15,925 Shares in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) Bought by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH has invested approximately $494,000 in Liquidity Services, Inc., acquiring 15,925 shares during the first quarter.
• Liquidity Services reported a net margin of 6.31% and a revenue of $116.38 million for the most recent quarter, falling short of analyst estimates.
• The company's stock currently has a market cap of $733.05 million, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.72, and is trading down 1.7% at $23.48.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 15,925 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $494,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.05% of Liquidity Services as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $228,000 after buying an additional 544 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 6.4% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,422 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $323,000 after buying an additional 624 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,692 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $507,000 after buying an additional 683 shares during the period. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its position in Liquidity Services by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 37,332 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,205,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company's stock.

Liquidity Services Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ LQDT traded up $0.41 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $24.82. 72,621 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 323,924. The company has a market capitalization of $774.88 million, a P/E ratio of 31.39 and a beta of 1.21. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $19.97 and a 12 month high of $39.72. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.75.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The business services provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31. The company had revenue of $116.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $125.20 million. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.31% and a return on equity of 20.89%.

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.