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After finishing at $38.55 in the prior trading day, Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) closed at $38.59, up 0.10%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.11 million shares were traded. YELP stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.805 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.3.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of YELP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.89 and its Current Ratio is at 2.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Goldman on October 14, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $38 from $46 previously.
On September 16, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $30.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 06 ’25 when Nachman Joseph R sold 7,000 shares for $34.90 per share. The transaction valued at 244,294 led to the insider holds 273,595 shares of the business.
JOSEPH NACHMAN bought 7,000 shares of YELP for $244,293 on May 06 ’25. On Apr 24 ’25, another insider, THE YELP FOUNDATION, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,500 shares for $34.55 each.
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 2463678208 and an Enterprise Value of 2162777344. As of this moment, Yelp’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.504 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.31.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YELP is 1.03, which has changed by 0.05149865 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 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 $32.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.49%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 853.78K shares per day over the past 3-months and 908590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 64.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.76M. Insiders hold about 3.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.11% stake in the company. Shares short for YELP as of 1745971200 were 3702489 with a Short Ratio of 4.34, compared to 1743379200 on 3525722. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3702489 and a Short% of Float of 9.35.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Yelp Inc (YELP) is the result of assessments by 8.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.62, with high estimates of $0.7 and low estimates of $0.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.34 and $1.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.17. EPS for the following year is $2.67, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $3.04 and $2.32.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $365.71M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $371.69M to a low estimate of $362.91M. As of the current estimate, Yelp Inc’s year-ago sales were $357.02MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $375.08M. There is a high estimate of $379.63M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $371.7M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YELP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.49B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.41BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.56B and the low estimate is $1.51B.
