Yext, Inc. (YEXT)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | New York, United States | NYSE
6.91 USD
+0.15
(2.219%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.95 +0.04 (0.579%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Yext is currently fractured by a severe balance sheet crisis. While the company boasts a massive 47.7% return on equity and a forward P/E that looks attractive at 9.6x, these metrics are misleading given the precarious debt situation. With a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 900% and a current ratio below 0.8, the company is technically insolvent on a liquidation basis, relying entirely on operating cash flow to service obligations. The market has rightly punished this risk, driving the stock down nearly 30% over the last eight years despite some recent recovery in price. The lack of a dividend and the heavy speculative put buying confirm that investors are waiting for a resolution to the debt structure before committing capital. Until the balance sheet stabilizes, this remains a high-risk speculative play rather than a fundamental buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.261458 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.263801 |
| MSTL | 0.266777 |
| AutoTheta | 0.268121 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 11.85 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.107 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.97 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 917.942 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.706 |
| Market Cap | 692,714,432 |
| Trailing P/E | 86.38 |
| Forward P/E | 10.47 |
| Beta | 1.12 |
| Profit Margins | 8.93% |
| Website | https://www.yext.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (e.g., $3.00 and $4.00 expiring in August), while call activity is concentrated deep out-of-the-money ($10.00 strike) rather than near the money. This asymmetry suggests a fear of a sharp downside gap or continued weakness, with minimal bullish conviction for a near-term rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.25632566 |
| Address1 | 61 Ninth Avenue |
| All Time High | 27.19 |
| All Time Low | 3.265 |
| Ask | 6.96 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 693,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,210,341 |
| Average Volume | 1,210,341 |
| Average Volume10Days | 693,420 |
| Beta | 1.124 |
| Bid | 6.54 |
| Bid Size | 2,600 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 1.297 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.91 |
| Current Ratio | 0.789 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 6.95 |
| Day Low | 6.775 |
| Debt To Equity | 917.942 |
| Display Name | Yext |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,748,984,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,748,984,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.264 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.409 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,265,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,265,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,265,800 |
| Ebitda | 30,751,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0691 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 26.357 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.821 |
| Enterprise Value | 810,499,264 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.68 |
| Eps Forward | 0.66 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.08 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.3554 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.5545998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.2902864 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -25.632566 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 9.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24891305 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.265 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.6449997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1163858 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.265 - 9.2 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,492,090,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 66,531,667 |
| Forward Eps | 0.66 |
| Forward P E | 10.469696 |
| Free Cashflow | 29,231,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,120 |
| Fullday Change | 0.15 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.21893 |
| Fullday Price | 6.95 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.74792 |
| Gross Profits | 332,836,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.08144 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.75167 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 100,248,116 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Yext, Inc. operates a platform that offers answers to consumer questions in North America and internationally. The company operates Yext Digital Presence platform, a cloud-based platform that allows its customers to provide answers to consumer questions, to control the information about their businesses and the content of their landing pages, and to manage their consumer reviews, as well as to offer customers the ability to update their information and content through its publisher network of maps, apps, search engines, GPS systems, digital assistants, vertical directories, and social networks. Its platform also enables its customers to centralize, control and manage data fields, including store information comprising name, address, phone number, and holiday hours; professional information, such as headshot, specialties, and education; job information consisting of title and description; FAQs; and other information. In addition, the company offers professional services to customize the Yext platform, such as custom building landing pages and data integrations, as well as maintenance and other services; and a digital client engagement platform for financial services. The company serves various industries, such as healthcare, hospitality, food services, retail, and financial services. Yext, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Yext, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 692,714,432 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_59320819 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 39,726,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 677,677,264 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 6.74 |
| Operating Cashflow | 55,552,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.11387999 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 212 994 3900 |
| Post Market Change | 0.03999996 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.57887065 |
| Post Market Price | 6.95 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 6.76 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.161764 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.327679 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5566162 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08927 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.639 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.15 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.21893 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.95 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.775 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.775 - 6.95 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.74 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.76 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.91 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 912,719 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0072399997 |
| Return On Equity | 0.47717997 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.014 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.706 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1966995 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 100,248,116 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0557 |
| Shares Short | 5,587,793 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,284,561 |
| Short Name | Yext, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.094399996 |
| Short Ratio | 6.18 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | YEXT |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.0 |
| Target Median Price | 5.0 |
| Total Cash | 91,881,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.917 |
| Total Debt | 224,703,008 |
| Total Revenue | 445,012,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.08 |
| Trailing P E | 86.375 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.7053 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.2047 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.21115455 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 912,719 |
| Website | https://www.yext.com |
| Zip | 10,011 |