Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Acquires New Stake in Liquidity Services, Inc. $LQDT

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 105,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,477,000. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.34% of Liquidity Services at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LQDT. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of Liquidity Services by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 132,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,097,000 after purchasing an additional 12,702 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Liquidity Services by 4.0% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 113,042 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,505,000 after buying an additional 4,355 shares in the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Liquidity Services by 8.0% during the first quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,344 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 544 shares during the period. Alps Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Liquidity Services during the first quarter worth about $372,000. Finally, CWM LLC raised its position in Liquidity Services by 166.8% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 824 shares in the last quarter. 71.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on LQDT. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Liquidity Services in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Liquidity Services has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total value of $148,312.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 164,562 shares in the company, valued at $4,517,226.90. This represents a 3.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director George H. Ellis sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the director directly owned 15,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $398,197.80. This trade represents a 32.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 17,500 shares of company stock valued at $464,579 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 28.40% of the company’s stock.

Liquidity Services Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ LQDT opened at $23.60 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $25.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.65. The company has a market cap of $737.19 million, a PE ratio of 28.43 and a beta of 1.09. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.34 and a 1 year high of $39.72.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $119.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $120.41 million. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. Liquidity Services has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.240-0.340 EPS.

Liquidity Services Company Profile

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.