Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT)Consumer Cyclical | Internet Retail | Bethesda, United States | NasdaqGS
33.98 USD
-0.02
(-0.059%) ⇩
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★★ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:46 a.m. EDT
LQDT is in a rare momentum breakout. Price is up ~20% annually and 9% in the last month, pushing past the $34.60 52-week high. The intraday high of $34.61 today reconfirmed strength. This breakout is supported by significant call volume convoluting above $35, suggesting institutional accumulation or a wash-exit. While valuation (P/E ~36x) is elevated compared to the forward estimate, the high short ratio (4.59x) suggests potential for a short squeeze if volume holds. The lack of dividend history negates the deep value thesis, making this purely a technical and momentum trade with a measured price-to-target upside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.037684 |
| AutoETS | 0.038050 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.040134 |
| AutoTheta | 0.133732 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 2.35 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.112 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.42 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.375 |
| Market Cap | 1,053,851,648 |
| Trailing P/E | 36.93 |
| Forward P/E | 22.21 |
| Beta | 1.02 |
| Profit Margins | 6.26% |
| Website | https://liquidityservices.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:46 a.m. EDT: Options flow shows a pronounced bullish bias. Call volume on April 17 (front month) exceeded open interest significantly at the $35 ATM strike, suggesting large block purchases or stops below $35. The $40 strikes accumulate significant Open Interest (OI) across May, June, and September expirations, indicating a strong hedge or soft put play for a target there. Conversely, Put volume is negligible in the near term (April 17) and primarily concentrated in OTM strikes ($25, $30) for the immediate future, with notable OI buildup at $40 for later dates to cap downside. Put-Call ratios are heavily skewed towards calls, signaling aggressive speculating on upside continuation.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.10611975 |
| Address1 | 6,931 Arlington Road |
| Address2 | Suite 460 |
| All Time High | 66.57 |
| All Time Low | 3.01 |
| Ask | 43.14 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 158,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 166,826 |
| Average Volume | 166,826 |
| Average Volume10Days | 158,940 |
| Beta | 1.023 |
| Bid | 24.27 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 6.988 |
| City | Bethesda |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 33.98 |
| Current Ratio | 1.531 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 34.36 |
| Day Low | 32.89 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.42 |
| Display Name | Liquidity Services |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,164,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,164,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.278 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.289 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Ebitda | 43,753,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.092 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 20.256 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.864 |
| Enterprise Value | 886,249,664 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.49 |
| Eps Forward | 1.53 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.92 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 202 558 6282 |
| Fifty Day Average | 31.2476 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.732399 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.08744348 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 10.611975 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 34.61 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.63000107 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.018202862 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.67 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.309999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5680664 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.67 - 34.61 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,141,050,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 21,665,987 |
| Forward Eps | 1.53 |
| Forward P E | 22.20915 |
| Free Cashflow | 62,956,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 818 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45353 |
| Gross Profits | 215,680,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.25004 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.80408996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 31,013,881 |
| Industry | Internet Retail |
| Industry Disp | Internet Retail |
| Industry Key | internet-retail |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Liquidity Services, Inc. engages in the provision of 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 solutions enable government entities and commercial businesses to sell surplus property and real estate assets through GovDeals, Bid4Assets, and Sierra marketplaces. The company also offers a suite of services, including surplus management, asset valuation, asset sales, marketing, returns management, asset recovery, and ecommerce services; and operates Liquidation.com, a marketplace to sell excess, returned, and overstocked consumer goods. In addition, it operates a global search engine platform for listing used equipment for sale in the construction, machine tool, transportation, printing, laboratory/medical, and agriculture sectors. Further, the company provides Machinio System service that offers various software tools, such as website hosting, email marketing, and inventory management to equipment sellers. The company offers products for various industries, such as consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, real estate, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, heavy equipment, fleet and transportation equipment, and specialty equipment. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. |
| Long Name | Liquidity Services, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,053,851,648 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_137610 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 29,772,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,053,076,329 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 33.98 |
| Operating Cashflow | 78,372,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.077309996 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.02 |
| Phone | 202 467 6868 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.010002136 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.029435363 |
| Pre Market Price | 33.99 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,769,206 |
| Previous Close | 34.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 22.805368 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.862622 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.2160366 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0626 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.357 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.020001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.058825 |
| Regular Market Day High | 34.36 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 32.89 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 32.89 - 34.36 |
| Regular Market Open | 33.98 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 34.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 33.98 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 148,024 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06777 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14723 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.009 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.375 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 31,013,881 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.024400001 |
| Shares Short | 756,492 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,008,805 |
| Short Name | Liquidity Services, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0376 |
| Short Ratio | 4.59 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | LQDT |
| Target High Price | 44.0 |
| Target Low Price | 42.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 43.0 |
| Target Median Price | 43.0 |
| Total Cash | 181,420,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.85 |
| Total Debt | 13,819,000 |
| Total Revenue | 475,556,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.92 |
| Trailing P E | 36.93478 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.18875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.79125 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20544545 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 148,024 |
| Website | https://liquidityservices.com |
| Zip | 20,814 |