Liquidity Services (LQDT) Competitors $24.56 +0.41 (+1.70%) As of 07/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LQDT vs. YELP, ZD, CMPR, QNST, ANGI, TTGT, OPEN, 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), Angi (ANGI), TechTarget (TTGT), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Brightcove (BCOV), Travelzoo (TZOO), and DHI Group (DHX). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Liquidity Services vs. Its Competitors Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet Angi TechTarget Opendoor Technologies Brightcove Travelzoo DHI Group Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) and Yelp (NYSE:YELP) are both internet software & services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LQDT or YELP? 71.2% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Yelp shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.4% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Yelp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, LQDT or YELP? Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yelp has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LQDT or YELP more profitable? Yelp has a net margin of 9.95% compared to Liquidity Services' net margin of 6.31%. Liquidity Services' return on equity of 20.89% beat Yelp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liquidity Services6.31% 20.89% 11.33% Yelp 9.95%19.42%14.62% Does the media prefer LQDT or YELP? In the previous week, Yelp had 15 more articles in the media than Liquidity Services. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Yelp and 4 mentions for Liquidity Services. Liquidity Services' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Yelp's score of 0.72 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Yelp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$363.32M2.11$19.99M$0.7931.09Yelp$1.41B1.57$132.85M$2.0816.65 Do analysts prefer LQDT or YELP? Liquidity Services presently has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.76%. Yelp has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.85%. Given Liquidity Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71 SummaryLiquidity Services beats Yelp on 9 of the 16 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 LQDT 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 ServicesAuction/Valuation Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$753.98M$16.02B$13.08B$8.95BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.71%4.06%P/E Ratio31.0931.5028.6220.10Price / Sales2.114.4239.76120.29Price / Cash16.5117.3826.6257.86Price / Book4.113.556.235.56Net Income$19.99M$427.70M$188.58M$248.40M7 Day Performance1.82%7.34%2.47%4.67%1 Month Performance-0.89%6.76%3.21%6.64%1 Year Performance23.79%-20.92%39.11%21.31% Liquidity Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDTLiquidity Services2.7557 of 5 stars$24.56+1.7%$38.50+56.8%+23.4%$753.98M$363.32M31.09740News CoveragePositive NewsYELPYelp3.7151 of 5 stars$34.31-0.2%$34.00-0.9%-4.8%$2.19B$1.41B16.505,116ZDZiff Davis4.5523 of 5 stars$30.27-0.5%$47.00+55.3%-37.4%$1.28B$1.40B18.353,800Analyst DowngradeCMPRCimpress4.1944 of 5 stars$47.00+0.4%$62.50+33.0%-46.3%$1.16B$3.29B8.0216,000High Trading VolumeQNSTQuinStreet3.1406 of 5 stars$16.10+2.3%$29.00+80.1%-0.6%$888.82M$613.51M-1,608.39790ANGIAngi3.9219 of 5 stars$15.26-3.2%$21.36+40.0%-13.0%$756.27M$1.19B13.872,800News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeTTGTTechTarget3.9335 of 5 stars$7.77+10.7%$19.33+148.8%-77.9%$501.85M$284.90M-18.502,100High Trading VolumeOPENOpendoor Technologies4.1138 of 5 stars$0.53-4.5%$1.55+190.8%-59.6%$407.02M$5.15B-1.031,470News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBCOVBrightcove0.524 of 5 stars$4.45flat$3.98-10.7%N/A$202.12M$201.19M-21.19720TZOOTravelzoo3.6947 of 5 stars$12.73-4.6%$25.67+101.6%+81.2%$148.12M$83.90M12.73210DHXDHI Group4.1752 of 5 stars$2.98+0.3%$5.25+76.2%+36.6%$144.79M$141.93M-17.53530News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Angi Competitors TechTarget Competitors Opendoor Technologies 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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