Liquidity Services (LQDT) Competitors $24.94 +0.10 (+0.38%) As of 03:12 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, OPEN, TTGT, BCOV, TZOO, and DHXShould 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), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), TechTarget (TTGT), Brightcove (BCOV), Travelzoo (TZOO), and DHI Group (DHX). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Liquidity Services vs. Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet Angi Opendoor Technologies TechTarget Brightcove Travelzoo DHI Group Yelp (NYSE:YELP) and Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor YELP or LQDT? Yelp received 878 more outperform votes than Liquidity Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.62% of users gave Liquidity Services an outperform vote while only 68.06% of users gave Yelp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformYelpOutperform Votes133468.06% Underperform Votes62631.94% Liquidity ServicesOutperform Votes45669.62% Underperform Votes19930.38% Do insiders and institutionals believe 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. 8.0% of Yelp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.4% of Liquidity Services shares are owned 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 YELP or LQDT more profitable? Yelp has a net margin of 9.41% compared to Liquidity Services' net margin of 6.37%. Liquidity Services' return on equity of 20.94% beat Yelp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Yelp9.41% 18.07% 13.55% Liquidity Services 6.37%20.94%11.32% Do analysts prefer YELP or LQDT? Yelp currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.17%. Liquidity Services has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.94%. Given Liquidity Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71Liquidity Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer YELP or LQDT? In the previous week, Yelp had 10 more articles in the media than Liquidity Services. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Yelp and 9 mentions for Liquidity Services. Liquidity Services' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Yelp's score of 0.99 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liquidity Services 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, YELP or LQDT? Yelp has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher 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$1.44B1.73$132.85M$2.0818.40Liquidity Services$439.25M1.77$19.99M$0.7931.45 SummaryLiquidity Services beats Yelp on 10 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ServicesBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$777.09M$21.84B$16.51B$8.53BDividend YieldN/A2.62%2.49%4.11%P/E Ratio33.1938.3832.6519.97Price / Sales1.777.92285.45122.22Price / Cash24.2932.3031.5334.62Price / Book4.085.945.364.59Net Income$19.99M$692.23M$195.26M$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.63%0.14%0.56%2.15%1 Month Performance-17.66%31.30%19.52%16.14%1 Year Performance27.96%37.09%16.37%8.06% Liquidity Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDTLiquidity Services2.5957 of 5 stars$24.95+0.4%$38.50+54.3%+25.7%$779.00M$439.25M33.27740News CoveragePositive NewsYELPYelp3.8294 of 5 stars$40.26+3.3%$34.00-15.5%+3.3%$2.62B$1.44B20.974,900Positive NewsZDZiff Davis4.4431 of 5 stars$34.70+12.3%$54.17+56.1%-42.3%$1.49B$1.40B29.414,900CMPRCimpress4.7646 of 5 stars$45.85+5.0%$62.50+36.3%-46.8%$1.14B$3.37B7.5916,000Positive NewsQNSTQuinStreet2.9815 of 5 stars$15.68+5.5%$29.00+84.9%-14.4%$885.43M$928.72M-71.27790Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeANGIAngi3.5224 of 5 stars$16.11+0.1%$21.36+32.6%-26.4%$803.00M$1.13B201.404,600Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOPENOpendoor Technologies3.656 of 5 stars$0.71+5.5%$1.55+119.1%-69.4%$511.82M$5.13B-1.312,570Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTTGTTechTarget3.5315 of 5 stars$9.11+9.6%$25.17+176.3%-73.8%$266.33M$257.41M-21.691,000Gap UpBCOVBrightcove0.4806 of 5 stars$4.45flat$3.98-10.7%N/A$202.12M$201.19M-21.19720Analyst ForecastTZOOTravelzoo3.5291 of 5 stars$14.22-3.0%$25.00+75.8%+61.5%$159.90M$85.06M13.29210DHXDHI Group3.8606 of 5 stars$1.82-1.6%$5.25+188.5%-17.0%$87.86M$141.93M182.18530 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Angi Competitors Opendoor Technologies Competitors TechTarget Competitors Brightcove Competitors Travelzoo Competitors DHI Group 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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