QuinStreet (QNST) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QNST or YELP?

97.8% of QuinStreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Yelp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Yelp shares are held by company 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 QNST or YELP 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
QuinStreet	-1.31%	-4.13%	-2.37%
Yelp	9.41%	18.07%	13.55%

Do analysts rate QNST or YELP?

QuinStreet currently has a consensus target price of $29.80, suggesting a potential upside of 90.78%. Yelp has a consensus target price of $37.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.60%. Given QuinStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than Yelp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuinStreet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Yelp	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Which has higher valuation and earnings, QNST or YELP?

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
QuinStreet	$928.72M	0.95	-$31.33M	-$0.22	-71.00
Yelp	$1.41B	1.56	$132.85M	$1.92	17.66

Does the media refer more to QNST or YELP?

In the previous week, Yelp had 2 more articles in the media than QuinStreet. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Yelp and 13 mentions for QuinStreet. QuinStreet's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Yelp's score of 1.03 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QuinStreet	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Yelp	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QNST or YELP?

Yelp received 1024 more outperform votes than QuinStreet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.13% of users gave Yelp an outperform vote while only 56.57% of users gave QuinStreet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QuinStreet	Outperform Votes 310 56.57%	Underperform Votes 238 43.43%
Yelp	Outperform Votes 1334 68.13%	Underperform Votes 624 31.87%

Which has more risk and volatility, QNST or YELP?

QuinStreet has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yelp has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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