Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Yelp Inc shares valued at $236,149 were sold by Nachman Joseph R on Aug 06 ’25. At $33.74 per share, Nachman Joseph R sold 7,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 243,456 shares worth approximately $8.31 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOSEPH NACHMAN purchased 7,000 shares, netting a total of over 236,148 in proceeds.
Before that, THE YELP FOUNDATION had added 2,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $87,750, the Officer bought Yelp Inc shares for $35.10 each.
As published in a research note from Goldman on October 14, 2024, Yelp Inc [YELP] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $38 from $46. Analysts at BofA Securities started covering the stock with ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of July 16, 2024, Wolfe Research has initiated its “Peer perform” rating for YELP. Earlier on March 27, 2024, Raymond James initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for YELP stock.
Analyzing YELP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Yelp Inc [NYSE: YELP] rose 1.82% to $34.15. The stock’s lowest price that day was $33.44, but it reached a high of $34.27 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.15%. Over the course of the year, Yelp Inc shares have dropped approximately -1.59%.
Is Yelp Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Yelp Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.33 million shares to 4.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.51 million shares. A jump of 6.8% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.64.
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In terms of Yelp Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 30 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.55% from the previous closing price of $33.54. Analysts anticipate Yelp Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Yelp Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 27, 2023, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $39.
