Yext (NYSE:YEXT) Announces Earnings Results

Yext (NYSE:YEXT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04, FiscalAI reports. Yext had a return on equity of 43.47% and a net margin of 8.93%.The firm had revenue of $111.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.30 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Yext Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YEXT opened at $6.52 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.03. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.76. Yext has a 1-year low of $3.27 and a 1-year high of $9.19. The firm has a market cap of $653.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.14 and a beta of 1.13.

Insider Buying and Selling at Yext

In other news, Director Seth H. Waugh bought 133,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.75 per share, for a total transaction of $498,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 319,411 shares in the company, valued at $1,197,791.25. This represents a 71.35% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Daniel J. Englander purchased 76,190 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.22 per share, for a total transaction of $397,711.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 141,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $737,011.80. The trade was a 117.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 7.80% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yext

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lynrock Lake LP boosted its holdings in Yext by 23.3% in the 4th quarter. Lynrock Lake LP now owns 15,132,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,967,000 after buying an additional 2,861,653 shares during the period. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Yext by 126.2% during the fourth quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 2,952,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,797,000 after acquiring an additional 1,647,174 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Yext during the fourth quarter worth $5,634,000. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Yext in the first quarter worth $3,964,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Yext by 97.1% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 957,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,143,000 after acquiring an additional 472,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.98% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YEXT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Yext from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Yext in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.67.

Key Stories Impacting Yext

Here are the key news stories impacting Yext this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Adjusted earnings beat expectations: Yext reported adjusted EPS of $0.21, ahead of the $0.17 consensus estimate and up from $0.13 a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA reached $34.0 million, representing a 31% margin, highlighting improved profitability and cost control. Yext Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: AI product expansion: The company expanded its agentic AI capabilities to improve brand visibility across search and digital platforms, and recently released a working prototype of Corvo AI. These initiatives could create longer-term growth opportunities if they generate new demand and help revive sales. Yext Expands Agentic Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic expansion: Yext completed its acquisition of GoShine, potentially broadening its product offering and customer reach.
• Neutral Sentiment: Profitability is improving, but growth remains unproven: Analysts noted that Yext’s product evolution is helping stabilize profits, although a meaningful recovery in revenue has not yet emerged. Yext Product Evolution and Profit Stability
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue and recurring-revenue metrics weakened: Quarterly revenue was $111.1 million, slightly below the $111.3 million consensus and down 1.8% year over year. Annual recurring revenue declined to $440.8 million from $444.4 million, while dollar-based net retention was 96%, indicating customer spending contracted modestly. Yext Q2 Sales Decline
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP earnings declined: GAAP net income fell to $13.1 million from $26.8 million in the prior-year quarter, despite the adjusted EPS beat. The combination of declining sales, lower ARR and a high valuation relative to earnings may be keeping pressure on the shares.

About Yext

Yext, Inc is a software-as-a-service company that provides a platform for digital knowledge management. Its core offering enables businesses to centrally manage and synchronize public-facing information—such as location details, product descriptions and service offerings—across a network of search engines, mapping services, voice assistants and third-party directories.

The Yext platform is built around a proprietary Knowledge Graph, which stores and structures data to ensure consistency and accuracy.