B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Yext Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Analysts at B. Riley reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Yext in a report released on Tuesday, December 10th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.11) for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.10. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is $0.08 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Yext’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $10.50 price objective (up from $7.50) on shares of Yext in a report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Yext from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday.

Yext Stock Down 4.6 %

NYSE:YEXT opened at $6.71 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $7.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.17. Yext has a twelve month low of $4.29 and a twelve month high of $8.75. The stock has a market cap of $855.69 million, a P/E ratio of -44.70 and a beta of 1.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yext

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YEXT. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of Yext by 10.3% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 50,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 4,711 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Yext by 739.1% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 98,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 86,531 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Yext by 27.8% during the second quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 15,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Yext during the second quarter valued at approximately $145,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Yext by 11.8% during the second quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 93,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $500,000 after purchasing an additional 9,849 shares in the last quarter. 70.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yext news, Director Seth H. Waugh acquired 32,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $6.65 per share, for a total transaction of $216,790.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 153,350 shares in the company, valued at $1,019,777.50. This represents a 27.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 8.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Yext

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.