NYSE:YELP - Yelp Stock Price, Price Target & More

Yelp trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "YELP."

Yelp declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Friday, August 4th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 7.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 10th. The local business review company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.05. The local business review company had revenue of $223.07 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $220.17 million. Yelp had a net margin of 17.80% and a return on equity of 0.47%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.19 earnings per share. View Yelp's Earnings History.

Yelp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Yelp.

26 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Yelp's shares. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate Yelp's stock price to reach $45.3965 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Yelp.

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News coverage about YELP stock has been trending positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Yelp earned a media sentiment score of 0.34 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the local business review company an impact score of 43.35 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Yelp's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.66%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (3.42%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (3.07%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (3.06%), Soma Equity Partners LP (2.64%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.33%). Company insiders that own Yelp stock include Alan Ramsay, Charles Baker, Geoffrey L Donaker, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joseph R Nachman, Laurence Wilson and Michael Stoppelman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Yelp.

YELP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Prudential Financial Inc., Sei Investments Co., Blair William & Co. IL, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Federated Investors Inc. PA and American Century Companies Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Yelp company stock in the last year include Alan Ramsay, Charles Baker, Geoffrey L Donaker, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joseph R Nachman and Laurence Wilson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Yelp.

YELP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, TCW Group Inc., Soma Equity Partners LP, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd., Stonerise Capital Management LLC and Natixis. View Insider Buying and Selling for Yelp.

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

One share of YELP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.89.

Yelp has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion and generates $846.81 million in revenue each year. The local business review company earns $152.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.07 on an earnings per share basis. Yelp employs 5,323 workers across the globe.

Yelp's mailing address is 140 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94105. The local business review company can be reached via phone at 415-908-3801 or via email at [email protected]