LY (YAHOY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LY Corporation is a Japan-based internet services company formed in October 2023 through the integration of Z Holdings, Yahoo Japan and LINE. The company operates a broad digital ecosystem that connects consumers, businesses and content providers through online communication, search, commerce, financial technology and entertainment services.

Its principal consumer services include LINE, a messaging and digital communications platform, and Yahoo! JAPAN, which provides search, news, information and online shopping services. LY Corporation also offers digital advertising solutions, online marketplaces, payment and other financial services, mobile and digital content, and business-oriented technology services.

The company primarily serves users and businesses in Japan, while LINE-related services also have a presence in selected international markets. LY Corporation’s businesses trace their origins to Yahoo Japan, launched in 1996, and LINE, launched in 2011. The company is headquartered in Tokyo and is part of the broader SoftBank and Naver-linked corporate history associated with the combination of Yahoo Japan and LINE.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.00 to $7.10
• 50-Day Range: $5.27 to $7.06
• 52-Week Range: $4.58 to $7.10
• Volume: 17,054 shs
• Average Volume: 28,631 shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.10
• Dividend Yield: 1.42%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

LY Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LY scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

LY 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, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LY has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LY are expected to grow by 4.76% in the coming year, from $0.42 to $0.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LY is 18.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LY is 18.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LY has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of LY has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LY has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.74, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LY has recently increased by 43.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

LY pays a meaningful dividend of 1.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

LY does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of LY is 25.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, LY will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.73% next year. This indicates that LY will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

LY has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for LY this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for YAHOY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LY insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

LY has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Broadline Retail
• Sub-Industry: Broadline Retail
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:YAHOY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:YAHOY
• CIK: 1446437
• Web: www.yahoo.co.jp
• Phone: (136) 898-8200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 28,385
• Year Founded: 1996

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.28 billion
• Net Margins: 6.24%
• Pretax Margin: 14.45%
• Return on Equity: 5.46%
• Return on Assets: 1.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.80
• Cash Flow: $0.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.77
• Book Value: $7.12 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,443,080,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $24.31 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.90