Liquidity Services (LQDT) Competitors $31.78 -0.25 (-0.78%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LQDT vs. YELP, ZD, CMPR, QNST, OPEN, ANGI, 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), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Angi (ANGI), 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 Opendoor Technologies Angi TechTarget Brightcove Travelzoo DHI Group Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) and Yelp (NYSE:YELP) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to LQDT or YELP? In the previous week, Yelp had 26 more articles in the media than Liquidity Services. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Yelp and 7 mentions for Liquidity Services. Liquidity Services' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Yelp's score of 0.54 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Yelp 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LQDT or YELP 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 Liquidity Services6.37% 20.94% 11.32% Yelp 9.41%18.07%13.55% Which has preferable earnings & 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$414.32M2.38$19.99M$0.7542.37Yelp$1.41B1.61$132.85M$1.9218.26 Which has more volatility & risk, LQDT or YELP? Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yelp has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate LQDT or YELP? Liquidity Services currently has a consensus target price of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.15%. Yelp has a consensus target price of $36.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.63%. Given Liquidity Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, 7.4% of Yelp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LQDT or YELP? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLiquidity ServicesOutperform Votes45669.62% Underperform Votes19930.38% YelpOutperform Votes133468.06% Underperform Votes62631.94% 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$986.42M$20.33B$7.30B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A2.65%2.58%4.22%P/E Ratio42.3733.0030.7018.48Price / Sales2.387.46172.23103.60Price / Cash24.2932.3031.5134.62Price / Book5.225.235.034.25Net Income$19.99M$671.38M$195.49M$248.23M7 Day Performance0.92%-0.21%0.76%0.89%1 Month Performance0.70%1.30%3.57%3.53%1 Year Performance82.64%19.75%12.65%5.08% Liquidity Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDTLiquidity Services1.937 of 5 stars$31.78-0.8%$38.50+21.1%+84.1%$986.42M$414.32M42.37740Upcoming EarningsInsider TradePositive NewsYELPYelp3.4956 of 5 stars$32.59-1.4%$36.33+11.5%-12.9%$2.12B$1.41B16.974,900Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageZDZiff Davis4.0171 of 5 stars$30.95+1.5%$65.67+112.2%-41.1%$1.33B$1.40B26.234,900Upcoming EarningsGap DownCMPRCimpress4.7543 of 5 stars$41.42-1.6%$103.00+148.7%-50.7%$1.04B$3.36B6.8616,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageQNSTQuinStreet3.0627 of 5 stars$15.88-1.2%$29.80+87.7%-3.2%$896.73M$928.72M-72.18790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsOPENOpendoor Technologies3.9881 of 5 stars$0.93-2.2%$1.55+66.2%-61.9%$674.90M$5.15B-1.732,570Upcoming EarningsGap DownANGIAngi2.1786 of 5 stars$12.00+3.4%$28.25+135.4%-45.7%$596.72M$1.19B150.024,600Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTTGTTechTarget3.755 of 5 stars$7.12-12.7%$26.29+269.2%-71.0%$208.15M$257.41M-16.951,000Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeBCOVBrightcove0.5106 of 5 stars$4.45flat$3.98-10.7%N/A$202.12M$201.19M-21.19720Upcoming EarningsTZOOTravelzoo4.0737 of 5 stars$12.50+4.1%$25.00+100.0%+55.7%$140.56M$83.90M11.68210Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownDHXDHI Group3.5461 of 5 stars$1.51+0.3%$5.25+248.8%-40.1%$72.77M$141.93M150.65530Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Opendoor Technologies Competitors Angi 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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