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NASDAQ:LQDT

Liquidity Services (LQDT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$32.96 -0.38 (-1.14%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$32.96 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/15/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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About Liquidity Services Stock (NASDAQ:LQDT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$32.90
$34.30
50-Day Range
$28.07
$37.22
52-Week Range
$21.67
$38.83
Volume
149,600 shs
Average Volume
178,321 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.03 billion
P/E Ratio
35.44
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$44.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Liquidity Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

LQDT MarketRank™: 

Liquidity Services scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 298 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Liquidity Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Liquidity Services has a consensus price target of $44.00, representing about 33.5% upside from its current price of $32.96.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Liquidity Services has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Liquidity Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Liquidity Services are expected to grow by 15.84% in the coming year, from $1.01 to $1.17 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Liquidity Services is 35.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Liquidity Services is 35.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.99.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Liquidity Services has a P/B Ratio of 4.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.20% of the float of Liquidity Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Liquidity Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.57.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Liquidity Services has recently decreased by 0.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Liquidity Services does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Liquidity Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Liquidity Services has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Liquidity Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for LQDT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Liquidity Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Liquidity Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $809,545.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    28.06% of the stock of Liquidity Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.15% of the stock of Liquidity Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Liquidity Services' insider trading history.
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LQDT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Liquidity Services' stock was trading at $30.31 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, LQDT shares have increased by 8.7% and is now trading at $32.96.

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The business services provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.05. The business services provider earned $120.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.86 million. Liquidity Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 6.30%.
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Liquidity Services' top institutional shareholders include Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.82%), Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. (2.95%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.88%) and Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (1.92%). Insiders that own company stock include William P Angrick III, Beatriz V Infante, Mark A Shaffer, Steven Weiskircher, John Daunt, Katharin S Dyer, Novelette Murray, Jorge Celaya, George H Ellis, Edward Kolodzieski and Jaime Mateus-Tique.
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Shares of LQDT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Liquidity Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2026
Today
5/17/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Auction/Valuation Services
Sub-Industry
Internet Software & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LQDT
CIK
1235468
Employees
740
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$44.00
Low Price Target
$44.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+33.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.93
Trailing P/E Ratio
35.44
Forward P/E Ratio
32.63
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$28.09 million
Net Margins
6.30%
Pretax Margin
9.32%
Return on Equity
18.49%
Return on Assets
10.35%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.51
Quick Ratio
1.39

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$476.67 million
Price / Sales
2.16
Cash Flow
$1.66 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.85
Book Value
$7.12 per share
Price / Book
4.63

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
31,180,000
Free Float
22,432,000
Market Cap
$1.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10

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This page (NASDAQ:LQDT) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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