Vanguard Group Inc. Acquires 107,312 Shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Free Report) by 6.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund 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 about 5.90% of Liquidity Services worth $56,749,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. CWM LLC increased its position in Liquidity Services by 166.8% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 824 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Liquidity Services in the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC increased its position in Liquidity Services by 257.6% in the fourth quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,288 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in Liquidity Services by 11.5% in the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 4,606 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $143,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares during the period. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Liquidity Services in the fourth quarter worth about $209,000. 71.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

NASDAQ:LQDT opened at $27.20 on Monday. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.00 and a fifty-two week high of $39.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $849.73 million, a PE ratio of 32.77 and a beta of 1.21. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $24.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.81.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $119.88 million for 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.

Insider Activity

In other 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 sale, the director owned 15,708 shares in the company, 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 this link. 28.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LQDT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Liquidity Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $38.50.

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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