LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT)
Industrials · online marketplaces / reverse logistics · NASDAQ
Liquidity Services is a digital marketplace platform that monetizes surplus and obsolete assets for governments, corporations, and institutions through purchase and consignment auctions.
What LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC does
Liquidity Services is a marketplace platform that facilitates the sale of surplus, obsolete, and salvage assets across multiple sectors. The company operates through two primary revenue streams: purchase revenues from asset acquisitions and consignment/fee revenues from marketplace services. It specializes in connecting sellers of surplus inventory and equipment with buyers, primarily serving government agencies, businesses, and institutions seeking liquidation solutions and value recovery.
Themes: Surplus asset liquidation, Digital marketplace / e-commerce, B2B asset recovery, Government contract services
Fundamentals
- Price$43.27 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.4B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+65.2% 2025-08-21 close $26.20 → 2026-08-21 close $43.27
- P/E44.66 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+6.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+46.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+14.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+19.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.05 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How LQDT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC looks technically
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) is trading 29.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 162 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago. It is 1.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 29.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +29.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $39.47 | $39.47 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $33.30 | $33.30 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 41.25. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 162 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 162 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 61.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($37.24 to $44.09) — its "stochastic" reading is 88 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 88.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $44.09 | $44.09 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 1.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -1.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 99.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +99.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 1.9% below its highest point of the past year | 1.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $66.57 (set on 2012-05-10) | $66.57 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($22.16 to $43.58), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 1% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $29.66 to $30.34. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 1.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 35.0% below its all-time high | -35.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 8.0% above a support level at $39.83 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-02-06, most recently on 2026-06-29. Since 2024-08-21 it has 15 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -8.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.01 (set on 2020-03-30) | $3.01 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1337.5% above its all-time low | +1,338% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 89% of the past ~6 months) | 89th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.38 between its high and its low — about 3.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.38 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $36.85 and $45.24 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $36.85 – $41.04 – $45.24 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 7.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (29.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 7.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.76× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 6.3% since the prior reading | +6.3% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a hammer | today, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | today |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.6% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.6% above the previous close 11 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 37.54 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +6.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap up opened on 2026-07-27 has been "filled" 15 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 15 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 9.1 percentage points (the stock gained 11.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | +9.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 23.4 percentage points (the stock gained 26.5% while the market gained 3.1%) | +23.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 24.8 percentage points (the stock gained 35.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | +24.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 44.7 percentage points (the stock gained 65.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | +44.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 12% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.0% of the share price. | +11.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 23% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $35.30 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +22.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $42.45 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
LQDT last closed at $43.27 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 15 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $39.83 | Support | 8.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-02-06 to 2026-06-29 |
| $37.30 | Support | 13.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-02-18 to 2026-08-05 |
| $36.24 | Support | 16.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-12-16 to 2026-07-08 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $41.25.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $41.25 and $42.27 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close above $43.82.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Near the 52-week high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · Analyst price target recently RAISED · beating the market · Printed a hammer candle after a decline | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.50 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 2 analysts
- Mean price target$51.00 range $50.00 – $52.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LQDT
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.445 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on government contracts and procurement cycles, particularly with U.S. federal agencies, which represent a significant portion of revenues and may be subject to budget constraints, policy changes, and regulatory shifts","Competition from other online auction and liquidation platforms that may undercut pricing or service models, potentially eroding market share and margins","Inventory and valuation risk, particularly from the company's purchase revenue model where it acquires surplus assets that must be successfully marketed and sold within target timeframes to achieve profitability"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LQDT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2026-02-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing adds reference to 'Part II Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q' in the forward-looking statements risk factors section (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed:
- Older filing's text 'and internationally has weighed on the global economy, increasi' is truncated; newer filing text 'and i' is also truncated at the same section, making full comparison impossible at the end
- Reworded:
- Older filing states risks 'include but are not limited to the factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, and subsequent filings' (filed 2026-02-05); newer filing inserts 'Part II Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and' between these references (filed 2026-05-07)
- Notes:
- Both source texts are truncated at the 'Effects of inflation and heightened interest rates' section, preventing full comparison of that subsection and any content beyond it
- The substantive body text of Reportable Segments and Macroeconomic Conditions sections appear substantially identical in both versions based on accessible portions
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-07) includes financial statements for six-month period ended March 31, 2026, compared to older filing (2026-02-05) which covers three-month period ended December 31, 2025
- Newer filing presents balance sheet as of March 31, 2026; older filing presents balance sheet as of December 31, 2025
- Newer filing includes 'Six Months Ended March 31' comparative periods (2026 and 2025) in Statements of Operations
- Newer filing includes 'Six Months Ended March 31' comparative periods (2026 and 2025) in Statements of Comprehensive Income
- Newer filing includes stockholders' equity statement line for 'Forfeitures of restricted stock awards' for the three months ended March 31, 2026
- Newer filing presents cash flows for six-month period ended March 31, 2026; older filing presents three-month period ended December 31, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-02-05) included Risk Factors on page 30; newer filing shows page 32 for Risk Factors (pagination differs but content not provided for comparison)
- Older filing (2026-02-05) covered financial period ended December 31, 2025; newer filing transitions to March 31, 2026 reporting date
- Reworded:
- Balance sheet date changed from 'December 31, 2025' to 'March 31, 2026' in newer filing
- Statement of Operations periods changed from 'Three Months Ended December 31' to 'Three Months Ended March 31' and added 'Six Months Ended March 31' comparisons
- Statement of Comprehensive Income periods changed from 'Three Months Ended December 31' to 'Three Months Ended March 31' and added 'Six Months Ended March 31' comparisons
- Cash Flows statement periods changed from 'Three Months Ended December 31' to 'Six Months Ended March 31'
- Notes:
- The Risk Factors section text itself was not provided in either filing excerpt, so substantive changes to risk factor disclosures cannot be assessed
- Only the financial statements and their structure were provided; the detailed notes and management discussion portions were truncated in both filings
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 23 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 2 sells ($27885) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 23 sells ($5M) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 45 sells ($8M) — 6 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about LQDT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding LQDT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 5,806,142
- Reported value $177,493,753
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
LQDT had 1,012,903 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LQDT had 3.23% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.02 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,012,903
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.23%
- Prior settlement (shares) 982,299
- Reported change 3.12%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.02
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Copart (CPRT)
- IAA Inc (IAA)
- Manheim (private, Cox subsidiary)
- U.S. federal government agencies
- Corporate businesses
- Educational institutions
- Municipalities and public agencies
- Digital asset liquidation and marketplace services
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Frequently asked questions
What does LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) do?
Liquidity Services is a marketplace platform that facilitates the sale of surplus, obsolete, and salvage assets across multiple sectors. The company operates through two primary revenue streams: purchase revenues from asset acquisitions and consignment/fee revenues from marketplace services. It specializes in connecting sellers of surplus inventory and equipment with buyers, primarily serving government agencies, businesses, and institutions seeking liquidation solutions and value recovery.
What sector is LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) in?
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is online marketplaces / reverse logistics. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC's (LQDT) competitors?
Notable peers of LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) include Copart, IAA Inc, Manheim (private, Cox subsidiary), U.S. federal government agencies and Corporate businesses. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) overbought or oversold right now?
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LQDT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.