Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for Yext Q4 Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Yext in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 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.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $9.50 price target (down previously from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Yext in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.

Yext Stock Performance

Yext stock opened at $6.83 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $871.27 million, a PE ratio of -45.51 and a beta of 1.26. Yext has a one year low of $4.29 and a one year high of $8.75. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $6.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.70.

Institutional Trading of Yext

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

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.