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After finishing at $31.29 in the prior trading day, Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) closed at $31.62, up 1.05%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. YELP stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.315.
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 6.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.00. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.27 and its Current Ratio is at 3.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 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 Aug 27 ’25 when Schwarzbach David A sold 10,000 shares for $31.43 per share. The transaction valued at 314,289 led to the insider holds 180,196 shares of the business.
DAVID SCHWARZBACH bought 10,000 shares of YELP for $314,289 on Aug 27 ’25. On Aug 25 ’25, another insider, Amara Carmen, who serves as the Chief People Officer of the company, sold 1,500 shares for $32.33 each. As a result, the insider received 48,495 and left with 85,566 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 1993979392 and an Enterprise Value of 1713432960. As of this moment, Yelp’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.181 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.054.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YELP is 1.02, which has changed by -0.05780691 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 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 $29.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.98%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 879.30K shares per day over the past 3-months and 887670 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 63.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.17M. Insiders hold about 3.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.31% stake in the company. Shares short for YELP as of 1755216000 were 4803994 with a Short Ratio of 5.46, compared to 1752537600 on 4836615. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4803994 and a Short% of Float of 12.550001.
