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

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

Wall St. ends up after jobs report; S&P down for second week

May 6, 2016 7:23 AM EDT

By Caroline Valetkevitch

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded from early losses to close higher on Friday as investors viewed the day's jobs data as less disappointing than first thought.

Materials, industrials and discretionary shares were among the day's biggest gainers, with the S&P materials index up 0.8 percent and gold gaining for the day.

In the Labor Department report, nonfarm payrolls increased less than economists expected, and April's job gains were the smallest since September.

But the report also had some upbeat news, with both average hourly earnings and the average work week... 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 (YELP) Posts Surprise Q1 Profit; Offers Q2 Revenue Outlook

May 5, 2016 4:07 PM EDT

Yelp (NYSE: YELP) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.08, $0.24 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.16). Revenue for the quarter came in at $158.6 million versus the consensus estimate of $155.57 million.

Business Highlights

Community: In March 2016, Yelp achieved a major milestone, surpassing 100 million cumulative reviews. By... More