Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT Position Increased by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) by 3.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,813,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 54,045 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 0.06% of Liquidity Services worth $54,974,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 10,736 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $208,000. Willis Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 49.2% during the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 124,869 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,785,000 after buying an additional 41,177 shares in the last quarter. Chatham Capital Group Inc. bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,325,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $231,000. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on LQDT. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP John Daunt sold 2,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.06, for a total value of $91,156.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 40,252 shares in the company, valued at $1,411,235.12. This represents a 6.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 6,913 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.52, for a total transaction of $238,636.76. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $379,064.12. This trade represents a 38.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 23,843 shares of company stock worth $809,545 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 28.06% of the company’s stock.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Liquidity Services stock opened at $32.96 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.44 and a beta of 1.10. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 52 week low of $21.67 and a 52 week high of $38.83. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $32.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.57.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share 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 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 forecast that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.