Yelp Company Profile (NYSE:YELP)

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

Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 9th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.02. The firm earned $197.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $198.51 million. Yelp had a return on equity of 0.77% and a net margin of 0.80%. The firm's revenue was up 24.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.08 earnings per share. View Yelp's Earnings History.

Yelp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 3rd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Yelp.

32 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Yelp's shares. Their predictions range from $21.00 to $47.00. On average, they expect Yelp's share price to reach $34.55 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Yelp.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Yelp stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Yelp, Inc. is a website engaged in providing information through online community offering social networking. It covers restaurants, shopping, nightlife, financial services, health and a variety of services. The company serves customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium. Yelp, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, California. " (6/14/2017)
• 2. Maxim Group analysts commented, "Sales for the quarter were relatively inline with expectations and came in near the middle of management’s guidance range." (5/10/2017)
• 3. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "1Q17 estimates virtually inline with consensus/guidance." (5/5/2017)
• 4. Wells Fargo & Company analysts commented, "We recently published a deep-dive report on Yelp’s RAQ feature, laying out a monetization framework for a dynamic cost-per-lead model–the design we believe could be the ultimate path for RAQ compared to current monetization which features an extension of Yelp’s click-based ad programs (YELP: Request A Quote–We See Limited Upside; 3/2/17 see: Link). On the call, we expect mgmt to provide an update on RAQ monetization, though we don’t expect details regarding the final go-to-market model until later in the year." (5/5/2017)
• 5. Royal Bank Of Canada analysts commented, "Yelp today announced it had acquired Nowait, a mobile platform and seating tool that allows restaurants to manage their waitlists, for $40MM in cash. We view the deal as a slight incremental positive and as somewhat expected following the two companies' strategic partnership announced in Q2:16. Reiterate Outperform and $49 PT...Though the deal is largely immaterial from a financial perspective (no updated guidance), we believe it makes strategic sense and is an incremental positive. Furthermore, we believe it was somewhat expected given the strategic partnership before Yelp already had with Nowait and Yelp's prior $8MM investment. We view this as part of Yelp's overall move into creating more transactions opportunities on their platform, creating value for consumers and small businesses." (3/1/2017)

Some companies that are related to Yelp include Just Eat PLC (JE), YY (YY), Rightmove Plc (RMV), Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO), WebMD Health Corp (WBMD), Bitauto Holdings Limited (BITA), Yirendai (YRD), Moneysupermarket.Com Group PLC (MONY), TrueCar (TRUE), Shutterstock (SSTK), Yext (YEXT), NIC (EGOV), Blucora (BCOR), Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings (LTRPA), Angie's List (ANGI), Tucows (TCX), Gocompare.Com Group PLC (GOCO) and Care.com (CRCM).

Yelp's management team includes the folowing people:

• Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and Director
• Geoff Donaker, COO and Director
• Max R. Levchin, Chairman
• Diane M. Irvine, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Jeremy Stoppelman, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Director
• Charles C. Baker, Chief Financial Officer
• Joseph R. Nachman, Chief Operating Officer
• Laurence Wilson, Senior Vice President - Legal and User Operations, General Counsel, Secretary
• Alan Ramsay, Chief Accounting Officer
• Geoff L. Donaker, Director

Yelp's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD (3.87%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (3.05%), Personal Capital Advisors Corp (0.40%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.37%), TB Alternative Assets Ltd. (0.13%) and Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC (0.08%). Company insiders that own Yelp stock include Alan Ramsay, Charles Baker, Diane M Irvine, Geoffrey L Donaker, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joseph R Nachman, Laurence Wilson, Michael Stoppelman and Robert J Krolik. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Yelp.

Yelp's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Personal Capital Advisors Corp, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado and Aperio Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Yelp stock in the last year include Alan Ramsay, Charles Baker, Geoffrey L Donaker, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joseph R Nachman, Laurence Wilson and Michael Stoppelman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Yelp.

Yelp's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, Bank of Montreal Can, TB Alternative Assets Ltd., Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Boston Advisors LLC and Strs Ohio. View Insider Buying and Selling for Yelp.

Shares of Yelp can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Yelp stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.45.