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: $7.43 to $7.70
• 50-Day Range: $6.22 to $8.11
• 52-Week Range: $3.71 to $8.29
• Volume: 340,470 shs
• Average Volume: 414,800 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.78
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Yalla Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Yalla Group scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 549th out of 660 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 9.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Yalla Group is 9.78, 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 48.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Yalla Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. 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

1.04% of the outstanding shares of Yalla Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Yalla Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, 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 43,057.89%, 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

1.04% of the outstanding shares of Yalla Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Yalla Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, 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 43,057.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Yalla Group has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment 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

1 people have searched for YALA on MarketBeat 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 beginning of 2025. Since then, YALA shares have increased by 85.5% and is now trading at $7.53.

How were Yalla Group's earnings last quarter?

Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YALA) posted its earnings results on Monday, May, 19th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter. The business earned $83.88 million during the quarter. Yalla Group had a net margin of 40.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.67%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Yalla Group IPO?

Yalla Group (YALA) raised $149 million in an initial public offering (IPO) 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 investors include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.40%), Ariose Capital Management Ltd (0.36%), E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. (0.04%) and QRG Capital Management Inc. (0.02%).

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: 5/19/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• 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 (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $135.68 million
• Net Margins: 40.94%
• Pretax Margin: 43.88%
• Return on Equity: 20.67%
• Return on Assets: 18.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.16
• Quick Ratio: 8.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $339.68 million
• Price / Sales: 3.50
• Cash Flow: $0.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.71
• Book Value: $4.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 158,070,000
• Free Float: 75,494,000
• Market Cap: $1.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80