Insider’s View: Deciphering Yelp Inc (YELP)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

Abby Carey

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The price of Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) closed at $29.9 in the last session, up 0.10% from day before closing price of $29.87. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. YELP stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.78.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at YELP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.99 and its Current Ratio is at 2.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.

On October 14, 2024, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $46 to $38. On September 16, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $30.BofA Securities initiated its Underperform rating on September 16, 2024, with a $30 target price.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’25 when Nachman Joseph R sold 20,325 shares for $30.10 per share. The transaction valued at 611,846 led to the insider holds 195,880 shares of the business.

JOSEPH NACHMAN bought 20,325 shares of YELP for $611,846 on Dec 05 ’25. On Dec 03 ’25, another insider, Barone Christine, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 15,000 shares for $30.00 each. As a result, the insider received 450,000 and left with 31,435 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, YELP now has a Market Capitalization of 1885513600 and an Enterprise Value of 1522457472. As of this moment, Yelp’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.038 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.047.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for YELP is 0.56, which has changed by -0.24704105 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, YELP has reached a high of $41.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.11%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, YELP traded on average about 926.12K shares per day over the past 3-months and 889480 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 62.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.69M. Insiders hold about 2.92% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.62% stake in the company. Shares short for YELP as of 1764288000 were 5277059 with a Short Ratio of 5.70, compared to 1761868800 on 5173511. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5277059 and a Short% of Float of 14.38.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 8.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.51, with high estimates of $0.6 and low estimates of $0.34.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.24 and $2.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.17. EPS for the following year is $2.65, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $2.93 and $2.35.

Revenue Estimates

According to 9 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $358.69M. It ranges from a high estimate of $361.04M to a low estimate of $356.61M. As of. The current estimate, Yelp Inc’s year-ago sales were $361.95MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $360.18M. There is a high estimate of $366.84M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $356.24M.

A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YELP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.47B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.46B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.41BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.51B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.54B and the low estimate is $1.49B.

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