Public Sector Pension Investment Board Buys 16,508 Shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Key Points

• The Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in Liquidity Services, Inc. by 29.7%, owning 72,059 shares valued at approximately $2.24 million.
• Liquidity Services reported earnings per share of $0.34 for its recent quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.32.
• The stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" with a target price of $38.50, despite a recent downgrade from "strong-buy" by Wall Street Zen.

Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) by 29.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 72,059 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 16,508 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board owned 0.23% of Liquidity Services worth $2,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 166.8% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 824 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Liquidity Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 257.6% in the fourth quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,288 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 11.5% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co purchased a new position in Liquidity Services in the first quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liquidity Services

In other news, Director George H. Ellis sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.35, for a total transaction of $190,125.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,708 shares in the company, valued at approximately $398,197.80. This represents a 32.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 28.40% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on LQDT shares. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Liquidity Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Liquidity Services currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of LQDT stock traded down $0.10 on Tuesday, reaching $26.50. The company's stock had a trading volume of 124,919 shares, compared to its average volume of 351,604. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 12-month low of $21.00 and a 12-month high of $39.72. The company has a market capitalization of $827.86 million, a P/E ratio of 31.93 and a beta of 1.21. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $24.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.76.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 6.25%.The business had revenue of $119.88 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $120.41 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.240-0.340 EPS.

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.