Roth Capital Weighs in on Yext’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:YEXT)

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Yext in a report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.13) for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Yext’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS.

YEXT has been the topic of several other reports. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Yext from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $10.50 price target (up from $7.50) on shares of Yext in a report on Tuesday, December 10th.

Yext Stock Performance

Shares of Yext stock opened at $6.50 on Friday. Yext has a 52-week low of $4.29 and a 52-week high of $8.75. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $7.53 and a 200-day moving average of $6.18. The stock has a market cap of $829.53 million, a PE ratio of -43.33 and a beta of 1.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yext

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YEXT. Lynrock Lake LP grew its position in shares of Yext by 23.8% in the second quarter. Lynrock Lake LP now owns 8,267,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,231,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591,791 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in shares of Yext by 86.6% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,748,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,704,000 after buying an additional 1,275,348 shares during the period. Tenzing Global Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Yext by 133.3% in the third quarter. Tenzing Global Management LLC now owns 2,100,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,532,000 after buying an additional 1,200,000 shares in the last quarter. Potrero Capital Research LLC boosted its position in shares of Yext by 36.0% in the third quarter. Potrero Capital Research LLC now owns 3,404,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,559,000 after acquiring an additional 900,975 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Yext by 12.5% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,734,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,332,000 after acquiring an additional 526,043 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.98% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yext news, Director Seth H. Waugh purchased 32,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $6.65 per share, for a total transaction of $216,790.00. Following the purchase, the director now 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 purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 8.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.