Yellow Pages (Y) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Yellow Pages Ltd is a media and marketing solutions company in Canada, offering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) services to help them connect with local consumers. The company has two reportable segments namely Yellow Pages and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Yellow Pages segment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$10.75 to C$11.00
• 50-Day Range: C$10.50 to C$11.42
• 52-Week Range: C$9.25 to C$12.19
• Volume: 5,106 shs
• Average Volume: 4,816 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$151.43 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.35
• Dividend Yield: 9.09%
• Price Target: C$10.50
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Yellow Pages Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Yellow Pages scored higher than 14% 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: 0.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Yellow Pages has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Yellow Pages is 4.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Yellow Pages is 4.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.55.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Yellow Pages, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Yellow Pages has a P/B Ratio of 2.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for Y.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Yellow Pages is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Yellow Pages does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Yellow Pages is 39.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for Y.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Yellow Pages has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Yellow Pages this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for Y on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Balanced

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Yellow Pages insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$10,689.00 in company stock and sold C$12,708.00 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.06% of the stock of Yellow Pages is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.49% of the stock of Yellow Pages is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Y Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have Y shares performed this year?

Yellow Pages' stock was trading at C$11.85 at the start of the year. Since then, Y shares have decreased by 7.2% and is now trading at C$11.00.

How were Yellow Pages' earnings last quarter?

Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter. Yellow Pages had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 63.35% and a net margin of 15.71%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Yellow Pages?

Shares of Y stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Yellow Pages own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Yellow Pages investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Shopify (SHOP), TELUS (T), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Today: 8/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/25/2025
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: Printing And Publishing
• Current Symbol: TSE:Y
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ypg.com
• Phone: 514-934-2611
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 627
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Yellow Pages: C$10.50
• High Price Target: C$10.50
• Low Price Target: C$10.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.5%
• Consensus Rating: N/A
• Rating Score (0-4): 0.00
• Research Coverage: 0 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.79
• P/E Growth: -0.32
• Net Income: C$34.99 million
• Net Margins: 15.71%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 63.35%
• Return on Assets: 15.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 66.82
• Current Ratio: 1.92
• Quick Ratio: 3.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$222.65 million
• Price / Sales: 0.68
• Cash Flow: C$6.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.82
• Book Value: C$4.52 per share
• Price / Book: 2.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,765,941
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$151.43 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.86