Globeflex Capital L P Raises Stock Holdings in Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Globeflex Capital L P lifted its stake in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) by 708.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,002 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 23,660 shares during the quarter. Globeflex Capital L P owned about 0.09% of Liquidity Services worth $825,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Liquidity Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 price target on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Liquidity Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Liquidity Services has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.00.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

LQDT opened at $38.35 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.24 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of $37.34 and a 200 day moving average of $33.86. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.67 and a fifty-two week high of $41.28.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last announced its quarterly 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. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The business 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Liquidity Services

In other Liquidity Services news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 38,471 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.99, for a total transaction of $1,461,513.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 164,380 shares in the company, valued at $6,244,796.20. This trade represents a 18.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a 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 that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.24, for a total value of $397,854.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 38,086 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,494,494.64. The trade was a 21.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 211,822 shares of company stock valued at $7,689,699. 28.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Liquidity Services 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.