Liquidity Services (LQDT) Competitors $27.75 -0.30 (-1.07%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.74 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 05:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, TTGT, DHX, TZOO, LPSN, and MCHXShould 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), TechTarget (TTGT), DHI Group (DHX), Travelzoo (TZOO), LivePerson (LPSN), and Marchex (MCHX). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Liquidity Services vs. Its Competitors Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet Angi TechTarget DHI Group Travelzoo LivePerson Marchex Yelp (NYSE:YELP) and Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) are both small-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Is YELP or LQDT more profitable? Yelp has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Liquidity Services' net margin of 6.25%. Liquidity Services' return on equity of 20.75% beat Yelp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Yelp10.28% 20.17% 15.18% Liquidity Services 6.25%20.75%11.42% Does the media prefer YELP or LQDT? In the previous week, Yelp and Yelp both had 9 articles in the media. Liquidity Services' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Yelp's score of 0.76 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liquidity Services 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate YELP or LQDT? Yelp presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.28%. Liquidity Services has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.74%. Given Liquidity Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Liquidity Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings and 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$1.41B1.42$132.85M$2.2114.34Liquidity Services$363.32M2.39$19.99M$0.8333.43 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in YELP or LQDT? 90.1% of Yelp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Liquidity Services shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Yelp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.4% of Liquidity Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, YELP or LQDT? Yelp has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLiquidity Services beats Yelp on 9 of the 15 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. 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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 ServicesAuction/Valuation Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$876.20M$15.39B$26.40B$10.27BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.74%4.63%P/E Ratio33.4331.2926.8826.53Price / Sales2.394.12720.94234.71Price / Cash19.1718.4927.4960.52Price / Book4.644.777.926.31Net Income$19.99M$269.39M$198.32M$271.37M7 Day Performance2.55%9.79%3.15%2.11%1 Month Performance9.25%6.23%21.57%6.67%1 Year Performance23.01%14.99%51.34%27.84% Liquidity Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDTLiquidity Services2.883 of 5 stars$27.75-1.1%$38.50+38.7%+24.7%$876.20M$363.32M33.43740News CoverageInsider TradeYELPYelp3.8712 of 5 stars$31.74-0.8%$34.00+7.1%-5.9%$2.02B$1.45B14.365,116Positive NewsInsider TradeZDZiff Davis3.6495 of 5 stars$38.51+1.1%$38.83+0.8%-23.0%$1.56B$1.40B25.673,800CMPRCimpress4.1861 of 5 stars$63.47+1.1%$72.00+13.4%-23.9%$1.54B$3.40B124.4515,500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastQNSTQuinStreet4.2453 of 5 stars$16.23+1.8%$27.00+66.4%-16.1%$919.93M$1.09B180.33790Positive NewsANGIAngi3.0028 of 5 stars$18.46+0.9%$22.07+19.6%-36.0%$811.46M$1.19B15.012,800TTGTTechTarget3.9956 of 5 stars$5.89+4.4%$16.40+178.4%-72.9%$403.20M$387.10M-14.022,100Positive NewsInsider TradeDHXDHI Group3.2021 of 5 stars$2.97flat$4.50+51.5%+79.6%$142.59M$134.40M-14.14530Short Interest ↑TZOOTravelzoo3.7395 of 5 stars$9.79+3.5%$21.50+119.6%-32.1%$103.88M$83.90M11.00210News CoverageInsider TradeLPSNLivePerson2.4192 of 5 stars$0.97+4.3%$1.00+3.1%-36.4%$89.86M$312.47M-0.491,540News CoverageShort Interest ↓MCHXMarchex1.8852 of 5 stars$2.02+1.0%N/A+9.1%$88.36M$47.53M-18.36190 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Angi Competitors TechTarget Competitors DHI Group Competitors Travelzoo Competitors LivePerson Competitors Marchex 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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