Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT Shares Acquired by Vanguard Group Inc.

Key Points

• Vanguard Group Inc. has increased its stake in Liquidity Services by 6.2%, now owning 1,830,024 shares valued at approximately $56.75 million.
• Several institutional investors have significantly boosted their holdings in Liquidity Services, with Ameriprise Financial increasing its stake by 651.4% in the fourth quarter.
• The stock received a downgrade from a "strong-buy" to a "buy" rating by Wall Street Zen, while Barrington Research set a price target of $40.00, indicating a positive outlook overall.

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) by 6.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,830,024 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 107,312 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 5.90% of Liquidity Services worth $56,749,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in LQDT. LPL Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Liquidity Services in the fourth quarter worth about $369,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 161.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 19,061 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 11,763 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 40,856 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,320,000 after acquiring an additional 1,429 shares during the period. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 37,332 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,205,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its stake in Liquidity Services by 94.6% in the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 12,013 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $388,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841 shares during the period. 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 firm's 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 transaction, the director directly owned 15,708 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $398,197.80. This trade represents a 32.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 28.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 target price 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 report on Saturday, August 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of LQDT stock traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $26.59. 197,679 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 305,566. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.00 and a fifty-two week high of $39.72. The stock's 50 day moving average is $24.76 and its 200-day moving average is $27.65. The company has a market cap of $830.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.04 and a beta of 1.21.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $119.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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.

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.