QuinStreet (QNST) Competitors

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) and QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, YELP or QNST?

Yelp has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuinStreet has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend YELP or QNST?

Yelp presently has a consensus target price of $37.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.29%. QuinStreet has a consensus target price of $29.80, suggesting a potential upside of 55.14%. Given QuinStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than Yelp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yelp	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89
QuinStreet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media favor YELP or QNST?

In the previous week, QuinStreet had 2 more articles in the media than Yelp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for QuinStreet and 8 mentions for Yelp. Yelp's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat QuinStreet's score of 0.98 indicating that Yelp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yelp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
QuinStreet	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, YELP or QNST?

Yelp has higher revenue and earnings than QuinStreet. QuinStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yelp, 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	$1.41B	1.72	$132.85M	$1.92	19.41
QuinStreet	$928.72M	1.17	-$31.33M	-$0.22	-87.31

Do institutionals and insiders believe in YELP or QNST?

90.1% of Yelp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of QuinStreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Yelp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is YELP or QNST more profitable?

Yelp has a net margin of 9.41% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of -1.31%. Yelp's return on equity of 18.07% beat QuinStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yelp	9.41%	18.07%	13.55%
QuinStreet	-1.31%	-4.13%	-2.37%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor YELP or QNST?

Yelp received 1025 more outperform votes than QuinStreet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.13% of users gave Yelp an outperform vote while only 56.49% of users gave QuinStreet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Yelp	Outperform Votes 1334 68.13%	Underperform Votes 624 31.87%
QuinStreet	Outperform Votes 309 56.49%	Underperform Votes 238 43.51%

Summary

Yelp beats QuinStreet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.