Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Director Sells $126,141.68 in Stock

Key Points

• Liquidity Services Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 4,597 shares of stock for $126,141.68, reducing his ownership by 2.63% to 169,965 shares valued at approximately $4.66 million.
• The company's stock is currently trading at $28.05, with a market cap of $876.20 million and a 1-year trading range of $21.23 to $39.72.
• Liquidity Services reported an EPS of $0.34 for its last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates, and set a Q4 2025 guidance for EPS between 0.240 and 0.340.

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 4,597 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.44, for a total value of $126,141.68. Following the sale, the director directly owned 169,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,663,839.60. The trade was a 2.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Jaime Mateus-Tique also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 15th, Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of Liquidity Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total value of $148,312.35.

Liquidity Services Trading Down 1.7%

LQDT traded down $0.47 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $27.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 531,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 180,433. The firm has a market cap of $867.53 million, a P/E ratio of 33.46 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $25.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.85. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.23 and a 52-week high of $39.72.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The company 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on LQDT. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Liquidity Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Liquidity Services currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $38.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LQDT. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter valued at about $268,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 22.7% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 263,554 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $8,510,000 after buying an additional 48,818 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 322.7% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 55,315 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,786,000 after buying an additional 42,229 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 24.2% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,814 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $575,000 after buying an additional 3,473 shares during the period. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Liquidity Services during the 4th quarter valued at about $245,000. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.