NYSE:YEXT

Yext Stock Forecast, Price & News

$15.11

+0.22 (+1.48 %)

(As of 04/15/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$14.87

Now: $15.11▼

$15.18

50-Day Range

$13.81

MA: $15.33▼

$18.24

52-Week Range

$11.03

Now: $15.11▼

$20.90

Volume416,192 shs

Average Volume1.05 million shs

Market Capitalization$1.89 billion

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.68

Yext, Inc. organizes business facts to provide answers to consumer questions in North America and internationally. It operates Yext platform, a cloud-based platform that allows its customers to provide answers to consumer questions, to control the facts about their businesses and the content of their landing pages, and to manage their consumer reviews through its Knowledge Network of approximately 200 maps, apps, search engines, intelligent GPS systems, digital assistants, vertical directories and social networks. The platform helps its customers to centralize, control and manage data fields, including store information, such as name, address, phone number and holiday hours; professional information, comprising of headshot, specialties, and education; job information, consisting of title and description; and FAQs and other informations. It serves the healthcare, retail, and financial services industries. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Data processing & preparation

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorBusiness Services

Current SymbolNYSE:YEXT

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1614178

Webwww.yext.com

Phone212-994-3900

Employees1,300

Year FoundedN/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A

Current Ratio1.56

Quick Ratio1.56

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E RatioN/A

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$298.83 million

Price / Sales6.31

Cash FlowN/A

Price / Cash FlowN/A

Book Value$1.75 per share

Price / Book8.63

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.09)

Net Income$-121,540,000.00

Net Margins-38.54%

Return on Equity-63.74%

Return on Assets-24.11%

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares124,807,000

Market Cap$1.89 billion

Next Earnings Date6/3/2021 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

Headlines

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) COO Sells $150,800.00 in Stock
April 14, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Yext Releases Powerful Features Arming Businesses with Even Better, Faster, and Cheaper Search Experiences
April 14, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Analysts Expect Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) Will Announce Quarterly Sales of $88.52 Million
April 11, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Yext co-founder unveils Dynascore, which dynamically synchronizes music and video - Yahoo Tech
April 8, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Yext Launches New Podcast, Yext Talks: The Next Wave
April 8, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Yext Stock Is Believed To Be Modestly Undervalued - Yahoo Finance
April 2, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Wilkes University Delivers a Modern Search Experience to Students with Yext Answers
March 31, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Yext Earns "Leader" Distinction Across Five Categories from G2
March 29, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Yext (NYSE:YEXT) PT Raised to $18.00
March 24, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Marc Ferrentino Sells 5,697 Shares of Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) Stock
March 23, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Ho Shin Sells 4,786 Shares of Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) Stock
March 23, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) CEO Sells $140,434.94 in Stock
March 23, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) COO Sells $78,672.18 in Stock
March 23, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

With Reopening on the Horizon, Yext Launches #Back2Biz Program with Special Pricing to Help Boost Businesses
March 22, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Yext, Inc. Expected to Earn FY2023 Earnings of ($0.56) Per Share (NYSE:YEXT)
March 22, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) Yearly Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year - Nasdaq
March 19, 2021 | nasdaq.com

Yext, transcosmos team up to accelerate expansion of Yext Answers in Japan - Seeking Alpha
March 19, 2021 | seekingalpha.com

Yext Introduces Extractive QA, Website Crawler, Data Connectors, and Answers Developer Tools, Laying Foundation for Multi-Solution Search Platform - Yahoo Finance
March 17, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Yext Stock Offers Dip-Buyers 50%+ Upside Potential - Nasdaq
March 7, 2021 | nasdaq.com

Yext Tumbles Over 15% On Disappointing Revenue Outlook - Yahoo Finance
March 6, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

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MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

1.63 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

81st out of 442 stocks

Data Processing & Preparation Industry

19th out of 100 stocks

3.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Yext has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $19.17, Yext has a forecasted upside of 26.8% from its current price of $15.11.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Yext has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Yext has received 386 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Yext has received 346 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Yext has received 52.73% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Yext and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe YEXT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe YEXT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Yext does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Yext does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.7 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Yext insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $14,461,155.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 14.20% of the stock of Yext is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
70.61% of the stock of Yext is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Yext are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.89) to ($0.85) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Yext is -13.61, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Yext is -13.61, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Yext has a P/B Ratio of 8.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Yext (NYSE:YEXT) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Yext a buy right now?

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Yext in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Yext stock.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than Yext?

Wall Street analysts have given Yext a "Buy" rating, but there may be better short-term opportunities in the market. Some of MarketBeat's past winning trading ideas have resulted in 5-15% weekly gains. MarketBeat just released five new trading ideas, but Yext wasn't one of them. MarketBeat thinks these five stocks may be even better buys.
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When is Yext's next earnings date?

Yext is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 3rd 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Yext.

How were Yext's earnings last quarter?

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 3rd. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.07. The company earned $92.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $89.10 million. Yext had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 63.74% and a negative net margin of 38.54%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.12) EPS.
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How has Yext's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Yext's stock was trading at $13.40 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, YEXT stock has increased by 12.8% and is now trading at $15.11.
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What guidance has Yext issued on next quarter's earnings?

Yext issued an update on its FY22 earnings guidance on Wednesday, March, 3rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $(0.22)-(0.17) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.17). The company issued revenue guidance of $375-380 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $411.04 million.

What price target have analysts set for YEXT?

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Yext's stock. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Yext's share price to reach $19.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.8% from the stock's current price.
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Who are Yext's key executives?

Yext's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Howard Lerman, Co-Founder, CEO & Director (Age 41, Pay $1.05M)
Mr. Brian Distelburger, Co-Founder, Pres, COO & Director (Age 42, Pay $639.6k)
Mr. Steven M. Cakebread, Chief Financial Officer (Age 69, Pay $938.77k)
Mr. James Steele, Advisor (Age 66, Pay $908.27k)
Mr. David Rudnitsky, Pres & Chief Revenue Officer
Mr. Darryl Bond, Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Rob Figueiredo, Chief Technology Officer
Ms. Deepika Rayala, Chief Information Officer
Mr. Ho Shin Esq., Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 52)
Mr. Josh Grau, Chief Marketing Officer

What is Howard Lerman's approval rating as Yext's CEO?

231 employees have rated Yext CEO Howard Lerman on Glassdoor.com. Howard Lerman has an approval rating of 81% among Yext's employees. 81.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Yext to a friend.

Who are some of Yext's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Yext include Change Healthcare (CHNG), Upwork (UPWK), CoreLogic (CLGX), Skillz (SKLZ), Perspecta (PRSP), Inovalon (INOV), Shutterstock (SSTK), 8X8 (EGHT), LiveRamp (RAMP), Liberty TripAdvisor (LTRPB), EVERTEC (EVTC), CarGurus (CARG), SciPlay (SCPL), Global Blue Group (GB) and Computer Services (CSVI).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Yext own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Yext investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), Square (SQ), Baidu (BIDU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), salesforce.com (CRM), Shopify (SHOP), Twilio (TWLO) and JD.com (JD).

When did Yext IPO?

(YEXT) raised $94 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, April 13th 2017. The company issued 10,500,000 shares at $8.00-$10.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Pacific Crest Securities (a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets) and Piper Jaffray were co-managers.

What is Yext's stock symbol?

Yext trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "YEXT."

How do I buy shares of Yext?

Shares of YEXT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Yext's stock price today?

One share of YEXT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.11.

How much money does Yext make?

Yext has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion and generates $298.83 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-121,540,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.09) on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does Yext have?

Yext employs 1,300 workers across the globe.

What is Yext's official website?

The official website for Yext is www.yext.com.

Where are Yext's headquarters?

Yext is headquartered at 61 Ninth Avenue, NEW YORK NY, 10011.

How can I contact Yext?

Yext's mailing address is 61 Ninth Avenue, NEW YORK NY, 10011. The company can be reached via phone at 212-994-3900 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 4/16/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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