Militia Capital Partners LP Purchases Shares of 25,000 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 purchased a new stake in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 25,000 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $775,000. Militia Capital Partners LP owned 0.08% of Liquidity Services at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 166.8% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 824 shares during the period. Quarry LP grew its holdings 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 period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 4,606 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 476 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Liquidity Services in the 4th quarter valued at about $209,000. Finally, Diversified Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Liquidity Services in the 1st quarter valued at about $205,000. Hedge funds and other 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 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 value of $190,125.00. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 28.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LQDT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. 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 lowered 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, According to data from MarketBeat, Liquidity Services presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Liquidity Services stock opened at $27.25 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $25.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.10. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a one year low of $21.23 and a one year high of $39.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $851.29 million, a PE ratio of 32.83 and a beta of 1.07.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $119.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $120.41 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.240-0.340 EPS.

About Liquidity Services

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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