NASDAQ:LQDT

Liquidity Services (LQDT) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$17.24

+0.01 (+0.06%)

(As of 05:37 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $17.11
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50-Day Range: $16.55
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52-Week Range: $11.97
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Volume: 58,845 shs
Average Volume: 145,249 shs
Market Capitalization: $529.10 million

P/E Ratio: 24.28
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $27.00

Liquidity Services MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 56.6% Upside
$27.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
5.18% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.34
Based on 5 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$3.78 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.46 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

105th out of 322 stocks

Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

36th out of 92 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Liquidity Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $27.00, Liquidity Services has a forecasted upside of 56.6% from its current price of $17.24.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Liquidity Services has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.18% 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 11.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Liquidity Services has recently decreased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Liquidity Services does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Liquidity Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for LQDT.

3.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Liquidity Services has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Liquidity Services this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

4.2

Company Ownership

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 $3,783,960.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
30.41% 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
70.21% of the stock of Liquidity Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Liquidity Services is 24.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.58.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Liquidity Services is 24.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 33.56.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Liquidity Services has a P/B Ratio of 3.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. provides e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. The company's 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. It also provides marketplace for corporations located in the Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa to sell manufacturing surplus, salvage capital assets, and scrap material, as well as offers a suite of services, including surplus management, asset valuation, asset sales, marketing, returns management, asset recovery, and ecommerce services. In addition, the company operates a global search engine platform for listing used equipment for sale in the construction, machine tool, transportation, printing, and agriculture sectors. It offers products from industry verticals, such as consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, real estate, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, heavy equipment, fleet and transportation equipment, and specialty equipment. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

LQDT Price History

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LQDT Stock News Headlines

September 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Surplus Real Estate Auctions from Government Agencies Nationwide on GovDeals

September 26, 2023 | stocknews.com

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September 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AllSurplus Deals Launches in Northeastern Pennsylvania Offering Consumers Big Savings on Housewares, Appliances and More

September 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AllSurplus to Conduct Online Auction of Unused Surplus Equipment from Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Operations for Leading Energy Company

September 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analysts Are Bullish on Top Industrial Goods Stocks: Liquidity Services (LQDT), Boeing (BA)

August 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Pacific County, WA Treasurer’s Office’s First Virtual Tax Sale Opens on Bid4Assets.com to Huge Success

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August 31, 2023 | msn.com

Liquidity Services (LQDT) Price Target Increased by 14.58% to 28.05

August 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Are Robust Financials Driving The Recent Rally In Liquidity Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LQDT) Stock?

August 25, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Liquidity Services: Risky B2B Ecommerce Player, But Undervalued

August 14, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Liquidity Services (LQDT) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst

August 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

LQDT - Liquidity Services, Inc.

August 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Q3 2023 Liquidity Services Inc Earnings Call

August 3, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Liquidity Services Non-GAAP EPS of $0.28, revenue of $80.8M

August 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Liquidity Services Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

August 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

North Carolina Beach Town Selects GovDeals to Sell Island Property

August 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Former Lafayette Inn Bed and Breakfast for Sale on GovDeals

July 31, 2023 | tmcnet.com

ICE Expands Fixed Income Liquidity Offering With Relaunch of Enhanced Sweeps Protocol for Corporate Bonds

July 26, 2023 | stocknews.com

3 Internet Service Stocks You Won’t Regret Investing In

July 24, 2023 | stocknews.com

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July 20, 2023 | stocknews.com

Are Investors Adding Shopify (SHOP) to Their Buylist This Week?

July 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Liquidity Services Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call

June 27, 2023 | stocknews.com

Buy, Hold, or Sell End of June: Shopify (SHOP)

June 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Liquidity Services to Present at the 13th Annual East Coast IDEAS Conference

June 11, 2023 | fool.com

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LQDT Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/03/2023
Today: 9/27/2023
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/14/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
Sector: Business Services
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LQDT
CUSIP: 53635B10
CIK: 1235468
Web: www.liquidityservices.com
Phone: (202) 467-6868
Fax: 202-467-5475
Employees: 735
Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $27.00
High Stock Price Forecast: $27.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $27.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +56.4%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.71
Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.31
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $40.32 million
Net Margins: 7.44%
Pretax Margin: 10.13%
Return on Equity: 18.17%
Return on Assets: 9.97%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 1.12
Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $280.05 million
Price / Sales: 1.89
Cash Flow: $0.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 17.71
Book Value: $4.34 per share
Price / Book: 3.98

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 30,690,000
Free Float: 21,358,000
Market Cap: $529.71 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.52

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Key Executives

Mr. William P. Angrick III (Age 55)
Co-founder, Chairman of Directors & CEO
Comp: $632.87k

Mr. Jorge A. Celaya (Age 57)
Exec. VP & CFO
Comp: $504.68k

Mr. Steven J. Weiskircher (Age 49)
Chief Technology Officer
Comp: $415.4k

Mr. Mark A. Shaffer (Age 49)
Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec.
Comp: $410.93k

Mr. John P. Daunt (Age 57)
Exec. VP & Chief Commercial Officer
Comp: $455.43k

Mr. Anthony D. Long
VP of Marketing

Ms. Novelette E. Murray (Age 57)
Chief HR Officer

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Insiders & Institutions

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LQDT Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Liquidity Services stock right now?: 1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Liquidity Services in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" LQDT shares.
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What is Liquidity Services' stock price forecast for 2023?: 1 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Liquidity Services' shares. Their LQDT share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $27.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $27.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 56.4% from the stock's current price.
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How have LQDT shares performed in 2023?: Liquidity Services' stock was trading at $14.06 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LQDT stock has increased by 22.8% and is now trading at $17.26.
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When is Liquidity Services' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, December 14th 2023.
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How were Liquidity Services' earnings last quarter?: Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The business services provider reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.08. The business services provider had revenue of $80.77 million for the quarter. Liquidity Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.17% and a net margin of 7.44%.
What ETF holds Liquidity Services' stock ?: Amplify Online Retail ETF holds 306,218 shares of LQDT stock, representing 2.30% of its portfolio.
What guidance has Liquidity Services issued on next quarter's earnings?: Liquidity Services updated its fourth quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.19-$0.27 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.24. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
What is Bill Angrick III's approval rating as Liquidity Services' CEO?: 113 employees have rated Liquidity Services Chief Executive Officer Bill Angrick III on Glassdoor.com. Bill Angrick III has an approval rating of 44% among the company's employees. This puts Bill Angrick III in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Liquidity Services own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Liquidity Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Overstock.com (OSTK), Pure Storage (PSTG), Boeing (BA), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Mastercard (MA), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Twilio (TWLO) and CalAmp (CAMP).
What is Liquidity Services' stock symbol?: Liquidity Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LQDT."
Who are Liquidity Services' major shareholders?: Liquidity Services' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.26%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (6.04%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.74%), Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC (3.64%), Granahan Investment Management LLC (2.87%) and State Street Corp (2.71%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward Kolodzieski, George H Ellis, Jaime Mateus-Tique, John Daunt, Jorge Celaya, Mark A Shaffer, Nicholas Rozdilsky, Novelette Murray, Steven Weiskircher and William P Angrick III.
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How do I buy shares of Liquidity Services?: Shares of LQDT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Liquidity Services' stock price today?: One share of LQDT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.26.
How much money does Liquidity Services make?: Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) has a market capitalization of $529.71 million and generates $280.05 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $40.32 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.71 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Liquidity Services have?: The company employs 735 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Liquidity Services?: Liquidity Services' mailing address is 6931 Arlington Road Suite 200, Bethesda MD, 20814. The official website for the company is www.liquidityservices.com. The business services provider can be reached via phone at (202) 467-6868, via email at julie.davis@liquidityservices.com, or via fax at 202-467-5475.

This page (NASDAQ:LQDT) was last updated on 9/27/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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