B. Riley Has Pessimistic Outlook of Yext FY2025 Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Yext in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.11) for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.10. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Yext’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $10.50 target price (up previously from $7.50) on shares of Yext in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Yext from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.

Yext Stock Performance

NYSE YEXT opened at $6.50 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $7.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.18. Yext has a fifty-two week low of $4.29 and a fifty-two week high of $8.75. The company has a market cap of $829.53 million, a P/E ratio of -43.33 and a beta of 1.20.

Insider Transactions at Yext

In related news, Director Seth H. Waugh acquired 32,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of $6.65 per share, for a total transaction of $216,790.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 153,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,019,777.50. This represents a 27.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed 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

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Yext during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new position in Yext during the 3rd quarter worth about $76,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in Yext during the 2nd quarter valued at about $62,000. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in Yext by 27.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 15,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Finally, Balboa Wealth Partners bought a new stake in shares of Yext in the 3rd quarter valued at about $114,000. 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.