Which has higher valuation and earnings, QNST or CMPR?

Cimpress has higher revenue and earnings than QuinStreet. QuinStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cimpress, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio QuinStreet $1.09B 0.66 $4.71M $1.14 10.98 Cimpress $3.40B 0.70 $14.95M $1.78 55.37

Is QNST or CMPR more profitable?

QuinStreet has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Cimpress' net margin of 1.24%. QuinStreet's return on equity of 9.97% beat Cimpress' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets QuinStreet 5.53% 9.97% 5.28% Cimpress 1.24% -8.25% 2.25%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, QNST or ZD?

Ziff Davis has higher revenue and earnings than QuinStreet. QuinStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ziff Davis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio QuinStreet $1.09B 0.66 $4.71M $1.14 10.98 Ziff Davis $1.45B 1.14 $47.35M $1.13 39.88

Is QNST or ZD more profitable?

QuinStreet has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Ziff Davis' net margin of 3.26%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 12.17% beat QuinStreet's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets QuinStreet 5.53% 9.97% 5.28% Ziff Davis 3.26% 12.17% 6.16%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, YELP or QNST?

Yelp has higher revenue and earnings than QuinStreet. Yelp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuinStreet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Yelp $1.46B 0.85 $145.60M $2.19 10.38 QuinStreet $1.09B 0.66 $4.71M $1.14 10.98

Is YELP or QNST more profitable?

Yelp has a net margin of 9.47% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of 5.53%. Yelp's return on equity of 20.19% beat QuinStreet's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Yelp 9.47% 20.19% 14.45% QuinStreet 5.53% 9.97% 5.28%

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QNST vs. CMPR, SPSC, ZD, YELP, and LQDT

Should you buy QuinStreet stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares QuinStreet with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with QuinStreet include Cimpress (CMPR), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Ziff Davis (ZD), Yelp (YELP), and Liquidity Services (LQDT). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

How does QuinStreet compare to Cimpress?

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) and Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) are both internet software & services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Cimpress had 9 more articles in the media than QuinStreet. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cimpress and 1 mentions for QuinStreet. QuinStreet's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Cimpress' score of 0.41 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
QuinStreet	Very Positive
Cimpress	Neutral

QuinStreet has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Cimpress' net margin of 1.24%. QuinStreet's return on equity of 9.97% beat Cimpress' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuinStreet	5.53%	9.97%	5.28%
Cimpress	1.24%	-8.25%	2.25%

QuinStreet has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cimpress has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

Cimpress has higher revenue and earnings than QuinStreet. QuinStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cimpress, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QuinStreet	$1.09B	0.66	$4.71M	$1.14	10.98
Cimpress	$3.40B	0.70	$14.95M	$1.78	55.37

97.8% of QuinStreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Cimpress shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Cimpress 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.

QuinStreet presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.74%. Cimpress has a consensus price target of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.13%. Given QuinStreet's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than Cimpress.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuinStreet	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Cimpress	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Cimpress beats QuinStreet on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuinStreet compare to SPS Commerce?

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) and SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) are both internet software & services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

QuinStreet has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

QuinStreet presently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 63.74%. SPS Commerce has a consensus target price of $76.45, suggesting a potential upside of 34.72%. Given QuinStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than SPS Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuinStreet	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
SPS Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

SPS Commerce has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QuinStreet. QuinStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QuinStreet	$1.09B	0.66	$4.71M	$1.14	10.98
SPS Commerce	$751.51M	2.77	$93.34M	$2.40	23.65

In the previous week, SPS Commerce had 2 more articles in the media than QuinStreet. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SPS Commerce and 1 mentions for QuinStreet. QuinStreet's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat SPS Commerce's score of 0.52 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
QuinStreet	Very Positive
SPS Commerce	Positive

SPS Commerce has a net margin of 11.92% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of 5.53%. SPS Commerce's return on equity of 12.43% beat QuinStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuinStreet	5.53%	9.97%	5.28%
SPS Commerce	11.92%	12.43%	10.37%

97.8% of QuinStreet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SPS Commerce beats QuinStreet on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuinStreet compare to Ziff Davis?

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) and Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

97.8% of QuinStreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Ziff Davis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ziff Davis had 4 more articles in the media than QuinStreet. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ziff Davis and 1 mentions for QuinStreet. QuinStreet's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Ziff Davis' score of 0.56 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
QuinStreet	Very Positive
Ziff Davis	Positive

QuinStreet has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ziff Davis has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

QuinStreet presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.74%. Ziff Davis has a consensus price target of $47.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.84%. Given QuinStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than Ziff Davis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuinStreet	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ziff Davis	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

QuinStreet has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Ziff Davis' net margin of 3.26%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 12.17% beat QuinStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuinStreet	5.53%	9.97%	5.28%
Ziff Davis	3.26%	12.17%	6.16%

Ziff Davis has higher revenue and earnings than QuinStreet. QuinStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ziff Davis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QuinStreet	$1.09B	0.66	$4.71M	$1.14	10.98
Ziff Davis	$1.45B	1.14	$47.35M	$1.13	39.88

Summary

Ziff Davis beats QuinStreet on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuinStreet compare to Yelp?

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) and QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Yelp has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QuinStreet has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Yelp has a net margin of 9.47% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of 5.53%. Yelp's return on equity of 20.19% beat QuinStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yelp	9.47%	20.19%	14.45%
QuinStreet	5.53%	9.97%	5.28%

90.1% of Yelp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of QuinStreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Yelp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Yelp has higher revenue and earnings than QuinStreet. Yelp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuinStreet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yelp	$1.46B	0.85	$145.60M	$2.19	10.38
QuinStreet	$1.09B	0.66	$4.71M	$1.14	10.98

Yelp presently has a consensus target price of $27.88, indicating a potential upside of 22.61%. QuinStreet has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.74%. Given QuinStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than Yelp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yelp	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
QuinStreet	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

In the previous week, Yelp had 12 more articles in the media than QuinStreet. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Yelp and 1 mentions for QuinStreet. QuinStreet's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Yelp's score of 0.20 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Yelp	Neutral
QuinStreet	Very Positive

Summary

Yelp beats QuinStreet on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuinStreet compare to Liquidity Services?

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) and QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) are both small-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Liquidity Services had 22 more articles in the media than QuinStreet. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Liquidity Services and 1 mentions for QuinStreet. QuinStreet's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Liquidity Services' score of 0.25 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Liquidity Services	Neutral
QuinStreet	Very Positive

Liquidity Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QuinStreet. QuinStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liquidity Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liquidity Services	$476.67M	2.37	$28.09M	$0.93	38.94
QuinStreet	$1.09B	0.66	$4.71M	$1.14	10.98

Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QuinStreet has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Liquidity Services has a net margin of 6.30% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of 5.53%. Liquidity Services' return on equity of 18.49% beat QuinStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liquidity Services	6.30%	18.49%	10.35%
QuinStreet	5.53%	9.97%	5.28%

Liquidity Services currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.51%. QuinStreet has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.74%. Given QuinStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than Liquidity Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liquidity Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
QuinStreet	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

71.2% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of QuinStreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Liquidity Services beats QuinStreet on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	QuinStreet	Internet Services Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$719.22M	$2.73B	$40.86B	$12.59B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.22%	3.14%	5.31%
P/E Ratio	10.98	32.36	162.93	23.45
Price / Sales	0.66	1.37	625.68	114.93
Price / Cash	13.97	11.92	49.02	37.60
Price / Book	2.93	14.76	10.00	6.86
Net Income	$4.71M	$246.12M	$1.07B	$337.26M
7 Day Performance	1.87%	5.46%	4.01%	3.58%
1 Month Performance	-1.88%	7.62%	11.18%	5.71%
1 Year Performance	-18.17%	5.71%	172.00%	39.70%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
QNST QuinStreet	4.3092 of 5 stars	$12.52 +0.7%	$20.50 +63.7%	-18.2%	$719.22M	$1.09B	10.98	790	Positive News
CMPR Cimpress	2.6276 of 5 stars	$102.39 flat	$111.50 +8.9%	+122.2%	$2.48B	$3.40B	57.52	15,500	Insider Trade Analyst Revision Gap Down
SPSC SPS Commerce	3.7522 of 5 stars	$53.72 flat	$76.45 +42.3%	-59.6%	$1.97B	$751.51M	22.38	2,948
ZD Ziff Davis	2.8232 of 5 stars	$43.70 flat	$47.25 +8.1%	+39.5%	$1.61B	$1.45B	38.67	3,900	News Coverage Insider Trade Gap Down
YELP Yelp	3.5951 of 5 stars	$22.44 +0.2%	$27.88 +24.2%	-40.5%	$1.23B	$1.46B	10.25	5,168	Analyst Revision Gap Down

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Is QNST or ZD more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, QNST or ZD?

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Is YELP or QNST more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in YELP or QNST?

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