Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YALA) Short Interest Update

Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YALA) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 929,300 shares, a decrease of 20.6% from the July 31st total of 1,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 684,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 684,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Yalla Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 24th.

Institutional Trading of Yalla Group

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Yalla Group by 10.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 17,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,635 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Yalla Group by 9.6% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 2,299 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Yalla Group by 73.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 2,749 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Yalla Group by 21.9% during the first quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 38,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,000 after acquiring an additional 6,830 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Yalla Group by 23.5% in the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 50,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,000 after acquiring an additional 9,621 shares during the period. 4.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Yalla Group Stock Down 3.2%

NYSE YALA opened at $7.46 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.71. Yalla Group has a 12-month low of $3.83 and a 12-month high of $9.29. The firm has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.32 and a beta of 0.80.

Yalla Group (NYSE:YALA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Yalla Group had a net margin of 42.02% and a return on equity of 20.64%. The business had revenue of $84.56 million during the quarter. Yalla Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

About Yalla Group

Yalla Group Limited operates a social networking and gaming platform primarily in the Middle East and North Africa region. It provides mobile applications, including Yalla, a voice-centric group chat platform; and Yalla Ludo, a casual gaming application. The company’s platform offers group chatting and games services; and sells virtual items, as well as provides upgrade services.