Roth Capital Issues Negative Estimate for Yext Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Yext in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on YEXT. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Yext in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. DA Davidson boosted 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. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $9.50 price target (down from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a research note on Wednesday.

Yext Stock Performance

Yext stock opened at $6.83 on Friday. Yext has a twelve month low of $4.29 and a twelve month high of $8.75. The firm has a market cap of $871.27 million, a PE ratio of -45.51 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $6.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YEXT. Zacks Investment Management increased its position in Yext by 370.2% during the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 378,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,619,000 after buying an additional 297,938 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yext by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,384,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,507,000 after acquiring an additional 38,305 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Yext by 137.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 238,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,650,000 after acquiring an additional 137,921 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Yext by 224.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 515,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,565,000 after acquiring an additional 356,324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Yext in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,336,000. Institutional investors own 70.98% of the company’s stock.

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.