Brokers Issue Forecasts for Yelp's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:YELP)

Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Yelp in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the local business review company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Yelp's current full-year earnings is $2.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yelp's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.59 EPS.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The local business review company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $361.95 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $350.73 million. Yelp had a return on equity of 18.07% and a net margin of 9.41%.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Yelp from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Evercore ISI raised Yelp to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Yelp from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $37.17.

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Yelp Stock Performance

Yelp stock traded up $0.32 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $35.47. 227,277 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 682,091. Yelp has a fifty-two week low of $32.56 and a fifty-two week high of $41.72. The firm's 50 day moving average is $38.27 and its 200-day moving average is $36.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.45, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of YELP. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Yelp by 9,073.1% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,385 shares of the local business review company's stock worth $84,000 after buying an additional 2,359 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in Yelp by 18.9% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 19,546 shares of the local business review company's stock worth $686,000 after buying an additional 3,101 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in Yelp by 114.3% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 279,180 shares of the local business review company's stock valued at $9,794,000 after buying an additional 148,917 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Yelp in the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Yelp during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $364,000. 90.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Yelp

In other Yelp news, insider Carmen Amara sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.16, for a total transaction of $49,740.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 107,207 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,554,984.12. The trade was a 1.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CTO Sam Eaton sold 21,989 shares of Yelp stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.70, for a total value of $785,007.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 153,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,467,776.30. This represents a 12.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 56,489 shares of company stock valued at $2,087,187. 7.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Yelp

Yelp Inc operates a platform that connects consumers with local businesses in the United States and internationally. The company's platform covers various categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, and other categories, as well as home, local, auto, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services.