Yalla Group (YALA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company was formerly known as FYXTech Corporation. Yalla Group Limited was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.61 to $6.80
• 50-Day Range: $3.91 to $8.02
• 52-Week Range: $3.71 to $8.29
• Volume: 596,830 shs
• Average Volume: 381,645 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.10
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Yalla Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Yalla Group scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 481st out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Yalla Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Yalla Group is 9.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Yalla Group is 9.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 43.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Yalla Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.55% of the float of Yalla Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Yalla Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Yalla Group has recently increased by 15.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Yalla Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Yalla Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.55% of the float of Yalla Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Yalla Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Yalla Group has recently increased by 15.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Yalla Group has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Yalla Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for YALA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Yalla Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Yalla Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

52.24% of the stock of Yalla Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 4.73% of the stock of Yalla Group is held by institutions.

YALA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have YALA shares performed this year?

Yalla Group's stock was trading at $4.06 at the start of the year. Since then, YALA shares have increased by 75.1% and is now trading at $7.11.
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How were Yalla Group's earnings last quarter?

Yalla Group Limited (NYSE:YALA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March, 10th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter. The company earned $90.83 million during the quarter. Yalla Group had a net margin of 40.72% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.80%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Yalla Group IPO?

Yalla Group (YALA) raised $149 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, September 30th 2020. The company issued 18,600,000 shares at a price of $7.00-$9.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Tiger Brokers and Haitong International acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Yalla Group's major shareholders?

Yalla Group's top institutional shareholders include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.12%), E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. (0.08%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.05%) and Blue Trust Inc. (0.03%).

How do I buy shares of Yalla Group?

Shares of YALA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Yalla Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Yalla Group investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Meta Platforms (META), ServiceNow (NOW) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/10/2025
• Today: 5/04/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/19/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:YALA
• CIK: 1794350
• Web: www.yallatech.ae
• Phone: 9714-453-9123
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 630
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $117.34 million
• Net Margins: 40.72%
• Pretax Margin: 43.17%
• Return on Equity: 21.80%
• Return on Assets: 19.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.47
• Quick Ratio: 6.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $339.68 million
• Price / Sales: 3.32
• Cash Flow: $1.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.76
• Book Value: $3.55 per share
• Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 158,543,000
• Free Float: 75,720,000
• Market Cap: $1.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88