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

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) VP Mark Shaffer sold 6,763 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.69, for a total transaction of $234,608.47. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 68,666 shares in the company, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Liquidity Services Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:LQDT opened at $33.34 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $32.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $30.55. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 12-month low of $21.67 and a 12-month high of $38.83. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 35.85 and a beta of 1.10.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.05. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The firm had revenue of $120.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LQDT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $44.00 price target on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.00.

Institutional Trading of Liquidity Services

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 193,469 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,914,000 after acquiring an additional 21,552 shares in the last quarter. Globeflex Capital L P boosted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 708.0% during the 1st quarter. Globeflex Capital L P now owns 27,002 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $825,000 after acquiring an additional 23,660 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the 1st quarter worth approximately $293,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the 1st quarter worth approximately $97,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 115,271 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,524,000 after acquiring an additional 1,746 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

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.