Weiss Ratings Reiterates "Hold (C)" Rating for Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT)

Key Points

• Weiss Ratings has reiterated a "Hold (C)" rating for Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT), reflecting cautious sentiment among analysts.
• Liquidity Services reported $0.34 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.32, despite revenue being slightly below expectations at $119.88 million.
• Insider activity shows significant share sales, with Director Jaime Mateus-Tique selling 5,403 shares at an average price of $27.45, indicating a 3.18% decrease in their position.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

LQDT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of 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 and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Liquidity Services presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Liquidity Services stock opened at $24.18 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $26.33 and a 200-day moving average of $26.59. Liquidity Services has a 1 year low of $21.23 and a 1 year high of $39.72. The company has a market capitalization of $755.38 million, a P/E ratio of 29.13 and a beta of 1.09.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 6.25%.The company had revenue of $119.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $120.41 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.240-0.340 EPS.

Insider Activity at Liquidity Services

In other news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total transaction of $148,312.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 164,562 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,517,226.90. This trade represents a 3.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director George H. Ellis sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.35, for a total value of $190,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,708 shares in the company, valued at approximately $398,197.80. This represents a 32.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 17,500 shares of company stock valued at $464,579. Insiders own 28.40% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liquidity Services

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 19.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 271,885 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $7,458,000 after purchasing an additional 44,443 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 115.1% during the 2nd quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 73,857 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,742,000 after acquiring an additional 39,527 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 213.3% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 126,976 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,995,000 after acquiring an additional 86,447 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 77,363 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,825,000 after acquiring an additional 5,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in Liquidity Services by 451.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,700 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 2,210 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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