The price-to-earnings ratio for Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) is above average at 17.23x. The 36-month beta value for YELP is also noteworthy at 1.02. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for YELP is 61.86M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.53% of that float. The average trading volume of YELP on June 13, 2025 was 842.50K shares.
YELP) stock’s latest price update
Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.89 in relation to its previous close of 36.51. However, the company has experienced a -2.66% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-22 that SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects people with great local businesses, today announced that management will present at the Jefferies Public Technology Conference on May 29, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The live and archived webcasts of the presentation will be available on the company’s investor relations website at www.yelp-ir.com. The archived webcast will remain available for 180 days after the conclusion of the live presentation. About Yelp.
YELP’s Market Performance
Yelp Inc (YELP) has seen a -2.66% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -11.73% decline in the past month and a 5.35% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.46% for YELP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.21% for YELP’s stock, with a -1.94% simple moving average for the past 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 previous 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 -1.66% 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 -14.14% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at YELP starting from Nachman Joseph R, who sale 20,325 shares at the price of $36.96 back on Jun 06 ’25. After this action, Nachman Joseph R now owns 257,456 shares of Yelp Inc, valued at $751,254 using the latest closing price.
JOSEPH NACHMAN, the Officer of Yelp Inc, proposed sale 20,325 shares at $36.96 during a trade that took place back on Jun 06 ’25, which means that JOSEPH NACHMAN is holding shares at $751,253 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for YELP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.9 for the gross margin
The net margin for Yelp Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 19.74, with 14.46 for asset returns.
Based on Yelp Inc (YELP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 9.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 206.55 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.46. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.09for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.89.
Conclusion
In summary, Yelp Inc (YELP) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” 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.
