Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $39.93 and last traded at $39.09, with a volume of 282807 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $39.09.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LQDT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings raised Liquidity Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Zacks Research downgraded Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Liquidity Services has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.00.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.03 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.95.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its earnings results 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. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The firm had revenue of $120.73 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Liquidity Services news, EVP John Daunt sold 10,139 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.24, for a total value of $397,854.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 38,086 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,494,494.64. The trade was a 21.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 38,471 shares of the company’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 transaction, the director directly owned 164,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,244,796.20. This trade represents a 18.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 213,921 shares of company stock valued at $7,755,948 in the last quarter. Insiders own 28.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,813,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $54,974,000 after buying an additional 54,045 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 55.1% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,281,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,227,000 after buying an additional 454,988 shares during the period. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. increased 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 buying an additional 10,148 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 18.3% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 884,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $24,248,000 after acquiring an additional 136,626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 866,467 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,263,000 after acquiring an additional 7,919 shares in the last quarter. 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.