(YELP) Yelp - Overview
Stock: Advertising, Listings, Reservations, Analytics, Licensing
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| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 35.5% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -8.99% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -1.26 |
| Alpha | -52.61 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.852 |
| Beta Downside | 0.517 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 50.36% |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.17 |
Description: YELP Yelp January 13, 2026
Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) operates a consumer-facing platform that links users to local businesses across a broad set of categories-including restaurants, retail, health, home services, and financial services-both in the United States and internationally. The company monetizes through a mix of free listings and paid advertising products (cost-per-click, multi-location ads, and the RepairPal network) that enable merchants to target high-intent audiences, as well as through subscription-based front-of-house tools (Yelp Guest Manager) that provide reservations, wait-list, and staffing management for venues.
Beyond advertising, Yelp offers data-driven services such as Fusion Insights (analytics for business owners) and Fusion APIs (free basic data plus paid enterprise access). Listings can be updated directly by businesses, third-party data providers, or through partner integrations. Sales are executed via a direct sales force, partner channels, and the company’s website/app. A notable partnership with Grubhub allows users to place pickup and delivery orders through Yelp’s interface.
Key recent metrics (FY 2023) show revenue of roughly $1.1 billion, a 5 % year-over-year increase driven primarily by higher ad spend and growth in subscription services; monthly active users (MAU) stand at about 45 million, with an average revenue per user (ARPU) of $24. The local-search sector benefits from continued mobile-first consumer behavior and a gradual rebound in discretionary spending as the U.S. economy stabilizes, but performance remains sensitive to macro-economic headwinds that affect small-business advertising budgets.
Given Yelp’s reliance on advertising spend and its expanding SaaS-style subscription suite, analysts should monitor trends in small-business ad budgets, user engagement rates, and the incremental impact of the Grubhub partnership on transaction-related revenue. For a deeper quantitative assessment, you may want to explore ValueRay’s detailed valuation model for YELP.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 8.5
| Net Income: 150.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.31 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.76 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 24.96% < 20% (prev 30.15%; Δ -5.19% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.36 > 3% & CFO 358.5m > Net Income 150.0m |
| Net Debt (-203.7m) to EBITDA (256.1m): -0.80 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.99 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (66.0m) vs 12m ago -4.61% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 90.47% > 18% (prev 0.91%; Δ 8955 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 148.9% > 50% (prev 142.1%; Δ 6.86% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -16.13 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 256.1m / Interest Expense TTM -12.4m) |
Altman Z'' -5.38
| A: 0.37 (Total Current Assets 550.3m - Total Current Liabilities 184.1m) / Total Assets 989.9m |
| B: -1.25 (Retained Earnings -1.24b / Total Assets 989.9m) |
| C: 0.20 (EBIT TTM 200.1m / Avg Total Assets 985.0m) |
| D: -4.85 (Book Value of Equity -1.25b / Total Liabilities 256.7m) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: -5.38 = D |
Beneish M -3.16
| DSRI: 0.94 (Receivables 153.5m/155.1m, Revenue 1.47b/1.39b) |
| GMI: 1.01 (GM 90.47% / 91.38%) |
| AQI: 1.14 (AQ_t 0.34 / AQ_t-1 0.29) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 1.47b / 1.39b) |
| TATA: -0.21 (NI 150.0m - CFO 358.5m) / TA 989.9m) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.16 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of YELP shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -10.81%, over one month by -20.17%, over three months by -24.00% and over the past year by -38.19%.
Is YELP a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
What are the forecasts/targets for the YELP price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 33.4 | 36.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 33.4 | 36.7% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 22.5 | -7.7% |
YELP Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/E Forward = 14.7493
P/S = 1.177
P/B = 2.3065
P/EG = 0.4013
Revenue TTM = 1.47b USD
EBIT TTM = 200.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 256.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 27.4m USD (from capitalLeaseObligations, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 8.45m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 27.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -203.7m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.41b USD (1.73b + Debt 27.4m - CCE 343.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -16.13 (Ebit TTM 200.1m / Interest Expense TTM -12.4m)
EV/FCF = 4.53x (Enterprise Value 1.41b / FCF TTM 311.4m)
FCF Yield = 22.08% (FCF TTM 311.4m / Enterprise Value 1.41b)
FCF Margin = 21.23% (FCF TTM 311.4m / Revenue TTM 1.47b)
Net Margin = 10.23% (Net Income TTM 150.0m / Revenue TTM 1.47b)
Gross Margin = 90.47% ((Revenue TTM 1.47b - Cost of Revenue TTM 139.8m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 90.35% (prev 90.43%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.42 (Enterprise Value 1.41b / Total Assets 989.9m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 19.02% (Interest Expense 5.21m / Debt 27.4m)
Taxrate = 32.47% (18.9m / 58.2m)
NOPAT = 135.1m (EBIT 200.1m * (1 - 32.47%))
Current Ratio = 2.99 (Total Current Assets 550.3m / Total Current Liabilities 184.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.04 (Debt 27.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 733.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.80 (Net Debt -203.7m / EBITDA 256.1m)
Debt / FCF = -0.65 (Net Debt -203.7m / FCF TTM 311.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 737.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 15.23% (Net Income 150.0m / Total Assets 989.9m)
RoE = 20.33% (Net Income TTM 150.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 737.9m)
RoCE = 26.15% (EBIT 200.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 737.9m + L.T.Debt 27.4m))
RoIC = 18.31% (NOPAT 135.1m / Invested Capital 737.9m)
WACC = 9.11% (E(1.73b)/V(1.75b) * Re(9.05%) + D(27.4m)/V(1.75b) * Rd(19.02%) * (1-Tc(0.32)))
Discount Rate = 9.05% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -5.04%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 75.96% ; FCFF base≈291.5m ; Y1≈327.3m ; Y5≈437.0m
Fair Price DCF = 103.6 (EV 6.17b - Net Debt -203.7m = Equity 6.37b / Shares 61.5m; r=9.11% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 14.27% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 64.89 | EPS CAGR: 7.97% | SUE: 0.22 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 95.29 | Revenue CAGR: 8.87% | SUE: 2.02 | # QB: 4
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.50 | Chg30d=-0.013 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=6
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.65 | Chg30d=-0.014 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+21.8% | Growth Revenue=+2.8%