Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT)Consumer Cyclical | Internet Retail | Bethesda, United States | NasdaqGS
43.62 USD
-0.47
(-1.077%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 12:37 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:15 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is cautiously optimistic, driven by a technical rebound off the 200-day moving average and a clear shift in sentiment from the recent 37% drop. The stock has successfully navigated the post-earnings volatility, trading near its 52-week highs, which validates the 'poised to beat' narrative seen in recent headlines. However, the lack of a dividend and the elevated valuation relative to historical norms suggest this is a momentum play rather than a deep value opportunity. While the business fundamentals—solid free cash flow and a pivot toward precision trading—are sound, the absence of income and the reliance on price appreciation for returns makes it suitable only for investors comfortable with volatility. The options market confirms this view: traders are betting on a continuation of the uptrend but are hedging their downside exposure for the longer term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.018689 |
| AutoETS | 0.018801 |
| MSTL | 0.019395 |
| AutoTheta | 0.024879 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 0.24 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.77 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 5.869 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.813 |
| Market Cap | 1,366,528,512 |
| Trailing P/E | 42.76 |
| Forward P/E | 23.70 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Profit Margins | 6.79% |
| Website | https://liquidityservices.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:15 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a near-term bounce with heavy out-of-the-money call interest at the $50 strike for October expiration, suggesting a bullish bias toward the analyst consensus targets. However, this optimism is tempered by significant put volume at lower strikes ($35-$40) expiring in March 2027, indicating a hedge against a deeper correction or a belief that the current rally lacks sustainable breadth.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.8996122 |
| Address1 | 6,931 Arlington Road |
| Address2 | Suite 460 |
| All Time High | 66.57 |
| All Time Low | 3.01 |
| Ask | 56.07 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 285,360 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 231,787 |
| Average Volume | 231,787 |
| Average Volume10Days | 285,360 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Bid | 32.07 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 7.529 |
| City | Bethesda |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 43.615 |
| Current Ratio | 1.58 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 44.55 |
| Day Low | 43.615 |
| Debt To Equity | 5.869 |
| Display Name | Liquidity Services |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,026,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,026,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.391 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.407 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,091,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,091,400 |
| Ebitda | 49,664,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10143 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 23.441 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.378 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,164,155,008 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.65 |
| Eps Forward | 1.84 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 202 558 6282 |
| Fifty Day Average | 42.545 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0700035 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.025149925 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 89.96122 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.3849983 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.030777741 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.67 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 21.945002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0126904 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.67 - 45.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,141,050,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 23,749,680 |
| Forward Eps | 1.84 |
| Forward P E | 23.703804 |
| Free Cashflow | 81,894,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 818 |
| Fullday Change | -0.47499847 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.0773383 |
| Fullday Price | 43.615 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.47627997 |
| Gross Profits | 233,194,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.24761 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.80764 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 31,331,618 |
| Industry | Internet Retail |
| Industry Disp | Internet Retail |
| Industry Key | internet-retail |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| 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. It also operates an online auction marketplace platform that connects auction houses with clients offering services, such as account registration, bidding on auction items, and notifications for auction reminders and outbid alerts through its mobile application for iOS and Android devices. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. |
| Long Name | Liquidity Services, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,366,528,512 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_137610 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 33,259,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,345,066,360 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 44.25 |
| Operating Cashflow | 98,181,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.10837 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.02 |
| Phone | 202 467 6868 |
| Previous Close | 44.09 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 26.433334 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.7929344 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.7910097 |
| Profit Margins | 0.067930005 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.43 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.47499847 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.0773383 |
| Regular Market Day High | 44.55 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 43.615 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 43.615 - 44.55 |
| Regular Market Open | 44.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 44.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 43.615 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,168,635 |
| Regular Market Volume | 44,363 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06922 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14965001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.081 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.813 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 31,331,618 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0326 |
| Shares Short | 1,022,428 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 914,149 |
| Short Name | Liquidity Services, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.05 |
| Short Ratio | 4.38 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | LQDT |
| Target High Price | 52.0 |
| Target Low Price | 50.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 51.0 |
| Target Median Price | 51.0 |
| Total Cash | 231,099,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.376 |
| Total Debt | 13,843,000 |
| Total Revenue | 489,617,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.02 |
| Trailing P E | 42.759808 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 36.2419 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.3731003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20344132 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 44,363 |
| Website | https://liquidityservices.com |
| Zip | 20,814 |