Yalla Group (YALA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Yalla Group Limited is a technology company that operates social networking, voice-chat and digital entertainment platforms primarily serving users in the Middle East and North Africa. The company’s services are designed to support online communication, community interaction and casual gaming through mobile applications.

Its flagship platform, Yalla, is a voice-centered social networking application that enables users to participate in group discussions, chat rooms and other online communities. Yalla Group also operates Yalla Ludo, a mobile version of the traditional board game that includes social and multiplayer features. The company has expanded its product portfolio to include additional social and entertainment applications, including YallaChat.

Yalla Group was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2020. Yang Tao serves as the company’s founder, chairman and chief executive officer. Yalla Group focuses on building localized platforms for Arabic-speaking and other users across the broader Middle East and North Africa region.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.30 to $5.38
• 50-Day Range: $5.32 to $5.63
• 52-Week Range: $5.01 to $7.83
• Volume: 512,433 shs
• Average Volume: 273,146 shs
• Market Capitalization: $812.98 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.90
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Yalla Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Yalla Group scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 186th out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Yalla Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Yalla Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

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 6.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Yalla Group is 6.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 232.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Yalla Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.53% 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 3.16, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Yalla Group has recently decreased by 12.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Yalla Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/18/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:YALA
• CIK: 1794350
• Web: www.yalla.com
• Phone: +97145877388
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 849
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $149.84 million
• Net Margins: 40.78%
• Pretax Margin: 40.34%
• Return on Equity: 16.82%
• Return on Assets: 15.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 10.30
• Quick Ratio: 10.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $341.94 million
• Price / Sales: 2.38
• Cash Flow: $0.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.37
• Book Value: $5.24 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 152,960,000
• Free Float: 73,054,000
• Market Cap: $812.98 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.40