Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Has $17.76 Million Position in Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) by 26.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 586,006 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 120,848 shares during the quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC’s holdings in Liquidity Services were worth $17,762,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Panagora Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 150,314 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,556,000 after buying an additional 9,771 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 36,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,099,000 after buying an additional 2,962 shares during the period. Bridge City Capital LLC acquired a new position in Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter worth about $279,000. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 866,467 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,263,000 after buying an additional 7,919 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 57,698 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,749,000 after buying an additional 426 shares during the period. 71.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Steven Weiskircher sold 11,477 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.23, for a total value of $392,857.71. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 58,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,004,474.57. The trade was a 16.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Jorge Celaya sold 3,842 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.26, for a total value of $143,152.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 66,895 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,492,507.70. The trade was a 5.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 118,782 shares of company stock worth $4,130,805 over the last three months. Insiders own 28.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on LQDT. Weiss Ratings raised Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research downgraded Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. 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, Wall Street Zen downgraded Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Liquidity Services presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.00.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LQDT opened at $37.88 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.73 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50-day moving average is $34.89 and its 200-day moving average is $32.38. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.67 and a 1 year high of $38.83.

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 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. Analysts anticipate that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 EPS for the current year.

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.