Research Analysts Set Expectations for Yext Q1 Earnings

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Yext in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Yext’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Yext’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $9.50 price objective (down previously from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a research report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Yext in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on Yext from $5.75 to $7.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th.

Yext Stock Down 1.1 %

Yext stock opened at $6.45 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $823.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.00 and a beta of 1.26. Yext has a 12-month low of $4.29 and a 12-month high of $8.75.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yext

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Yext by 331.4% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 23,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,000 after buying an additional 17,894 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Yext by 18.2% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 22,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 3,384 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in Yext in the third quarter valued at approximately $317,000. Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new stake in Yext in the third quarter valued at approximately $158,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Yext by 38.3% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 69,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 19,152 shares during the period. 70.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.