Liquidity Services (LQDT) Competitors $24.27 +0.79 (+3.36%) Closing price 08/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.33 +0.06 (+0.25%) As of 05:30 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LQDT vs. YELP, OPEN, ZD, CMPR, QNST, ANGI, TTGT, DHX, TZOO, and LPSNShould you be buying Liquidity Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liquidity Services include Yelp (YELP), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), Angi (ANGI), TechTarget (TTGT), DHI Group (DHX), Travelzoo (TZOO), and LivePerson (LPSN). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Liquidity Services vs. Its Competitors Yelp Opendoor Technologies Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet Angi TechTarget DHI Group Travelzoo LivePerson Yelp (NYSE:YELP) and Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) are both internet software & services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, YELP or LQDT? Yelp has higher revenue and earnings than Liquidity Services. Yelp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liquidity Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioYelp$1.41B1.53$132.85M$2.0816.27Liquidity Services$363.32M2.09$19.99M$0.7930.72 Is YELP or LQDT more profitable? Yelp has a net margin of 9.95% compared to Liquidity Services' net margin of 6.31%. Liquidity Services' return on equity of 20.89% beat Yelp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Yelp9.95% 19.42% 14.62% Liquidity Services 6.31%20.89%11.33% Do analysts rate YELP or LQDT? Yelp presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.49%. Liquidity Services has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 58.63%. Given Liquidity Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liquidity Services is more favorable than Yelp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Yelp 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Liquidity Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in YELP or LQDT? 90.1% of Yelp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Yelp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.4% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, YELP or LQDT? Yelp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor YELP or LQDT? In the previous week, Yelp had 15 more articles in the media than Liquidity Services. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Yelp and 3 mentions for Liquidity Services. Liquidity Services' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Yelp's score of 0.78 indicating that Liquidity Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Yelp 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liquidity Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLiquidity Services beats Yelp on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Liquidity Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LQDT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LQDT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LQDT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiquidity ServicesAuction/Valuation Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$733.06M$14.96B$14.79B$9.35BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.85%4.16%P/E Ratio30.7230.4124.6424.41Price / Sales2.094.2165.5890.24Price / Cash16.0517.5225.4827.20Price / Book4.063.456.345.77Net Income$19.99M$427.70M$196.75M$264.99M7 Day Performance-1.06%-2.74%0.15%-0.68%1 Month Performance0.10%17.55%-0.78%7.08%1 Year Performance18.91%-20.28%34.34%23.80% Liquidity Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDTLiquidity Services3.186 of 5 stars$24.27+3.4%$38.50+58.6%+13.1%$733.06M$363.32M30.72740Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsYELPYelp3.7818 of 5 stars$34.92+0.6%$34.00-2.6%-2.5%$2.22B$1.41B16.795,116Upcoming EarningsOPENOpendoor Technologies2.5444 of 5 stars$2.34-7.9%$1.55-33.8%+32.3%$1.85B$5.15B-4.501,470Gap UpZDZiff Davis4.056 of 5 stars$32.60-0.5%$47.00+44.2%-28.1%$1.38B$1.40B19.763,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑CMPRCimpress4.0619 of 5 stars$49.57+2.3%$62.50+26.1%-39.4%$1.21B$3.29B8.4616,000Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeQNSTQuinStreet3.7533 of 5 stars$16.65+0.2%$29.00+74.2%-8.5%$938.51M$613.51M-1,663.34790Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsANGIAngi3.7391 of 5 stars$16.70-1.5%$21.36+27.9%-19.4%$813.86M$1.19B15.182,800TTGTTechTarget3.7531 of 5 stars$8.47-1.2%$19.33+128.3%-76.4%$612.66M$284.90M-20.172,100DHXDHI Group3.5977 of 5 stars$2.82+1.4%$5.25+86.2%+34.0%$135.53M$141.93M-16.59530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTZOOTravelzoo4.1891 of 5 stars$10.81+0.1%$25.67+137.4%-0.5%$119.83M$83.90M12.15210Analyst DowngradeLPSNLivePerson1.2177 of 5 stars$1.04+2.0%$1.00-3.8%-17.4%$95.73M$312.47M-0.481,540Upcoming EarningsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Yelp Competitors Opendoor Technologies Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Angi Competitors TechTarget Competitors DHI Group Competitors Travelzoo Competitors LivePerson Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LQDT) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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