FY2028 Earnings Estimate for Yelp Issued By Zacks Research

Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) – Zacks Research issued their FY2028 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Yelp in a research report issued on Thursday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team expects that the local business review company will post earnings per share of $2.55 for the year. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Yelp’s current full-year earnings is $2.22 per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on YELP. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Yelp from $33.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Robert W. Baird set a $25.00 price target on shares of Yelp in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Yelp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. UBS Group set a $28.00 price objective on shares of Yelp in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Yelp from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Yelp has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $28.50.

Yelp Price Performance

YELP stock opened at $24.54 on Monday. Yelp has a one year low of $19.60 and a one year high of $41.22. The stock has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $26.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.29.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The local business review company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.14. Yelp had a return on equity of 19.96% and a net margin of 9.94%.The company had revenue of $359.99 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $358.70 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yelp

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in Yelp by 33.5% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 40,633 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after buying an additional 10,204 shares in the last quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Yelp by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 1,161,711 shares of the local business review company’s stock worth $35,304,000 after acquiring an additional 15,849 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Yelp by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,302 shares of the local business review company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Yelp in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $353,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yelp by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 142,943 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $4,344,000 after purchasing an additional 19,190 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yelp news, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman sold 6,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.20, for a total transaction of $150,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 964,827 shares in the company, valued at $23,348,813.40. The trade was a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Dan Jedda sold 1,464 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.02, for a total value of $30,773.28. Following the sale, the director owned 17,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $359,442. The trade was a 7.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 236,264 shares of company stock worth $6,501,015. Corporate insiders own 7.40% of the company’s stock.

Key Yelp News

Here are the key news stories impacting Yelp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 highlights show Yelp delivered near‑term operating strength (a slight revenue decline but an EPS beat and solid margins), which supports the company’s current valuation and likely underpins some buying interest. Social networking stocks Q4 highlights: Yelp
• Neutral Sentiment: Local consumer momentum: a New Jersey restaurant was named to Yelp’s Top 100 for 2026 — a positive brand/engagement datapoint but with limited direct impact on Yelp’s top‑line or near‑term financials. This NJ restaurant made Yelp’s list of top 100 for 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut earnings estimates across multiple quarters and trimmed FY2026 and FY2027 EPS forecasts (several Q1–Q4 2026 and Q1–Q4 2027 revisions), and kept a “Hold” rating — these downgrades lower analyst expectations and could pressure the stock if others follow or if management’s guidance disappoints. Yelp (YELP) analyst estimate updates

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.