Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) VP Mark Shaffer Sells 6,763 Shares

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) VP Mark Shaffer sold 6,763 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.69, for a total value of $234,608.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 68,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,382,023.54. The trade was a 8.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Liquidity Services Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of LQDT traded down $0.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $33.17. The stock had a trading volume of 212,210 shares, compared to its average volume of 164,773. The company has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 35.67 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.43. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.67 and a fifty-two week high of $38.83.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $120.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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. Equities analysts expect that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of Liquidity Services during the first quarter valued at approximately $293,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Liquidity Services in the 1st quarter worth approximately $97,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 115,271 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,524,000 after buying an additional 1,746 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 4,505.7% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 14,100 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $431,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.00.

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.