Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Yelp Inc (YELP) Through Ratios

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The closing price of Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) was $37.97 for the day, down -1.04% from the previous closing price of $38.37. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.01 million shares were traded. YELP stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.765 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.96.

Ratios:

Our analysis of YELP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.34 and its Current Ratio is at 3.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 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:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 24 ’25 when Saldanha Craig sold 1,000 shares for $36.34 per share. The transaction valued at 36,340 led to the insider holds 223,512 shares of the business.

THE YELP FOUNDATION bought 2,500 shares of YELP for $90,850 on Mar 24 ’25. On Mar 24 ’25, another insider, CRAIG SALDANHA, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $36.34 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 2495323904 and an Enterprise Value of 2184552704. As of this moment, Yelp’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.547 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.848.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for YELP is 1.09, which has changed by -0.042853534 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $32.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.54%.

Shares Statistics:

YELP traded an average of 760.78K shares per day over the past three months and 1011210 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 65.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.89M. Insiders hold about 3.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.54% stake in the company. Shares short for YELP as of 1741910400 were 4309359 with a Short Ratio of 5.66, compared to 1739491200 on 4729910. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4309359 and a Short% of Float of 10.65.

Dividends & Splits

Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0

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