37.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.67.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $120.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 18.49%. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LQDT. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 3.1% during 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 last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 55.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,281,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,227,000 after acquiring an additional 454,988 shares during the period. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 1.1% during 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 during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 884,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $24,248,000 after acquiring an additional 136,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of 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 last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 38,471 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.99, for a total transaction of $1,461,513.29. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 164,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,244,796.20. The trade was a 18.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Jorge Celaya sold 3,842 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.26, for a total value of $143,152.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 66,895 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,492,507.70. The trade was a 5.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 211,822 shares of company stock valued at $7,689,699. Company insiders own 28.06% of the company’s stock.

Liquidity Services Company 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.