Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Yext Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Yext in a research note issued 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 prior forecast of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $10.00 price objective on shares of Yext in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $9.50 price target (down previously from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a report on Wednesday.

Yext Price Performance

YEXT opened at $6.35 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $809.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.30 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.67. Yext has a one year low of $4.29 and a one year high of $8.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yext

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Yext by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,865,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,906,000 after buying an additional 204,329 shares during the last quarter. Potrero Capital Research LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yext by 36.0% during the 3rd quarter. Potrero Capital Research LLC now owns 3,404,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,559,000 after acquiring an additional 900,975 shares during the last quarter. Tenzing Global Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Yext by 20.8% in the 4th quarter. Tenzing Global Management LLC now owns 2,537,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,138,000 after purchasing an additional 437,500 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Yext by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,412,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,347,000 after purchasing an additional 27,452 shares during the period. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC bought a new position in Yext in the 4th quarter worth $13,026,000. Hedge funds and other 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.