Roth Capital Has Negative Estimate for Yext FY2025 Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Yext in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.13) per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) 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 have also recently weighed in on YEXT. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $10.50 price target (up previously from $7.50) on shares of Yext in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Yext from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.

Yext Price Performance

Shares of Yext stock opened at $6.50 on Friday. Yext has a 1 year low of $4.29 and a 1 year high of $8.75. The firm has a market cap of $829.53 million, a PE ratio of -43.33 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.18.

Insider Transactions at Yext

In other news, Director Seth H. Waugh bought 32,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $6.65 per share, for a total transaction of $216,790.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 153,350 shares of the company’s stock, 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 filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 8.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yext

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lynrock Lake LP lifted its position in shares of Yext by 23.8% in the 2nd quarter. Lynrock Lake LP now owns 8,267,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,231,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591,791 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in Yext by 86.6% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,748,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,704,000 after buying an additional 1,275,348 shares in the last quarter. Tenzing Global Management LLC lifted its holdings in Yext by 133.3% in the third quarter. Tenzing Global Management LLC now owns 2,100,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,532,000 after buying an additional 1,200,000 shares during the period. Potrero Capital Research LLC boosted its position in Yext by 36.0% during the 3rd quarter. Potrero Capital Research LLC now owns 3,404,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,559,000 after acquiring an additional 900,975 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Yext by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,734,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,332,000 after acquiring an additional 526,043 shares during the period. 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.