Yelp Inc (YELP) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 21.86x compared to its average ratio. YELP has 36-month beta value of 1.34. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”

The public float for YELP is 64.95M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.16% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of YELP on November 15, 2024 was 695.44K shares.

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YELP) stock’s latest price update

Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP)’s stock price has decreased by -1.25 compared to its previous closing price of 36.89. However, the company has seen a 0.16% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-13 that Whether you’re a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.

YELP’s Market Performance

YELP’s stock has risen by 0.16% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.68% and a quarterly rise of 7.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.49% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.39% for Yelp Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.92% for YELP stock, with a simple moving average of -1.36% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of YELP

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for YELP stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for YELP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for YELP in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $38 based on the research report published on October 14, 2024 of the current year 2024.

BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see YELP reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for YELP stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on September 16th, 2024.

YELP Trading at 5.46% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought YELP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.64% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.49%, as shares surge +4.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.24% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, YELP rose by +0.16%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.06. In addition, Yelp Inc saw -23.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at YELP starting from Amara Carmen, who sale 12,854 shares at the price of $38.17 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, Amara Carmen now owns 88,813 shares of Yelp Inc, valued at $490,613 using the latest closing price.

Amara Carmen, the Officer of Yelp Inc, proposed sale 12,854 shares at $38.17 during a trade that took place back on Nov 12 ’24, which means that Amara Carmen is holding shares at $490,613 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for YELP

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.1 for the present operating margin
  • 0.91 for the gross margin

The net margin for Yelp Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 15.96, with 11.76 for asset returns.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 185.13 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.46.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Yelp Inc (YELP) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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