Steven Weiskircher Sells 4,967 Shares of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Stock

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) SVP Steven Weiskircher sold 4,967 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.07, for a total value of $159,291.69. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 65,495 shares in the company, valued at $2,100,424.65. This represents a 7.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Liquidity Services Stock Down 3.1%

Shares of LQDT stock opened at $31.24 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $968.88 million, a PE ratio of 33.96 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.61. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.67 and a 52-week high of $33.61.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $121.22 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.76 million. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 6.26%.Liquidity Services has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.380 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LQDT. Access Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter. Access Investment Management LLC now owns 160,625 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,406,000 after buying an additional 20,155 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 19.5% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 271,885 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,458,000 after acquiring an additional 44,443 shares in the last quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC raised its stake in Liquidity Services by 41.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 465,158 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $12,759,000 after purchasing an additional 135,204 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in Liquidity Services by 213.3% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 126,976 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,995,000 after buying an additional 86,447 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 5.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 554,752 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $13,088,000 after purchasing an additional 26,889 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research raised shares of Liquidity Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Barrington Research set a $44.00 price target on Liquidity Services in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $44.00.

About Liquidity Services

Liquidity Services, Inc is a technology-driven provider of online marketplaces for surplus and remarketed assets. Through its wholly owned platforms—such as Liquidation.com, GovDeals, Machinio and GoIndustry DoveBid—the company connects sellers of industrial equipment, commercial inventory, government surplus and transportation assets with a broad base of registered buyers. Its solutions blend auction formats, fixed-price listings and managed-service offerings to support efficient asset disposition across a wide range of industries.

The company’s core services include asset valuation, marketing, inspection and logistics coordination.