Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for Yext Q1 Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Yext in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.02 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.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the stock. DA Davidson upped 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. 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. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $9.50 price objective (down previously from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a research note on Wednesday.

Yext Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE YEXT opened at $6.35 on Thursday. Yext has a 12 month low of $4.29 and a 12 month high of $8.75. The company has a market cap of $809.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.30 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yext

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Yext in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. KBC Group NV purchased a new position in Yext during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Yext in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $64,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in Yext in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Yext in the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,000. 70.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.