Militia Capital Partners LP Takes Position in Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Key Points

• Militia Capital Partners LP acquired 25,000 shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. for approximately $775,000, increasing their stake to 0.08% of the company.
• Other institutional investors, such as CWM LLC and Quarry LP, also increased their holdings during the first quarter, reflecting growing interest in Liquidity Services.
• Despite a recent sale of shares by Director George H. Ellis, Liquidity Services maintains a consensus Buy rating from analysts, with a price target around $38.50.

Militia Capital Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 25,000 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $775,000. Militia Capital Partners LP owned approximately 0.08% of Liquidity Services as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in shares of 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 worth $143,000 after acquiring an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in Liquidity Services by 0.8% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 63,884 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 486 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,895 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $493,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,344 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 544 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 38.0% in the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,006 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Liquidity Services news, Director George H. Ellis sold 7,500 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.35, for a total value of $190,125.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,708 shares in the company, valued at $398,197.80. The trade was a 32.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total transaction of $148,312.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 164,562 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,517,226.90. This trade represents a 3.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 17,500 shares of company stock valued at $464,579 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 28.40% of the company's stock.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Shares of LQDT stock traded up $0.40 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $28.45. 84,914 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 313,432. The firm has a market capitalization of $888.78 million, a P/E ratio of 34.28 and a beta of 1.07. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $25.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.93. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 52 week low of $21.23 and a 52 week high of $39.72.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $119.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $120.41 million. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.240-0.340 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Liquidity Services 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.