Invesco Ltd. Increases Stock Holdings in Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Key Points

• Invesco Ltd. has increased its stake in Liquidity Services, Inc. by 243.1%, owning 405,489 shares valued at approximately $12.57 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• Insider transactions included Director George H. Ellis selling 7,500 shares, reducing his ownership by 32.32% to roughly 15,708 shares valued at $398,197.
• Liquidity Services reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, and received a target price of $40.00 from Barrington Research.

Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) by 243.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 405,489 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 287,301 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned about 1.31% of Liquidity Services worth $12,574,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its position in Liquidity Services by 52.9% in the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 129,881 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,028,000 after purchasing an additional 44,921 shares during the last quarter. CenterBook Partners LP purchased a new position in Liquidity Services during the first quarter valued at $8,682,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Liquidity Services by 7.8% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 221,441 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $6,867,000 after purchasing an additional 16,088 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Liquidity Services by 6.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,830,024 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $56,749,000 after purchasing an additional 107,312 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its position in Liquidity Services by 11.5% during the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 4,606 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Liquidity Services

In other news, Director George H. Ellis sold 7,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.35, for a total value of $190,125.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,708 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $398,197.80. The trade was a 32.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 28.40% of the company's stock.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

LQDT opened at $27.20 on Friday. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.00 and a fifty-two week high of $39.72. The firm's fifty day moving average is $24.46 and its 200 day moving average is $27.85. The stock has a market cap of $849.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.77 and a beta of 1.21.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The firm had revenue of $119.88 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $120.41 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.240-0.340 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on LQDT shares. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Liquidity Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Company Profile

Liquidity Services, Inc provides e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Its marketplaces include liquidation.com that enable corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and retail capital assets; GovDeals marketplace, which provides self-directed service solutions in which sellers list their own assets that enables local and state government entities, and commercial businesses located in the United States and Canada to sell surplus and salvage assets; and AllSurplus, a centralized marketplace that connects global buyer base with assets from across the network of marketplaces in a single destination.

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