Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) EVP John Daunt Sells 462 Shares of Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) EVP John Daunt sold 462 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.13, for a total transaction of $18,078.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 38,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,490,305.18. The trade was a 1.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

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

• On Friday, June 26th, John Daunt sold 39 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.09, for a total transaction of $1,524.51.
• On Wednesday, June 24th, John Daunt sold 10,139 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.24, for a total transaction of $397,854.36.
• 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 value of $85,852.00.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of LQDT traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $38.38. 2,773 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 172,306. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.67 and a twelve month high of $39.93. The company has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.38 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $36.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.19.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $120.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LQDT. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $54,974,000 after purchasing an additional 54,045 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 55.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,281,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,227,000 after acquiring an additional 454,988 shares in the last quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 920,394 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,136,000 after purchasing an additional 10,148 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in Liquidity Services by 18.3% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 884,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $24,248,000 after acquiring an additional 136,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in Liquidity Services by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 866,467 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,263,000 after acquiring an additional 7,919 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $44.00 price target on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Liquidity Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. 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. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Liquidity Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.00.

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.