Roth Capital Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Yext

Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) – Analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Yext in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $9.50 target price (down previously from $10.50) on shares of Yext in a research note on Wednesday. DA Davidson lifted 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Yext in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.

Yext Price Performance

YEXT stock opened at $6.45 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $6.50 and a two-hundred day 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 52-week low of $4.29 and a 52-week high of $8.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Yext by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 297,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,891,000 after buying an additional 61,495 shares during the period. Tenzing Global Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Yext by 20.8% during the fourth quarter. Tenzing Global Management LLC now owns 2,537,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,138,000 after acquiring an additional 437,500 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yext by 51.3% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 29,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,000 after purchasing an additional 10,164 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Yext by 71.1% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after purchasing an additional 7,758 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yext during the 4th quarter worth about $13,026,000. Institutional investors own 70.98% of the company’s stock.

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.