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YELP vs. SPSC, OPEN, ZD, CMPR, QNST, ANGI, LQDT, TTGT, DHX, and TZOO

Should you be buying Yelp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Yelp include SPS Commerce (SPSC), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), Angi (ANGI), Liquidity Services (LQDT), TechTarget (TTGT), DHI Group (DHX), and Travelzoo (TZOO). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

Yelp vs. Its Competitors

SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) and Yelp (NYSE:YELP) are both mid-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yelp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SPS Commerce$637.77M6.68$77.05M$2.1851.59
Yelp$1.41B1.44$132.85M$2.2114.62

SPS Commerce has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Yelp's net margin of 10.28%. Yelp's return on equity of 20.17% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SPS Commerce11.79% 12.10% 10.08%
Yelp 10.28%20.17%15.18%

SPS Commerce currently has a consensus target price of $165.80, suggesting a potential upside of 47.44%. Yelp has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Given SPS Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SPS Commerce is more favorable than Yelp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SPS Commerce
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Yelp
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Yelp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Yelp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Yelp had 3 more articles in the media than SPS Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Yelp and 8 mentions for SPS Commerce. SPS Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Yelp's score of 1.03 indicating that SPS Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SPS Commerce
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Yelp
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

SPS Commerce and Yelp tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding YELP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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YELP vs. The Competition

MetricYelpINTERNET CONTENT IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.04B$4.09B$29.63B$21.11B
Dividend YieldN/A5.09%3.09%3.55%
P/E Ratio14.628.0454.1228.92
Price / Sales1.442.271,258.7453.04
Price / Cash10.0121.2633.6418.23
Price / Book2.864.097.254.69
Net Income$132.85M$121.37M$805.41M$995.89M
7 Day Performance4.33%-0.77%0.95%1.92%
1 Month Performance-6.92%-2.72%-0.22%1.74%
1 Year Performance-7.55%5.60%24,310.03%10.20%

Yelp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
YELP
Yelp
3.7841 of 5 stars
$32.32
-0.4%
$34.00
+5.2%
-7.2%$2.04B$1.41B14.625,116
SPSC
SPS Commerce
3.6772 of 5 stars
$114.50
+2.2%
$165.80
+44.8%
-41.6%$4.34B$637.77M52.522,783News Coverage
Positive News
OPEN
Opendoor Technologies
2.2052 of 5 stars
$3.78
+19.2%
$1.26
-66.6%
+122.7%$2.76B$5.18B-8.791,470Options Volume
High Trading Volume
ZD
Ziff Davis
3.8226 of 5 stars
$37.04
+1.8%
$46.86
+26.5%
-17.7%$1.52B$1.40B24.693,800
CMPR
Cimpress
3.6792 of 5 stars
$58.89
-0.3%
$72.00
+22.3%
-32.0%$1.44B$3.40B115.4715,500News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
QNST
QuinStreet
4.09 of 5 stars
$14.74
flat
$27.00
+83.2%
-13.3%$832.37M$1.09B163.78790Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
ANGI
Angi
3.2854 of 5 stars
$18.25
-0.3%
$22.07
+20.9%
-31.9%$809.21M$1.19B14.842,800
LQDT
Liquidity Services
3.0345 of 5 stars
$25.80
+1.6%
$38.50
+49.2%
+21.3%$805.99M$363.32M31.08740
TTGT
TechTarget
3.7587 of 5 stars
$6.22
+2.0%
$16.40
+163.7%
-76.8%$444.67M$284.90M-14.812,100
DHX
DHI Group
3.9724 of 5 stars
$2.34
+6.8%
$4.50
+92.3%
+60.7%$112.34M$141.93M-11.14530
TZOO
Travelzoo
3.5876 of 5 stars
$9.96
+0.2%
$25.67
+157.7%
-15.4%$109.36M$83.90M11.19210

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This page (NYSE:YELP) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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