Headquartered in San Francisco, United States, Yelp Inc belongs to the Media & Communication sector and traces its origins to 2004. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). In the past year (18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026), 89 filings came from 16 insiders.
No insider bought on the market over the period, while 8 insiders filed 32 sales totalling €3.7M. Amara Carmen filed the largest sale, €549k, on 6 July 2026, which represents 0.064% of the company's market value.
Compared with its exchange (5,810 companies, median 19 filings), a count of 89 filings is above the norm. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts no purchases against 144 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists revenue at 1.46 bn USD and net income at 145.6 m USD.
Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 2 days after the trade. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Globalstar, Inc. and Liberty Latin America Ltd. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
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Analysts rate Yelp Inc Hold (neutral), based on 8 analysts. Average price target: US$24.00.
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Yelp Inc. is a digital media and communications company listed in the United States on the NYSE under the ticker YELP. The company was founded in San Francisco in 2004 and remains headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the United States. Yelp’s core mission is to connect consumers with great local businesses through user-generated reviews, photos, business listings, and local discovery tools. Over time, the platform has evolved from a consumer review site into a broader local commerce ecosystem. ([blog.yelp.com](https://blog.yelp.com/news/yelp-announces-sponsored-collections-seasonal-spotlight-ads/?utm_source=openai))
Yelp’s business model is built around monetizing local consumer intent. The company sells advertising and visibility solutions to businesses that want to reach users at the moment they are searching for local services or places to spend. Its monetization is particularly tied to higher-intent service categories such as home services, auto services, and other local service businesses, where conversion potential is strong. In addition to advertising, Yelp has expanded into transactions, SaaS subscriptions, and data licensing, which broadens revenue sources beyond the classic local advertising model. ([yelp-ir.com](https://www.yelp-ir.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2026/Yelp-Delivers-Record-Net-Revenue-in-2025-Accelerating-Investment-in-AI-Transformation/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
Competitively, Yelp operates in a crowded and fast-changing environment. It competes with search engines, review platforms, social media sites, and local marketing providers that all vie for consumer attention and business advertising budgets. Yelp’s key differentiators are its large base of user-generated content, its brand recognition in the United States, and its ability to capture high-intent local demand at the moment consumers are ready to act. The company reports hundreds of millions of cumulative reviews, which supports its position as a trusted local discovery platform. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1345016/000134501625000071/yelp-20250930.htm?utm_source=openai))
Recent developments show that Yelp is pushing aggressively into AI-enabled product innovation. In 2025, the company introduced and tested new AI-driven experiences such as Yelp Assistant, Yelp Host, and Yelp Receptionist to make local discovery more conversational and action-oriented. Management also highlighted record net revenue in 2025 and continued focus on services, business tools, and data monetization. Yelp further announced an agreement with OpenAI and the acquisition of Hatch, signaling a deeper AI transformation and a stronger emphasis on product-led growth. ([yelp-ir.com](https://www.yelp-ir.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2025/Yelp-Reports-Second-Quarter-2025-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
For French-speaking investors, Yelp should be viewed as a U.S.-listed digital communications and local discovery platform with an established brand, a sizable consumer audience, and a defensible niche in local intent-based search. At the same time, the investment case remains shaped by competition from major search players and by the speed at which AI is reshaping local discovery and monetization.
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Over the last 90 days, 16 filings published between 3 August and 15 October 2026: 5 sales for €374k. 11 other filings (not open-market purchases or sales: grants, options, plans, sale notices, block transfers). Largest amounts: Schwarzbach David A (Chief Financial Officer), sales of €175k; Nachman Joseph R (Chief Operating Officer), sales of €105k; Levy Alexander Coleman (Chief Technology Officer), sales of €77k.
Summary written automatically from public filings, without human review. General information, identical for every reader: it is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves a risk of capital loss. Generated on 17 October 2026 (UTC)
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States · Founded: 2004 · 4,350 employees (2017) · Wikipedia article
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 1.46 bn USD | 145.6 m USD | 2.24 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | 1.41 bn USD | 132.8 m USD | 1.88 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | 1.34 bn USD | 99.2 m USD | 1.35 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 1.19 bn USD | 36.3 m USD | 0.50 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 1.03 bn USD | 39.7 m USD | 0.50 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.