Liquidity Services (LQDT) Competitors $27.17 -0.08 (-0.29%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.50 +0.33 (+1.21%) As of 05:09 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, ZD, CMPR, QNST, ANGI, TTGT, DHX, TZOO, LPSN, and MCHXShould you be buying Liquidity Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liquidity Services include Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), Angi (ANGI), TechTarget (TTGT), DHI Group (DHX), Travelzoo (TZOO), LivePerson (LPSN), and Marchex (MCHX). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Liquidity Services vs. Its Competitors Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet Angi TechTarget DHI Group Travelzoo LivePerson Marchex Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) and Yelp (NYSE:YELP) are both small-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts recommend LQDT or YELP? Liquidity Services currently has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.70%. Yelp has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.90%. 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 Liquidity Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Yelp 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LQDT or YELP? 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 RatioLiquidity Services$363.32M2.34$19.99M$0.8332.73Yelp$1.45B1.34$132.85M$2.2114.00 Does the media favor LQDT or YELP? In the previous week, Yelp had 4 more articles in the media than Liquidity Services. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Yelp and 4 mentions for Liquidity Services. Liquidity Services' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Yelp's score of 1.34 indicating that Liquidity Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Liquidity Services 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Yelp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, LQDT or YELP? Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yelp has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LQDT or YELP? 71.2% of Liquidity Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Yelp shares are held by institutional investors. 28.4% of Liquidity Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Yelp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LQDT or YELP more profitable? Yelp has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Liquidity Services' net margin of 6.25%. Liquidity Services' return on equity of 20.75% beat Yelp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liquidity Services6.25% 20.75% 11.42% Yelp 10.28%20.17%15.18% SummaryLiquidity Services beats Yelp on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$848.79M$15.95B$26.48B$10.18BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.73%4.60%P/E Ratio32.7431.4927.0426.02Price / Sales2.344.21814.0191.11Price / Cash18.5718.3925.8729.91Price / Book4.544.827.796.25Net Income$19.99M$269.39M$199.52M$270.76M7 Day Performance0.78%7.10%6.72%2.54%1 Month Performance6.97%0.32%20.60%5.73%1 Year Performance21.40%6.80%51.47%25.85% Liquidity Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDTLiquidity Services2.9835 of 5 stars$27.17-0.3%$38.50+41.7%+21.4%$848.79M$363.32M32.74740Positive NewsYELPYelp4.0989 of 5 stars$31.74-0.8%$34.00+7.1%-10.2%$2.02B$1.45B14.365,116Positive NewsZDZiff Davis3.4476 of 5 stars$38.51+1.1%$38.83+0.8%-25.6%$1.56B$1.40B25.673,800Positive NewsCMPRCimpress4.4613 of 5 stars$63.47+1.1%$72.00+13.4%-30.9%$1.54B$3.40B124.4515,500Positive NewsQNSTQuinStreet4.2595 of 5 stars$16.23+1.8%$27.00+66.4%-15.9%$919.93M$1.09B180.33790Positive NewsANGIAngi3.1658 of 5 stars$18.46+0.9%$22.07+19.6%-35.1%$811.46M$1.19B15.012,800Analyst UpgradeTTGTTechTarget4.0266 of 5 stars$5.89+4.4%$16.40+178.4%-75.6%$403.20M$387.10M-14.022,100Positive NewsDHXDHI Group3.4777 of 5 stars$2.97flat$4.50+51.5%+81.5%$142.59M$134.40M-14.14530Short Interest ↑TZOOTravelzoo3.7845 of 5 stars$9.79+3.5%$21.50+119.6%-36.2%$103.88M$83.90M11.00210Positive NewsLPSNLivePerson1.6622 of 5 stars$0.97+4.3%$1.00+3.1%-17.6%$89.86M$312.47M-0.491,540Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓MCHXMarchex2.2583 of 5 stars$2.02+1.0%N/A+5.1%$88.36M$47.53M-18.36190News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Angi Competitors TechTarget Competitors DHI Group Competitors Travelzoo Competitors LivePerson Competitors Marchex 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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