Insider Selling: Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) EVP Sells $397,854.36 in Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) EVP John Daunt sold 10,139 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,494,494.64. This represents a 21.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

John Daunt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 24th, John Daunt sold 2,600 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.06, for a total transaction of $91,156.00.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, John Daunt sold 2,600 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.02, for a total transaction of $85,852.00.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LQDT opened at $39.09 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $35.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.89. The company has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 42.03 and a beta of 1.09. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.67 and a 52-week high of $39.55.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $120.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LQDT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised Liquidity Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 6th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the 1st quarter valued at about $265,000. Access Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 24.6% in the 1st quarter. Access Investment Management LLC now owns 200,170 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,119,000 after purchasing an additional 39,545 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 16.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 44,435 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,358,000 after purchasing an additional 6,235 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 31.8% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,681 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $571,000 after buying an additional 4,503 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Liquidity Services by 12.5% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 111,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,412,000 after buying an additional 12,442 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

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.