Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.250-0.350 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.330. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on LQDT shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Liquidity Services has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.50.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

NASDAQ:LQDT opened at $22.68 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $708.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.33 and a beta of 1.13. Liquidity Services has a 1 year low of $21.67 and a 1 year high of $39.72. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.99.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The business services provider reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.08. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.25% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The company had revenue of $118.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $100.86 million. Liquidity Services has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Liquidity Services

In other news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 5,403 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 164,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,517,226.90. This trade represents a 3.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 28.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liquidity Services

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dark Forest Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Liquidity Services in the 3rd quarter worth about $312,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 12.9% during the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 319,891 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,775,000 after purchasing an additional 36,590 shares during the period. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Liquidity Services by 38.9% in the third quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 909,743 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $24,954,000 after purchasing an additional 254,875 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 141.9% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 357,707 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,812,000 after buying an additional 209,807 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Liquidity Services in the 3rd quarter valued at about $725,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

About Liquidity Services

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.