Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Acquires 29,655 Shares of Yelp Inc. $YELP

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) by 16.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 211,984 shares of the local business review company’s stock after buying an additional 29,655 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.34% of Yelp worth $6,614,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Yelp by 399.0% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 725,214 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $24,853,000 after purchasing an additional 579,894 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. lifted its stake in Yelp by 268.1% in the 2nd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 753,173 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $25,811,000 after purchasing an additional 548,586 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Yelp by 217.2% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 551,212 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $18,890,000 after buying an additional 377,441 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in Yelp by 1,144.9% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 351,006 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $12,029,000 after buying an additional 322,810 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Yelp by 1,256.0% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 291,519 shares of the local business review company’s stock worth $9,990,000 after buying an additional 270,020 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Carmen Amara sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.69, for a total transaction of $46,035.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 74,378 shares in the company, valued at $2,282,660.82. This represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO David A. Schwarzbach sold 13,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.41, for a total transaction of $410,535.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 127,627 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,881,137.07. The trade was a 9.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 134,906 shares of company stock worth $3,907,440. Corporate insiders own 7.40% of the company’s stock.

Yelp Trading Down 3.2%

NYSE YELP opened at $28.22 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 12.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.55. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $29.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.37. Yelp Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.29 and a 12 month high of $41.72.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The local business review company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.14. Yelp had a return on equity of 20.33% and a net margin of 10.23%.The company had revenue of $376.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $368.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.56 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Yelp Inc. will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Yelp

Here are the key news stories impacting Yelp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Yelp announced it will acquire Hatch, an AI-powered lead-management/customer-communication platform, in a deal reported around $270M–$300M — a strategic push to embed AI into Yelp’s local-business offerings and boost monetization of service-business listings. This could accelerate revenue growth and improve lead conversion for advertisers if integration succeeds. Yelp to Buy Hatch for $270M in Cash Yelp Purchasing AI Lead Management Platform Hatch for $300 Million
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/style-score coverage from Zacks labels Yelp as a top-ranked growth stock, highlighting attractive growth metrics and screen-based endorsements that can draw investor interest and institutional attention. Yelp (YELP) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks also profiles Yelp as a strong value stock on style-score screens, noting valuation and profitability metrics (helpful context for investors balancing growth and value exposures). Here’s Why Yelp (YELP) is a Strong Value Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Yelp released its 2026 “Top 100 Places to Eat” list (and related local/regional coverage). These annual lists drive consumer engagement and media attention, supporting ad inventory demand and brand reach — a modest, recurring positive for traffic and local-ad sales. Yelp Announces its 2026 Top 100 Places to Eat in the United States
• Negative Sentiment: Insider activity: CEO Jeremy Stoppelman sold 30,000 shares recently. While insider sales are often routine, the market sometimes treats them as a negative signal about insider conviction or as added share supply near a news event. Jeremy Stoppelman Sells 30,000 Shares of Yelp (NYSE:YELP) Stock

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on YELP shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $33.00 price objective on Yelp in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Yelp from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research downgraded Yelp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen raised Yelp from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Yelp in a research note on Friday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $31.29.

Yelp Company Profile

Yelp is a digital platform that connects consumers with local businesses through user-generated reviews, ratings and multimedia content. The company’s flagship offerings include the Yelp website and mobile applications for iOS and Android, where users can search for and discover restaurants, shops, service providers and other points of interest. In addition to crowd-sourced reviews and photographs, Yelp provides business profile pages featuring hours, contact information, menus and direct messaging capabilities.

Yelp generates revenue primarily through advertising services sold to small and medium-sized enterprises.