YEXT NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Yext Inc · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Latest close 5.46 USD
9.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 10.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 37.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.2%, after a 10.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 36/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 38d.

Setup score 38 out of 100
Latest Close 5.46 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 9.2% latest completed week
4W Return 10.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 35.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 10.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 37.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.2%, after a 10.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.2512-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.25Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals2Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 10.3% over four weeks, 35.8% over 12 weeks, and -29.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W9.2%
4W10.3%
12W35.8%
26W-23.7%
52W-29.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change90.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-22.81Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change31.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 91%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength76/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Value79/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum7/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Growth29/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
12.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
73.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
13.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
31.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
12.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
35.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
35.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

YEXT shows bullish options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.33, expected move of 14.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction36/100
Expected move14.7%
Put/call volume0.33
Pressure58
Speculation0
Volatility94
Trend agreement9
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Insider activity9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.

11 positive · 17 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings38dNext report is scheduled for 09 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-40.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.8%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-31.6%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+9.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses10
Recent vol8.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.9% / -5.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20265.46 USD9.2%4.92 USD6.44 USD1.08-22.814.7MOff
24 Jul 20265.00 USD-6.4%5.00 USD6.46 USD1.01-29.305.0MOff
17 Jul 20265.34 USD4.9%5.11 USD6.49 USD0.97-25.926.2MOff
10 Jul 20265.09 USD2.8%5.21 USD6.52 USD0.75-31.305.9MOff
3 Jul 20264.95 USD11.5%5.31 USD6.55 USD0.56-33.065.8MOff
26 Jun 20264.44 USD16.8%5.44 USD6.58 USD0.37-39.459.1MOff
19 Jun 20263.80 USD-6.4%5.58 USD6.63 USD0.21-50.167.3MOff
12 Jun 20264.06 USD4.4%5.73 USD6.68 USD0.01-47.105.5MOff
5 Jun 20263.89 USD-6.9%5.88 USD6.73 USD-0.21-49.8010.5MOff
29 May 20264.18 USD13.6%6.03 USD6.79 USD-0.46-48.336.5MOff
22 May 20263.68 USD6.4%6.17 USD6.82 USD-0.74-54.344.6MOff
15 May 20263.46 USD-13.9%6.33 USD6.86 USD-0.94-57.204.8MOff
8 May 20264.02 USD-2.2%6.50 USD6.89 USD-1.16-50.795.3MOff
1 May 20264.11 USD6.5%6.64 USD6.91 USD-1.31-49.089.8MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.