B. Riley Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Yext

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Yext in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Yext's current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share.

YEXT has been the topic of several other research reports. Roth Mkm reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $9.50 target price (down previously from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $10.00 price objective on shares of Yext in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their target price on Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.

Yext Stock Performance

Shares of YEXT traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $6.17. The company had a trading volume of 706,486 shares, compared to its average volume of 856,534. Yext has a 52-week low of $4.29 and a 52-week high of $8.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $6.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $787.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.16 and a beta of 1.34.

Yext (NYSE:YEXT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.20). The company had revenue of $113.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $112.77 million. Yext had a negative return on equity of 11.10% and a negative net margin of 4.64%.

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Institutional Trading of Yext

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Yext by 18.2% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 22,002 shares of the company's stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 3,384 shares during the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Yext by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 188,039 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,196,000 after buying an additional 3,409 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Yext by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 148,549 shares of the company's stock worth $945,000 after buying an additional 3,813 shares during the last quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yext by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC now owns 28,766 shares of the company's stock worth $183,000 after buying an additional 4,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its holdings in shares of Yext by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 59,877 shares of the company's stock worth $391,000 after acquiring an additional 4,284 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.98% of the company's stock.

Yext Company Profile

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 offer answers to consumer questions, to control the facts about their businesses and the content of their landing pages, and to manage their consumer reviews; and provides customers to update their information and content through its publisher network of maps, apps, search engines, intelligent GPS systems, digital assistants, vertical directories, and social networks, as well as professional services.