Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Yext in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 10th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.13) per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Yext's current full-year earnings is $0.08 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Yext's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS.
Several other research firms also recently issued reports on YEXT. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Yext from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Roth Mkm reissued a "buy" rating and set a $10.50 target price (up previously from $7.50) on shares of Yext in a research report on Tuesday.
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Yext Stock Performance
Shares of Yext stock traded down $0.24 on Friday, hitting $6.47. The stock had a trading volume of 721,901 shares, compared to its average volume of 893,539. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $7.53 and a 200 day moving average of $6.17. Yext has a twelve month low of $4.29 and a twelve month high of $8.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $825.70 million, a P/E ratio of -44.70 and a beta of 1.20.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yext
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YEXT. Zacks Investment Management raised its stake in Yext by 370.2% in the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 378,415 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,619,000 after acquiring an additional 297,938 shares during the period. Lynrock Lake LP raised its stake in Yext by 23.8% in the 2nd quarter. Lynrock Lake LP now owns 8,267,487 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,591,791 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in Yext by 86.6% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,748,420 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,704,000 after acquiring an additional 1,275,348 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in Yext by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,734,880 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,332,000 after acquiring an additional 526,043 shares during the period. Finally, King Luther Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in Yext in the 2nd quarter valued at about $936,000. 70.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Seth H. Waugh bought 32,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $6.65 per share, for a total transaction of $216,790.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 153,350 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,019,777.50. This trade represents a 27.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 8.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
About Yext
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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.
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