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LQDT Stock Chart & Stats
$34.00
-$0.07(-0.21%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$34.00
-$0.07(-0.21%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$21.67 - $39.93
Previous CloseN/A
Volume66.64K
Average Volume (3M)170.20K
Market Cap
$1.22B
Enterprise Value$958.59M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$204.02M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$14.54M
Price to Earnings (P/E)40.2
Beta0.87
Next Earnings
Aug 06, 2026EPS Estimate
0.35Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.97
Shares Outstanding31,181,230
10 Day Avg. Volume173,259
30 Day Avg. Volume170,196
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.80
Price to Book (P/B)4.17
Price to Sales (P/S)1.78
P/FCF Ratio14.39
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.79
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.00
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.38
Enterprise Value/Ebitda17.34
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$44.00Price Target Upside29.41% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)1.54
Revenue Forecast (FY)$229.56M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Cash Generation & Low LeverageConsistent, high operating and free cash flow together with a large cash balance and zero financial debt provide durable financial flexibility. This supports reinvestment, selective M&A or buybacks, and shields operations from cyclical GMV swings without material reliance on external financing.
Large Marketplace Scale & Diversified VerticalsA large buyer base and near-$1.8B GMV run-rate create sustained liquidity and network effects that preserve transaction flow and conversion. Diversified verticals (retail, GovDeals, CAG, Machinio) and sizable recurring seller/backlog reduce single-market concentration and support durable take-rates and competitive positioning.
Improving Profitability And Operating LeverageMaterial YoY expansion in adjusted EBITDA and segment direct profit indicates the business captures operating leverage as GMV and revenue grow. Sustained profit growth validates fee and service economics, enhancing long-term free cash conversion and strategic capital allocation capacity.
Bears Say
Multi-year Gross Margin CompressionThe sharp decline in gross margin over several years implies structural mix shifts or persistent pricing and cost pressures that materially weaken unit economics. If lower-margin consignment or service-heavy flows remain dominant, sustaining prior profitability levels and cash conversion will be more challenging and raise execution risk.
Revenue Sensitive To Asset MixRevenue growing slower than GMV highlights that take-rates and service intensity vary by category. Dependence on lower-fee or lower-margin asset flows creates quarter-to-quarter margin volatility and complicates long-term margin visibility, making earnings and cash generation more sensitive to composition changes.
Limited Near-term Committed Liquidity FlexibilityDespite a strong cash balance, modest committed borrowing and constrained repurchase authorization limit the company's immediate capacity for sizable M&A or opportunistic share repurchases without tapping capital markets. That restricts strategic optionality for faster scale or supply consolidation.
LQDT FAQ
What was Liquidity Services’s price range in the past 12 months?
Liquidity Services lowest stock price was $21.67 and its highest was $39.93 in the past 12 months.
What is Liquidity Services’s market cap?
Liquidity Services’s market cap is $1.22B.
When is Liquidity Services’s upcoming earnings report date?
Liquidity Services’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 06, 2026 which is in 35 days.
How were Liquidity Services’s earnings last quarter?
Liquidity Services released its earnings results on May 07, 2026. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.3 by $0.05.
Is Liquidity Services overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Liquidity Services’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Liquidity Services pay dividends?
Liquidity Services does not currently pay dividends.
What is Liquidity Services’s EPS estimate?
Liquidity Services’s EPS estimate is 0.35.
How many shares outstanding does Liquidity Services have?
Liquidity Services has 31,181,230 shares outstanding.
What happened to Liquidity Services’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Liquidity Services reported an EPS of $0.35 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.3. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.606%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Liquidity Services?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in LQDT
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Liquidity Services Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$44.00 (29.41% Upside)
$44.00 (29.41% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
LQDT Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 66%
Sector Average 66%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 5.7K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $7.9M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Positive
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.1%
Last 30 Days >0.1%
Last 30 Days >0.1%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
65.83%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
14.24%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
11.60%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Liquidity Services
Liquidity Services, Inc. delivers comprehensive e-commerce solutions, featuring online marketplaces, self-service auction listing tools, and a variety of support services. The company's operations are structured into four distinct segments: Retail Supply Chain Group, Capital Assets Group, GovDeals, and Machinio. Among its key platforms, liquidation.com empowers corporations to efficiently divest surplus and salvaged consumer goods and retail capital assets. The GovDeals marketplace offers a direct listing service, enabling state and local government agencies, as well as commercial enterprises in the United States and Canada, to sell their own excess and salvaged property. Complementing these, AllSurplus functions as a centralized gateway, uniting a global network of buyers with assets sourced from across all the company's diverse marketplaces. Moreover, Liquidity Services operates marketplaces that facilitate the sale of manufacturing surplus, salvaged capital equipment, and scrap materials for corporations spanning North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Clients can also leverage an extensive suite of services, including inventory surplus management, asset appraisal, sales execution, marketing, returns processing, asset recovery, and broader e-commerce assistance. The company further maintains a global search engine platform dedicated to listings of pre-owned equipment across vital sectors such as construction, machine tools, transportation, printing, and agriculture. Its product offerings are vast, covering industry verticals like consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific instruments, aerospace components, technology hardware, real estate, energy apparatus, industrial capital machinery, heavy equipment, fleet and transportation vehicles, and specialized machinery. Established in 1999, Liquidity Services, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.
LQDT Company Deck
LQDT Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call emphasized broad-based profitable growth: GMV, revenue, segment direct profit, and adjusted EBITDA all expanded year-over-year, the company maintained a strong cash position with zero debt, and multiple segments (retail, GovDeals, CAG, Machinio) reported meaningful momentum and record metrics. The main negatives were an exogenous weather-related slowdown in GovDeals GMV, the earnings dilution impact from higher performance-based stock compensation and a higher effective tax rate, and ongoing external macro risks. On balance, the operational and financial positives materially outweigh the manageable near-term headwinds, and management provided constructive guidance for continued growth in the next quarter.View all LQDT earnings summariesLQDT Stock 12 Month Forecast
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Average Price Target
$44.00
▲(29.41% Upside)
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Ownership Overview
23.75% Insiders
11.58% Mutual Funds
17.90% Other Institutional Investors
30.14% Public Companies and
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