FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Yelp Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Yelp from $2.09 to $2.07, while the consensus estimate for the company's full-year earnings is still at $2.22 per share.
• Yelp reported a better-than-expected quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, surpassing analysts' estimates by $0.19, along with a revenue of $370.39 million for the quarter.
• Insider trading activity included significant stock sales, with insider Carmen Amara selling 1,500 shares for a total of $47,055 and Craig Saldanha selling 1,200 shares valued at $37,116.

Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Yelp in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the local business review company will post earnings per share of $2.07 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.09. Zacks Research has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Yelp's current full-year earnings is $2.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yelp's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.76 EPS.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The local business review company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $370.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $365.71 million. Yelp had a return on equity of 20.17% and a net margin of 10.28%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.54 EPS. Yelp has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Yelp from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $33.00 price objective on shares of Yelp in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Yelp in a report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Yelp and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Yelp from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $35.00.

Yelp Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE YELP opened at $33.54 on Thursday. Yelp has a 52 week low of $29.96 and a 52 week high of $41.72. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $31.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.27. The firm has a market cap of $2.11 billion, a PE ratio of 15.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 0.98.

Insider Buying and Selling at Yelp

In other Yelp news, insider Carmen Amara sold 1,500 shares of Yelp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.37, for a total value of $47,055.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 84,066 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,637,150.42. The trade was a 1.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Craig Saldanha sold 1,200 shares of Yelp stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.93, for a total value of $37,116.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 202,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,263,325. This represents a 0.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 37,400 shares of company stock valued at $1,200,130 in the last three months. 8.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yelp

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Yelp by 14.5% during the second quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,056 shares of the local business review company's stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 386 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in shares of Yelp by 0.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 58,298 shares of the local business review company's stock worth $1,998,000 after buying an additional 393 shares in the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its position in shares of Yelp by 3.4% during the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 14,436 shares of the local business review company's stock worth $495,000 after buying an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp grew its position in shares of Yelp by 7.4% during the first quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 6,986 shares of the local business review company's stock worth $259,000 after buying an additional 480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Yelp by 0.7% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 76,376 shares of the local business review company's stock worth $2,828,000 after buying an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. 90.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Yelp

Yelp Inc operates a platform that connects consumers with local businesses in the United States and internationally. The company's platform covers various categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, and other categories, as well as home, local, auto, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services.

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