NASDAQ:LQDT

Liquidity Services - LQDT Stock Forecast, Price & News

$15.27

+0.11 (+0.73%)

(As of 12/7/2022 11:15 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $15.02
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$15.29
50-Day Range: $15.15
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$17.99
52-Week Range: $11.39
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$25.14

Volume: 608 shs
Average Volume: 137,791 shs
Market Capitalization: $543.31 million

P/E Ratio: 8.12
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $29.75

Liquidity Services MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 96.2% Upside
$29.75 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
5.74% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.47
Based on 7 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$1 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.

2.34 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

92nd out of 322 stocks

Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

36th out of 94 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 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $29.75, Liquidity Services has a forecasted upside of 96.2% from its current price of $15.16.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Liquidity Services has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.74% 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 7.14%, 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.

1.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Liquidity Services has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Liquidity Services this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 1 people have searched for LQDT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Liquidity Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

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 $1,002,744.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
29.33% 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
66.03% 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 8.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.72.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Liquidity Services is 8.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 195.12.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Liquidity Services has a P/B Ratio of 3.98. 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. It operates through four segments: Retail Supply Chain Group, Capital Assets Group, GovDeals, 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 North America, 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. Liquidity Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

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LQDT Stock News Headlines

December 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Selling Former Law Enforcement Helicopter on GovDeals

December 6, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

December 6, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Liquidity Services (LQDT) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

November 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Investors in Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) have made a impressive return of 196% over the past five years

November 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Liquidity Services to Participate in November Investor Conferences

November 8, 2022 | benzinga.com

Government Auction Sites Are A Cheap And Easy Way To Invest In Real Estate

November 4, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Stocks could sink 25% as the liquidity crisis in Treasuries threatens to spill over to other markets, analyst says

October 31, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

With 60% institutional ownership, Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) is a favorite amongst the big guns

October 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lancaster County, PA, Moves Annual Judicial Tax Sale to GovDeals’ Online Platform

October 23, 2022 | msn.com

(LEAD) Gov't to expand liquidity programs amid corporate bond market jitters

October 21, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

LQDT Liquidity Services, Inc.

October 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

The Virginia Port Authority Has Selected GovDeals to Sell Three More ZPMC Ship-to-Shore Cranes

October 17, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Possible bearish signals as Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) insiders disposed of US$1.8m worth of stock

October 15, 2022 | bloomberg.com

Closing the liquidity gap in bond trading with Bloomberg Bridge

October 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Liquidity Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LQDT) Stock Been Rising: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?

October 7, 2022 | benzinga.com

King County Conducts Successful Tax Title Real Estate Auction on Bid4Assets

October 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Liquidity Services Announces Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call

October 5, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Virginia Port Authority Sells Three ZPMC Ship-to-Shore Cranes on GovDeals

September 30, 2022 | finanznachrichten.de

Exclusive Networks: Increase in the Cash Ressources Allocated to the Liquidity Contract With Kepler Cheuvreux

September 28, 2022 | stocknews.com

Is Stitch Fix a Stock You Should Try to Fit Into Your Portfolio?

September 22, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) shareholders have earned a 23% CAGR over the last five years

September 20, 2022 | money.usnews.com

Liquidity Services Inc

September 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Liquidity Services Named a Finalist for World Sustainability Awards

September 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

AllSurplus Selected to Conduct Online Auction of Surplus Offshore Oil and Gas Equipment for Leading Energy Company

September 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Now The Time To Put Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) On Your Watchlist?

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LQDT Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/05/2021
Today: 12/07/2022
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 12/08/2022
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2023

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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: 614
Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $29.75
High Stock Price Forecast: $31.50
Low Stock Price Forecast: $28.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +94.8%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.88
Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.12
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $50.95 million
Net Margins: 23.53%
Pretax Margin: 16.17%
Return on Equity: 20.58%
Return on Assets: 10.27%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 0.95
Quick Ratio: 0.84

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $257.53 million
Price / Sales: 2.11
Cash Flow: $1.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 13.29
Book Value: $3.81 per share
Price / Book: 4.01

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 35,580,000
Free Float: 25,142,000
Market Cap: $543.31 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.33

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Key Executives

Mr. William P. Angrick III (Age 54)
Co-founder, Chairman of Directors & CEO
Comp: $1.37M

Mr. Jorge A. Celaya (Age 56)
Chief Financial Officer
Comp: $843.12k

Mr. Steven J. Weiskircher (Age 48)
Chief Technology Officer
Comp: $595.7k

Mr. Mark A. Shaffer (Age 48)
Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec.
Comp: $580.3k

Mr. John P. Daunt (Age 56)
Exec. VP & Chief Commercial Officer
Comp: $722.4k

Mr. Anthony D. Long
VP of Marketing

Ms. Novelette E. Murray (Age 56)
Chief HR Officer

Mr. Roger Gravley (Age 64)
Sr. Advisor

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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?: 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Liquidity Services in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" LQDT shares.
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What is Liquidity Services' stock price forecast for 2023?: 2 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Liquidity Services' shares. Their LQDT share price forecasts range from $28.00 to $31.50. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $29.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 96.2% from the stock's current price.
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How have LQDT shares performed in 2022?: Liquidity Services' stock was trading at $22.08 at the start of the year. Since then, LQDT stock has decreased by 31.3% and is now trading at $15.16.
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Are investors shorting Liquidity Services?: Liquidity Services saw a decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,560,000 shares, a decrease of 7.1% from the October 31st total of 1,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 137,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 11.3 days. Approximately 5.7% of the company's shares are short sold.
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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 8th 2022.
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How can I listen to Liquidity Services' earnings call?: Liquidity Services will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, December 8th at 10:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.
How were Liquidity Services' earnings last quarter?: Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 5th. The business services provider reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.12. The business services provider had revenue of $69.67 million for the quarter. Liquidity Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.58% and a net margin of 23.53%.

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 Blockchain (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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.65%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (5.53%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.49%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.27%), State Street Corp (2.53%) and Penserra Capital Management LLC (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward Kolodzieski, George H Ellis, Jaime Mateus-Tique, John Daunt, Jorge Celaya, Mark A Shaffer, Nicholas Rozdilsky, Sam Guzman, 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 $15.16.
How much money does Liquidity Services make?: Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) has a market capitalization of $539.33 million and generates $257.53 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $50.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.88 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Liquidity Services have?: The company employs 614 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 12/7/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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