Liquidity Services (LQDT) Competitors $25.00 -0.35 (-1.38%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LQDT vs. PRTH, EEX, LLNW, RGP, RMNI, ZD, YELP, CMPR, QNST, and OPENShould you be buying Liquidity Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liquidity Services include Priority Technology (PRTH), Emerald (EEX), Limelight Networks (LLNW), Resources Connection (RGP), Rimini Street (RMNI), Ziff Davis (ZD), Yelp (YELP), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), and Opendoor Technologies (OPEN). Liquidity Services vs. Priority Technology Emerald Limelight Networks Resources Connection Rimini Street Ziff Davis Yelp Cimpress QuinStreet Opendoor Technologies Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) and Priority Technology (NASDAQ:PRTH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Do analysts recommend LQDT or PRTH? Liquidity Services currently has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.00%. Priority Technology has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.50%. Given Priority Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Priority Technology is more favorable than Liquidity Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Liquidity Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Priority Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LQDT or PRTH? Liquidity Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Priority Technology. Priority Technology 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$314.46M2.43$20.98M$0.6339.68Priority Technology$755.61M0.87-$1.31M-$0.42-20.38 Do insiders and institutionals believe in LQDT or PRTH? 71.2% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of Priority Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Liquidity Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 76.3% of Priority Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is LQDT or PRTH more profitable? Liquidity Services has a net margin of 5.91% compared to Priority Technology's net margin of 1.96%. Liquidity Services' return on equity of 18.47% beat Priority Technology's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liquidity Services5.91% 18.47% 10.23% Priority Technology 1.96%-15.86%1.52% Which has more volatility & risk, LQDT or PRTH? Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Priority Technology has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LQDT or PRTH? Liquidity Services received 421 more outperform votes than Priority Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.10% of users gave Liquidity Services an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave Priority Technology an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLiquidity ServicesOutperform Votes44569.10% Underperform Votes19930.90% Priority TechnologyOutperform Votes2447.06% Underperform Votes2752.94% Does the media refer more to LQDT or PRTH? In the previous week, Priority Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Liquidity Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Priority Technology and 4 mentions for Liquidity Services. Priority Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Liquidity Services' score of -0.09 indicating that Priority Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Liquidity Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Priority Technology 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLiquidity Services beats Priority Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market NowTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your financial future. Click here to discover our #1 crypto pick before it's too late 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ServicesBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$774M$20.69B$6.87B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.50%2.93%4.06%P/E Ratio39.6822.7237.0314.18Price / Sales2.4316.45175.4789.42Price / Cash18.9430.9623.9232.79Price / Book4.755.224.865.12Net Income$20.98M$515.30M$123.43M$225.99M7 Day Performance-0.04%8.27%0.13%-1.32%1 Month Performance12.92%6.25%8.31%0.60%1 Year Performance20.48%49.51%30.31%26.23% Liquidity Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDTLiquidity Services1.5722 of 5 stars$25.00-1.4%$27.00+8.0%+21.4%$774M$314.46M39.68740PRTHPriority Technology4.1631 of 5 stars$8.56-4.7%$11.00+28.5%+148.1%$692.95M$755.61M0.00790EEXEmerald1.9462 of 5 stars$4.68-1.5%$7.90+68.8%-14.6%$949.95M$382.80M-8.67600LLNWLimelight NetworksN/AN/AN/AN/A$339.96M$217.63M-6.31556Analyst ForecastRGPResources Connection4.3273 of 5 stars$8.29+0.4%$13.00+56.8%-42.0%$276.47M$632.80M23.033,376RMNIRimini Street2.4597 of 5 stars$1.96-0.5%$4.50+130.2%-37.5%$179.11M$431.50M0.002,120Positive NewsZDZiff Davis4.2195 of 5 stars$56.04+1.0%$71.29+27.2%-15.1%$2.37B$1.36B47.494,200Positive NewsYELPYelp3.9579 of 5 stars$35.84flat$37.00+3.2%-22.7%$2.36B$1.34B21.464,872CMPRCimpress4.8805 of 5 stars$78.38+1.8%$114.50+46.1%+8.0%$1.94B$3.29B13.4716,000Positive NewsQNSTQuinStreet4.2769 of 5 stars$21.75+2.9%$29.00+33.3%+96.3%$1.19B$613.51M0.00899Analyst UpgradeOPENOpendoor Technologies3.654 of 5 stars$1.63+1.9%$2.84+74.1%-34.8%$1.14B$6.95B0.001,982 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Priority Technology Competitors Emerald Competitors Limelight Networks Competitors Resources Connection Competitors Rimini Street Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Yelp Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Opendoor Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LQDT) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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