Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT Shares Bought by Voya Investment Management LLC

Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) by 44.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,371 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 11,525 shares during the quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC owned about 0.12% of Liquidity Services worth $1,159,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 10.6% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 132,134 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $4,097,000 after buying an additional 12,702 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 826.0% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 196,366 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $6,341,000 after buying an additional 175,161 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services in the first quarter valued at $592,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 25.5% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 71,511 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,309,000 after buying an additional 14,542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 4.0% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 113,042 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,505,000 after buying an additional 4,355 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company's stock.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Liquidity Services stock opened at $27.48 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.81. The company has a market capitalization of $858.48 million, a P/E ratio of 33.11 and a beta of 1.07. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.23 and a fifty-two week high of $39.72.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on LQDT. Barrington Research reaffirmed 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 cut Liquidity Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Liquidity Services currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $38.50.

Insider Activity at Liquidity Services

In other Liquidity Services news, Director George H. Ellis sold 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $398,197.80. This represents a 32.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total value of $148,312.35. Following the sale, the director directly owned 164,562 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,517,226.90. This represents a 3.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 17,500 shares of company stock valued at $464,579. 28.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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