Yext (YEXT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.21
- Estimate
- $0.17
- Surprise
- +23.5%
- Revenue (period 2026-07-31)
- $111.1M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.4/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Yext (YEXT) beat the $0.17 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.21 — a large 23.5% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.4/10) to Hold at 5.4/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- B. Riley Securities Maintains Neutral on Yext, Raises Price Target to $7 — benzinga, 2026-09-02
- Sirius XM, Dell, Ollie's Bargain Outlet And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday — benzinga, 2026-09-02
- Yext Posts Upbeat Q2 Earnings, Joins Fervo Energy, MiniMed Group And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Tuesday — benzinga, 2026-09-01
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates YEXT Sell at 4.7/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +23.5% surprise compares with a +16.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-07.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Leverage penalty (D/E 6.2): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $6.44
- Price target
- $7.72
- Stop
- $5.99
- Upside to target
- +19.9%
The stock trades at 37.5× trailing but 8.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
YEXT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market cap
- $630.5M
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 37.5
- 52-week range
- $3.27–$9.03
- Off 52-week high
- 28.7%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 0.66×
- Score today
- 4.7/10