Yelp (YELP) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) will likely be releasing its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, May 7th. Analysts expect Yelp to post earnings of $0.26 per share and revenue of $353.47 million for the quarter. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The local business review company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.14. Yelp had a net margin of 9.94% and a return on equity of 19.96%. The business had revenue of $359.99 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $358.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.62 earnings per share. Yelp’s revenue was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Yelp to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Yelp Price Performance

Shares of Yelp stock opened at $28.81 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $25.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.53. Yelp has a fifty-two week low of $19.60 and a fifty-two week high of $41.22.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $25.00 price objective on Yelp in a report on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Yelp from $33.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Yelp from $30.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Wall Street Zen cut Yelp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Yelp from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $28.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman sold 6,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.20, for a total transaction of $150,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 964,827 shares in the company, valued at $23,348,813.40. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Dan Jedda sold 1,464 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.02, for a total transaction of $30,773.28. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $359,442. This represents a 7.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 35,064 shares of company stock worth $873,613. Corporate insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Yelp

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of YELP. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Yelp by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,302 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 464 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Yelp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $353,000. Vident Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Yelp by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 142,943 shares of the local business review company’s stock worth $4,344,000 after buying an additional 19,190 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Yelp in the 4th quarter valued at $289,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Yelp by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 63,442 shares of the local business review company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 2,758 shares during the period. 90.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yelp Company Profile

Yelp is a digital platform that connects consumers with local businesses through user-generated reviews, ratings and multimedia content. The company’s flagship offerings include the Yelp website and mobile applications for iOS and Android, where users can search for and discover restaurants, shops, service providers and other points of interest. In addition to crowd-sourced reviews and photographs, Yelp provides business profile pages featuring hours, contact information, menus and direct messaging capabilities.

Yelp generates revenue primarily through advertising services sold to small and medium-sized enterprises.