Yext Inc (YEXT) Stock Short-term Performance Analysis

A share price of Yext Inc [YEXT] is currently trading at $6.59, up 3.13%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The YEXT shares have gain 5.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.76%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Yext Inc [NYSE: YEXT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 05, 2024, when Needham upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $8 for it. Previously, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on June 28, 2023, and set its price target to $11. On June 07, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $12.80 on the stock. Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $6 on March 09, 2022. Needham downgraded its rating to a Hold. DA Davidson downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 09, 2022, and downed its price target to $5.25. In a note dated March 04, 2021, William Blair downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.

Yext Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $4.29 and $8.75. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $9 within the next 12 months. Yext Inc [NYSE: YEXT] shares were valued at $6.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.57% based on the average YEXT price forecast.

Analyzing the YEXT fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Yext Inc [NYSE:YEXT] were 420.96M which represents 11.85% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.77% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.05, Equity is -0.18 and Total Capital is -0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.62.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 6.45 points at the first support level, and at 6.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 6.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 6.77.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Yext Inc [NYSE:YEXT] is 0.77. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.77, while the Cash Ratio is 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.98, the price to book ratio is 5.46.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved JULIE RICHARDSON, Former Director, that happened on Mar 25 ’25 when 13500.0 shares were purchased. Chief Executive Officer, Walrath Michael completed a deal on Dec 16 ’24 to sell 0.14 million shares. Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer Walrath Michael sold 29431.0 shares on Dec 17 ’24.

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