Acadian Asset Management LLC Has $14.54 Million Stake in Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR $YALA

Key Points

• Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Yalla Group Limited by 1.4%, acquiring an additional 37,580 shares, bringing its total ownership to approximately 2.79 million shares valued at $14.5 million.
• Wall Street analysts have upgraded Yalla Group from a "hold" to a "buy" rating, signaling positive growth expectations for the company.
• Yalla Group reported earnings of $0.20 per share for the last quarter, with revenues of $84.56 million and strong metrics such as a return on equity of 20.64%.

Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YALA - Free Report) by 1.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,791,208 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 37,580 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC owned about 1.77% of Yalla Group worth $14,535,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. R Squared Ltd boosted its position in shares of Yalla Group by 21.9% during the 1st quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 38,060 shares of the company's stock worth $199,000 after acquiring an additional 6,830 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Yalla Group by 23.5% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 50,550 shares of the company's stock worth $264,000 after acquiring an additional 9,621 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Yalla Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its position in Yalla Group by 123.9% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 26,173 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 14,483 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC boosted its position in Yalla Group by 31.4% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 62,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 14,800 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 4.73% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Yalla Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 24th.

Yalla Group Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of YALA stock traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $7.80. 191,069 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 729,073. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $7.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.83. The stock has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a PE ratio of 9.76 and a beta of 0.80. Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12 month low of $3.83 and a 12 month high of $9.29.

Yalla Group (NYSE:YALA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $84.56 million during the quarter. Yalla Group had a net margin of 42.02% and a return on equity of 20.64%. Yalla Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Yalla Group Profile

Yalla Group Limited operates a social networking and gaming platform primarily in the Middle East and North Africa region. It provides mobile applications, including Yalla, a voice-centric group chat platform; and Yalla Ludo, a casual gaming application. The company's platform offers group chatting and games services; and sells virtual items, as well as provides upgrade services.