LQDT vs. YELP, CMPR, ZD, QNST, ANGI, TTGT, TZOO, DHX, MCHX, and LPSN
Should you be buying Liquidity Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liquidity Services include Yelp (YELP), Cimpress (CMPR), Ziff Davis (ZD), QuinStreet (QNST), Angi (ANGI), TechTarget (TTGT), Travelzoo (TZOO), DHI Group (DHX), Marchex (MCHX), and LivePerson (LPSN). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
Liquidity Services vs. Its Competitors
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 earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
In the previous week, Yelp had 11 more articles in the media than Liquidity Services. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Yelp and 3 mentions for Liquidity Services. Yelp's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Liquidity Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Yelp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Yelp presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Liquidity Services has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 59.55%. Given Liquidity Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Liquidity Services is more favorable than Yelp.
90.1% of Yelp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Liquidity Services shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Yelp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.4% of Liquidity Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Yelp has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Yelp beats Liquidity Services on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:LQDT) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
