Liquidity Services, Inc provides e-commerce marketplace that enable buyers and sellers to transact in an automated environment offering approximately 500 product categories. The company's marketplaces include liquidation.com that enable corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and capital assets; govdeals.com that enables local and state government entities, including city, county, and state agencies to sell surplus and salvage assets, as well as offers a suite of services that includes asset sales and marketing, and seller self-service; and auctiondeals.com, a self-service solution, which enable sellers list their own assets, and enable commercial businesses to sell surplus and salvage assets.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryInternet Software & Services
SectorBusiness Services
Phone202-467-6868
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$224.51 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees669
Next Earnings Date12/5/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Liquidity Services' stock symbol?
Liquidity Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LQDT."
How were Liquidity Services' earnings last quarter?
Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 1st. The business services provider reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.02. The business services provider earned $56.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $52.17 million. Liquidity Services had a negative net margin of 6.84% and a negative return on equity of 8.11%. View Liquidity Services' Earnings History.
When is Liquidity Services' next earnings date?
What guidance has Liquidity Services issued on next quarter's earnings?
Liquidity Services updated its fourth quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of $-0.11--0.04 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $-0.08.
What price target have analysts set for LQDT?
1 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Liquidity Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $10.00. On average, they anticipate Liquidity Services' share price to reach $10.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 57.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Liquidity Services.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Liquidity Services?
1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Liquidity Services in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Liquidity Services.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Liquidity Services stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Liquidity Services stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Liquidity Services, Inc. employs innovative e-commerce marketplace solutions to manage, value and sell inventory and equipment for business and government clients. The company operates a network of leading e-commerce marketplaces that enable buyers and sellers to transact in an efficient, automated environment offering over 500 product categories. Their superior service, unmatched scale and ability to deliver results enable us to forge trusted, long-term relationships with over 10,000 clients worldwide. " (10/15/2019)
- 2. Barrington Research analysts commented, "We view this as a positive for the company in that the Scrap contract added volatility as it was exposed to commodity pricing and represented a small percentage of GMV at $17-20 million annually." (8/1/2019)
Has Liquidity Services been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about LQDT stock has been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Liquidity Services earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Liquidity Services.
Are investors shorting Liquidity Services?
Liquidity Services saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 573,700 shares, a decrease of 9.8% from the August 30th total of 636,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 77,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.4 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Liquidity Services' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Liquidity Services' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Liquidity Services include Cass Information Systems (CASS), Uxin (UXIN), Emerald Expositions Events (EEX), QuinStreet (QNST), Fiverr International (FVRR), TechTarget (TTGT), B. Riley Financial (RILY), i3 Verticals (IIIV), International Money Express (IMXI), PaySign (PAYS), Resources Connection (RECN), NEWTEK Business Services (NEWT), Limelight Networks (LLNW), Rimini Street (RMNI) and Collectors Universe (CLCT).
What other stocks do shareholders of Liquidity Services own?
Who are Liquidity Services' key executives?
Liquidity Services' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. William P. Angrick III, Co-founder, Chairman of Directors & CEO (Age 51)
- Mr. Jorge A. Celaya, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 53)
- Mr. Roger Gravley, Chief Information Officer (Age 61)
- Mr. Mark A. Shaffer, VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 45)
- Mr. Samuel M. Guzman Jr., VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 44)
Who are Liquidity Services' major shareholders?
Liquidity Services' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%). Company insiders that own Liquidity Services stock include George H Ellis, James M Rallo, Jorge Celaya, Roger Gravley and Sam Guzman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Liquidity Services.
Which major investors are buying Liquidity Services stock?
How do I buy shares of Liquidity Services?
Shares of LQDT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Liquidity Services' stock price today?
One share of LQDT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.37.
How big of a company is Liquidity Services?
Liquidity Services has a market capitalization of $214.36 million and generates $224.51 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $-11,610,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.50) on an earnings per share basis. Liquidity Services employs 669 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Liquidity Services.
What is Liquidity Services' official website?
How can I contact Liquidity Services?
Liquidity Services' mailing address is 6931 Arlington Road Suite 200, Bethesda MD, 20814. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 202-467-6868 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Liquidity Services (NASDAQ LQDT)
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