What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Yext FY2025 Earnings?

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Yext in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 10th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.13) for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is $0.08 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.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Yext from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $10.50 target price (up from $7.50) on shares of Yext in a research note on Tuesday.

Yext Trading Down 4.6 %

YEXT stock opened at $6.71 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $7.53 and a 200 day moving average of $6.17. Yext has a 52 week low of $4.29 and a 52 week high of $8.75.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yext

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in Yext by 10.3% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 50,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,000 after acquiring an additional 4,711 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Yext by 739.1% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 98,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 86,531 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Yext by 27.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 15,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Yext during the 2nd quarter worth $145,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Yext by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 93,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $500,000 after purchasing an additional 9,849 shares during the last quarter. 70.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Seth H. Waugh bought 32,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $6.65 per share, with a total value of $216,790.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 153,350 shares in the company, valued at $1,019,777.50. This trade represents a 27.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 8.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Yext

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.