Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report issued on Monday morning.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Zacks Research cut Liquidity Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.00.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Shares of LQDT opened at $38.77 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.69 and a beta of 1.07. Liquidity Services has a fifty-two week low of $21.67 and a fifty-two week high of $41.28. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $37.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.74.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Liquidity Services will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 38,471 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.99, for a total value of $1,461,513.29. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 164,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,244,796.20. This trade represents a 18.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP John Daunt sold 10,139 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.24, for a total transaction of $397,854.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 38,086 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,494,494.64. This trade represents a 21.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 211,822 shares of company stock valued at $7,689,699. 28.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Chatham Capital Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Liquidity Services during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,325,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 54,045 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 344.8% in the fourth quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 57,560 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,745,000 after buying an additional 44,618 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC bought a new stake in Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $598,000. Finally, Willis Investment Counsel boosted its position in Liquidity Services by 49.2% during the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 124,869 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,785,000 after acquiring an additional 41,177 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.