Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Liquidity Services has updated its Q4 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share between 0.240 and 0.340, versus a consensus estimate of 0.310.
• The company's stock rose by 1.8% to open at $24.85, amidst a market capitalization of $775.82 million.
• Significant institutional interest is seen, with hedge funds adjusting their holdings, resulting in 71.15% of the shares now owned by these entities.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.240-0.340 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.310. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut Liquidity Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Shares of Liquidity Services stock traded up $0.27 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $24.24. 122,617 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 326,474. The firm has a market cap of $756.73 million, a PE ratio of 29.20 and a beta of 1.21. Liquidity Services has a 1 year low of $21.00 and a 1 year high of $39.72. The stock's fifty day moving average is $24.14 and its 200 day moving average is $28.46.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The business had revenue of $119.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $120.41 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in Liquidity Services by 9.1% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 77,999 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,419,000 after purchasing an additional 6,488 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Liquidity Services by 112.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 75,620 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,345,000 after buying an additional 40,021 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 42.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 49,221 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,526,000 after purchasing an additional 14,684 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in Liquidity Services by 18.5% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 27,854 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $864,000 after acquiring an additional 4,344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in shares of Liquidity Services in the first quarter valued at $254,000. Institutional investors own 71.15% of the company's stock.

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.