Yelp (YELP) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 8th. Analysts expect Yelp to post earnings of $0.31 per share and revenue of $353.48 million for the quarter. Yelp has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at EPS.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The local business review company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.09. Yelp had a net margin of 9.41% and a return on equity of 18.07%. The firm had revenue of $361.95 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $350.73 million. On average, analysts expect Yelp to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Yelp Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of Yelp stock opened at $34.70 on Wednesday. Yelp has a 12-month low of $32.29 and a 12-month high of $41.72. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.07, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.99.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YELP has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Yelp from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Yelp from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Yelp

In other news, insider Craig Saldanha sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.75, for a total transaction of $35,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 211,558 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,563,198.50. This represents a 0.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Sam Eaton sold 21,989 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.70, for a total transaction of $785,007.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 153,159 shares in the company, valued at $5,467,776.30. The trade was a 12.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 57,727 shares of company stock worth $2,025,717 in the last three months. 7.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Yelp

Yelp Inc operates a platform that connects consumers with local businesses in the United States and internationally. The company's platform covers various categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, and other categories, as well as home, local, auto, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services.