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Liquidity Services Stock Quote

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT)

$25.34
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$0.08
Price as of May 15, 2025, 1:48 p.m. ET

Liquidity Services Return vs. S&P

1 Year 5 Year 5 Year Annualized Since IPO
LQDT +31.36% +409.27% +38.48% +106%
S&P +12.31% +105.77% +15.52% +358%

Liquidity Services Company Info

Liquidity Services, Inc. engages in the provision of e-commerce solutions to manage, value, and sell inventory and equipment for business and government clients. It operates through the following business segments: GovDeals, Capital Assets Group (CAG), Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), and Machinio. The GovDeals segment provides self-directed service solutions that enable local and state government entities including city, county, and state agencies to sell surplus and salvage assets through the firm's GovDeals marketplace. The CAG segment offers managed and self-directed service solutions to sellers and consists of marketplaces that enable commercial businesses to sell surplus and idle assets. CAG also offers a suite of services that includes surplus management, asset valuation, asset sales, and marketing. The RSCG segment consists of marketplaces that enable corporations located in the U.S. and Canada to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and retail capital assets. Its services also include returns management, asset recovery, and e-commerce services. The Machinio segment operates a global search engine platform for listing used equipment for sale in the construction, machine tool, transportation, printing, and agriculture sectors. The company was founded by William P. Angrick III, Jaime Mateus-Tique and Benjamin Ronald Brown in November 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

News & Analysis

The Fool has written over 100 articles on Liquidity Services.
Featured Article

This Business Shift Will Boost Liquidity Services' Long-Term Prospects

For marketplace businesses, increasing total merchandise volume is important. But it's not the only way to win.

Asit Sharma  |  Feb 7, 2021
Featured Article

Why Liquidity Services Stock Skyrocketed Today

The business-to-business e-commerce specialist reports strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings.

Evan Niu, CFA  |  Dec 8, 2020

Why Liquidity Services Stock Popped Today

Joe Tenebruso  |  Aug 1, 2019

The surplus retailer's turnaround plan is progressing.

Losses Narrow at Liquidity Services

Dan Caplinger  |  Aug 1, 2019

The surplus retailer may finally be close to getting back on track.

Liquidity Services Keeps Trying for a Turnaround

Dan Caplinger  |  May 8, 2019

The surplus retailer’s incremental progress is making some investors impatient.

Can Liquidity Services Move On Without Its Defense Department Contract?

Dan Caplinger  |  Feb 11, 2019

The surplus retailer is pointing to growth elsewhere, but it's a slow road higher.

Why Liquidity Services Stock Popped Today

Steve Symington  |  Dec 6, 2018

The surplus-marketplace leader ended its fiscal year on a positive note.

Is the Tide Turning at Liquidity Services?

Dan Caplinger  |  Dec 6, 2018

Despite ongoing struggles, the surplus retailer has high hopes for the immediate future.

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Earnings Transcripts

Liquidity Services, inc (LQDT) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

LQDT earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Dec 9, 2021

Liquidity Services, inc (LQDT) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

LQDT earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Aug 5, 2021

Liquidity Services Inc (LQDT) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

LQDT earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  May 7, 2021

Liquidity Services Inc (LQDT) Q1 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

LQDT earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2020.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Feb 4, 2021

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