Insider Selling: Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Director Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 2,000 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.95, for a total transaction of $75,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 247,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,388,071. The trade was a 0.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Jaime Mateus-Tique also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 16th, Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 33,727 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.95, for a total transaction of $1,279,939.65.
• On Monday, May 11th, Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 6,913 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.52, for a total transaction of $238,636.76.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of LQDT stock traded down $0.93 on Wednesday, hitting $36.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 197,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 162,537. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.67 and a fifty-two week high of $38.83. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $35.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.29 and a beta of 1.09.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $120.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.390 EPS. Analysts predict that Liquidity Services, Inc. will post 1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chatham Capital Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter worth about $1,325,000. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC increased its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC now owns 702,804 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $19,278,000 after purchasing an additional 84,858 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,813,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $54,974,000 after purchasing an additional 54,045 shares during the period. Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter worth about $648,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter worth about $598,000. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on LQDT. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liquidity Services currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.