Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Director Jaime Mateus-Tique Sells 9,791 Shares of Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 9,791 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.95, for a total value of $371,568.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 203,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,736,562.90. The trade was a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Jaime Mateus-Tique also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 16th, Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 33,727 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.95, for a total value of $1,279,939.65.
• On Monday, June 15th, Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 2,000 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.95, for a total value of $75,900.00.
• On Monday, May 11th, Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 6,913 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.52, for a total value of $238,636.76.

Liquidity Services Stock Down 1.0%

Liquidity Services stock traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $37.52. 267,902 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 164,649. The company has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a PE ratio of 40.34 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a fifty day moving average of $35.36 and a 200 day moving average of $32.60. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 1-year low of $21.67 and a 1-year 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, beating the consensus estimate 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. Research analysts expect that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chatham Capital Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter valued at $1,325,000. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC increased its position in Liquidity Services by 13.7% in 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. increased its position in Liquidity Services by 3.1% in 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 4th quarter worth about $648,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter worth about $598,000. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LQDT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. 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. Wall Street Zen lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 6th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Zacks Research cut Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.00.

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.