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Yelp Inc.

$YELP·$1.0B·Internet Content & Information·Communication Services
$19.88-2.6%YTD-41.7%1Y-39.1%
Price updated 1d ago·X counts updated 6d ago
YEYELP
$YELPYelp Inc.
$19.88-2.60%22 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $YELP on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

22X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $YELP — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Comeback attemptEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Yelp at a new 52-week low with 56% EPS surprises — the take-private candidate list is where the real catalyst lives.

Yelp is the local-business reviews platform whose 2026 drawdown has been severe — the business is quietly earning money while the stock trades at drawdown valuations typical of forced-selling and take-private speculation.

  • The P&L is working: Q2 revenue grew 1.4% YoY to $376M at an 11.6% operating margin and $0.57 EPS, with trailing EPS beats of 56% and 15% — these are the kinds of surprises that imply conservative Street modeling against a slow-growth but profitable base.
  • The specific capital-markets signal is explicit take-private speculation: 'Which Companies Are Screaming Take Me Private' articles name Yelp, and the Nov 5 earnings print is the kind of catalyst that would either confirm a take-private process or clear the overhang through strong operational numbers.

At 5% of its 52-week range and 27% below the 200-day with volume at 1.4x average going into Nov 5 earnings, this is a textbook deep-value coil on either a strategic transaction or specific operational beat. A take-private rumor confirmation or a 50%+ EPS surprise is the trigger; another soft advertising revenue number is the invalidation.

What to watch: Nov 5 Q3 earnings and any take-private rumor — advertising revenue growth, operating margin direction, free cash flow, and any strategic-review commentary. Take-private rumor or 50%+ EPS surprise is the trigger; soft advertising is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 earnings

event ahead 30dtake private candidate

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

US local business review and lead-generation platform connecting consumers with restaurants, home services, and local businesses.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Internet Content & Information sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $YELP.

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

No material change from last week — AI-enhanced ad targeting continues to concentrate digital ad share in Google and Meta.

What this means for $YELP

Neutral — US local business review and lead-generation platform connecting consumers with restaurants, home services, and local businesses.

Top industry ETF

$FDNFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
+7.5%YTD
+2.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
11.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
14.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
12.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
23.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
18.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
88.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.57$0.36+56.4%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.30$0.26+15.4%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$0.61$0.47+29.8%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.61$0.47+29.8%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $0.45

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$375.5M+1.4%88.9%11.6%$0.57$61.1M
Q1 FY26$361.5M+0.8%84.9%9.0%$0.30$45.2M
Q4 FY25$360.0M-0.5%90.0%13.6%$0.62$71.6M
Q3 FY25$376.0M+4.4%90.3%14.1%$0.62$118.9M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.5B$1.5B – $1.5B$1.81$1.80 – $1.837
FY27$1.5B$1.5B – $1.5B$2.53$2.36 – $2.727
FY28$1.5B$1.5B – $1.6B$2.61$2.13 – $2.985

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.15%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-18.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 52.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.455-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 1Carmen AmaraChief People Officer500 sh$9KSellSep 1Carmen AmaraChief People Officer500 sh$11KSellAug 24Levy Alexander ColemanCTO3.8K sh$90KSellAug 21David A SchwarzbachCFO8.8K sh$204KSellAug 3Joseph R NachmanCOO4.5K sh$121KSellJul 2Carmen AmaraChief People Officer23.2K sh$627KSellJul 1Carmen AmaraChief People Officer1.5K sh$37KSellJul 1Joseph R NachmanCOO4.5K sh$113KSellJun 30Joseph R NachmanCOO9.0K sh$225KSellJun 5Carmen AmaraChief People Officer1.0K sh$24K
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+ 21 other (12 inkinds · 9 awards) in window

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  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsSep 93
AI summary

Form 3 initial beneficial ownership filing for a Yelp officer, signed by Kathryn Schmidt as attorney-in-fact. The officer holds 51,596 unvested RSUs across five grants (January 2023 through July 2026), all vesting quarterly over four years from each respective grant date. This establishes the officer's Section 16 reporting baseline at Yelp Inc.

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 63
AI summary

Alexander Coleman Levy filed an initial Form 3 as a newly appointed officer (Chief Technology Officer) of Yelp Inc., with a Section 16 reporting obligation effective July 1, 2026. As of the reporting date, Levy held no shares of YELP common stock directly or indirectly. This is a routine insider registration filing required within 10 days of becoming a Section 16 reporting person. The filing establishes the baseline for future Form 4 disclosures.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 108-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 298-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 9 other (4 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Nowzacks.com·2d agoWhy Yelp (YELP) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Againzacks.com·2d agoYelp Inc (YELP) Shares Surge 5.3% -- What GF Score of 72 Tells Investorsgurufocus.com·9d agoAutohome (NYSE:ATHM) versus Yelp (NYSE:YELP) Head to Head Comparisondefenseworld.net·12d agoWhich Companies Are Screaming ‘Take Me Private'? These 3 Fit the Bill247wallst.com·19d ago

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