Yelp (YELP) Posts Surprise Q1 Profit; Offers Q2 Revenue Outlook

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Yelp (YELP) PT Raised to $36 at RBC Capital

May 6, 2016 7:41 AM EDT

RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney raised his price target on Outperform-rated Yelp (NYSE: YELP) to $36.00 (from $33.00) following Beat & Raise Q1 EPS results.

Keys to the quarter:

1) Local Ad Revenue Growth Acceleration To 40% To $138MM (87% of total revenue), with an arguably implied outlook for a... More

Yelp (YELP): Good Quarter and Guide, Need More To Upgrade - Susquehanna

May 6, 2016 7:29 AM EDT

Susquehanna analyst, Shyam Patil, noted the good quarter and guide from Yelp (NYSE: YELP), but hed need to see more consistent execution for an upgrade from Neutral.

Q1 revenue was 2% above consensus, driven by higher local advertising, whilet transaction revenue came in lower... More

Yelp (YELP) PT Raised to $28 at Needham & Company

May 6, 2016 7:22 AM EDT

Needham & Company analyst Kerry Rice reiterated a Buy rating and bumped his price target on Yelp (NYSE: YELP) to $28.00 (from $25.00) following solid Q1 results and guidance driven by local ad re-acceleration.

Rice commented, "Yelp reported 1Q16 revenue and EBITDA upside and raised its FY16... More

Mizuho Securities Raises Price Target on Yelp (YELP) to $24; Reiterates Neutral

May 6, 2016 7:15 AM EDT

Mizuho Securities reiterated a Neutral rating on Yelp (NYSE: YELP), and raised the price target to $24.00 (from $20.00), following the company's 1Q earnings report. Yelp generated $159m in revenue, above Street estimate of $156m. Yelp raised its revenue guide midpoint from $693m to $696m, above... More

Yelp, (YELP) Accelerating Local Growth; PT to $28 - Jefferies

May 6, 2016 6:22 AM EDT

Jefferies analyst, Brian Pitz, raised his PT on Yelp (NYSE: YELP) by nearly 50% to $28 from $20 after Yelp reported a solid qtr driven by Local where revenue growth accelerated on better-than-expected ad budget fulfillment and above avg salesperson productivity. Guidance for 2Q16 came in above... More

Yelp surges on Einhorn stake but some on social media are skeptical

May 3, 2016 12:50 PM EDT

By Amy Tennery and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Yelp Inc shot to a three-month high on Tuesday morning after hedge fund manager David Einhorn unveiled a new stake, but seesawing social media sentiment among active traders signaled skepticism about the business review site's longer-term prospects and Einhorn's prowess as a stock picker.

In active mid-day trading, Yelp shares were up 3.3 percent at $22.25.

Einhorn, the head of Greenlight Capital, said his firm made new investments in Yelp, according to the fund's first-quarter letter to investors, which was seen by Reuters.

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