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Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT)

Consumer Cyclical | Internet Retail | Bethesda, United States | NasdaqGS
41.48 USD -0.31 (-0.742%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 41.48

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven by a powerful convergence of technical momentum and aggressive speculative positioning. The stock has decisively broken out from its consolidation range, trading well above both its 50-day and 200-day averages, which confirms a robust upward trend. This technical strength is mirrored perfectly by the options flow, where traders have constructed a 'naked' bullish stance by buying zero puts and accumulating significant call open interest at key resistance levels. While the statistical forecast model offers only a moderate signal with low reliability, the fundamental backdrop supports a higher conviction: the company is executing a successful tech-oriented pivot with accelerating earnings growth (+40% quarterly) and a forward P/E that is significantly more attractive than the trailing multiple. The balance sheet is pristine with minimal debt, allowing management to fund this transition without dilution. Although the long-term rating is capped slightly due to the lack of a multi-year dividend history and the fact that the current price is near the 52-week high, the combination of improving fundamentals, strong relative strength, and a risk-free options environment makes this a high-conviction near-term opportunity.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.026308
AutoARIMA0.031111
AutoETS0.044523
MSTL0.048481

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 2.22
Ljung-Box p 0.025
Jarque-Bera p 0.205
Excess Kurtosis 0.80
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Debt to Equity Ratio 5.869
Revenue per Share 15.813
Market Cap 1,299,635,456
Trailing P/E 41.07
Forward P/E 22.54
Beta 1.07
Profit Margins 6.79%
Website https://liquidityservices.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by a complete absence of put volume and open interest across all expirations. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes (45.0), while implied volatility remains compressed relative to the deep out-of-the-money puts, suggesting a lack of fear regarding downside risk. The skew indicates a market positioning for continued appreciation rather than protection.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5999234
Address1 6,931 Arlington Road
Address2 Suite 460
All Time High 66.57
All Time Low 3.01
Ask 41.34
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 172,910
Average Daily Volume3 Month 209,909
Average Volume 209,909
Average Volume10Days 172,910
Beta 1.072
Bid 29.67
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 41.48
Current Ratio 1.58
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 41.905
Day Low 41.025
Debt To Equity 5.869
Display Name Liquidity Services
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 21.794
Enterprise To Revenue 2.211
Enterprise Value 1,082,379,520
Eps Current Year 1.65
Eps Forward 1.84
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.01
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 39.8704
Fifty Day Average Change 1.6096001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.040370803
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 59.992336
Fifty Two Week High 44.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.6100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05919711
Fifty Two Week Low 21.67
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.91416705
Fifty Two Week Range 21.67 - 44.09
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,141,050,600,000
Float Shares 23,756,886
Forward Eps 1.84
Forward P E 22.543478
Free Cashflow 81,894,248
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 818
Fullday Change -0.310001
Fullday Change Percent -0.741808
Fullday Price 41.48
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.47627997
Gross Profits 233,194,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.24738
Held Percent Institutions 0.80665
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. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Long Name Liquidity Services, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,299,635,456
Market State CLOSED
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 1,309,348,316
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 41.85
Operating Cashflow 98,181,000
Operating Margins 0.10837
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 1.02
Phone 202 467 6868
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 41.48
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 41.79
Price Eps Current Year 25.139395
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.5093637
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.6543868
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 -0.310001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.741808
Regular Market Day High 41.905
Regular Market Day Low 41.025
Regular Market Day Range 41.025 - 41.905
Regular Market Open 41.85
Regular Market Previous Close 41.79
Regular Market Price 41.48
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 204,321
Return On Assets 0.06922
Return On Equity 0.14965001
Revenue Growth 0.081
Revenue Per Share 15.813
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
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 0.0321
Shares Short 1,006,111
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 982,299
Short Name Liquidity Services, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0493
Short Ratio 4.42
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 1.01
Trailing P E 41.069305
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 33.90325
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.576748
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.22348145
Type Disp Equity
Volume 204,321
Website https://liquidityservices.com
Zip 20,814