Analysts Set Expectations for Yext’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:YEXT)

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Yext in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Yext’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on YEXT. DA Davidson increased their target price on Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $9.50 price target (down previously from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $10.00 price objective on shares of Yext in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th.

Yext Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of Yext stock opened at $6.35 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $809.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.30 and a beta of 1.26. Yext has a twelve month low of $4.29 and a twelve month high of $8.75. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.67.

Institutional Trading of Yext

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Yext by 18.2% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 22,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 3,384 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC grew its position in Yext by 1.8% in 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 in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Yext by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 148,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $945,000 after buying an additional 3,813 shares during the period. Magnetar Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Yext by 17.3% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Yext by 7.7% in the 4th 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. 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.