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YELP Yelp (YELP) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Services · Services-personal services · CIK 0001345016
Form 144 · 7
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
139
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about YELP

Insiders, 180 days
-$2.2M net sold
6 sellers · 38% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$735.4K
7 notices

Yelp insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, YELP INC insiders sold a net $2.2M of stock across 223 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-10-23 SECtraded 2026-10-21
7,500
$150.0K
-3.5%
Context
  • 43 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (43 sales), the last on Oct 15, 2026.
  • The trade is 4.5% of the 165,466 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 139 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Schwarzbach David A sold about $150.0K of YELP under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 21, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 139 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-10-19 SECtraded 2026-10-15
7,500
$150.0K
-7.5%
Context
  • 42 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (42 sales), the last on Aug 21, 2026.
  • The trade is 4.3% of the 172,966 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 139 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Schwarzbach David A sold about $150.0K of YELP under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 15, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 139 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief People Officer
SELL
2026-10-05 SECtraded 2026-10-01
500
$9.3K
+3.4%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on Sep 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 100,036 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 139 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief People Officer Amara Carmen sold about $9.3K of YELP under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 1, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 139 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief People Officer
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
500
$11.1K
-13.4%
Context
  • 16 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (16 sales), the last on Jul 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 100,536 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 139 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief People Officer Amara Carmen sold about $11.1K of YELP under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 1, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 139 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Technology Officer
SELL
2026-08-24 SEC
3,829
$89.6K
-20.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 7.1% of the 54,124 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 139 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Technology Officer Levy Alexander Coleman sold about $89.6K of YELP under a 10b5-1 plan on Aug 24, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 139 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
223 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.2M over 180 days
-$735.4K over 90 days
below 63% of Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
139 funds bought in last quarter
more than 60% of Services
Revenue
+3.7% year over year
below 55% of Services
Margin
9.9% net margin
more than 73% of Services
Buybacks
$174.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 69% of Services
Short interest
21.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 8.5 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 98% of Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 23Chief Financial Officer Schwarzbach David A sold $300.0K under a 10b5-1 plan (2 trades, Oct 15 to Oct 21)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 21Officer DAVID SCHWARZBACH filed to sell $150.0K by Oct 21 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 15Officer DAVID SCHWARZBACH filed to sell $150.0K by Oct 15 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 5Chief People Officer Amara Carmen sold $9.3K under a 10b5-1 plan (Oct 1)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 1Officer CARMEN AMARA filed to sell $9.3K by Oct 1 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-43.4%12M
-47%-31%-16%+0%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-01-22 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $878.7K2026-01-15 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $868.8K2026-01-16 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $854.4K2026-01-26 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $853.8K2026-01-21 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $849.0K2026-01-20 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $842.1K2026-01-28 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $831.9K2026-02-02 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $826.2K2026-01-23 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $821.4K2026-01-29 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $820.5K2026-01-30 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $817.8K2026-01-27 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $777.8K2026-02-04 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $728.5K2026-07-02 · Amara Carmen sold $627.3K2025-12-05 · Nachman Joseph R sold $611.8K2025-12-03 · Barone Christine sold $450.0K2026-02-03 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $418.9K2025-12-16 · Schwarzbach David A sold $410.5K2026-02-03 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $366.4K2026-06-01 · Barone Christine sold $355.9K2025-11-26 · Schwarzbach David A sold $281.7K2026-03-12 · Schwarzbach David A sold $250.0K2026-01-06 · Nachman Joseph R sold $233.4K2025-11-06 · Nachman Joseph R sold $225.1K2026-06-30 · Nachman Joseph R sold $225.0K2026-08-21 · Schwarzbach David A sold $204.3K2026-04-15 · Schwarzbach David A sold $199.5K2026-03-23 · Schwarzbach David A sold $187.5K2026-02-06 · Nachman Joseph R sold $170.4K2026-02-05 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $150.0K2026-10-15 · Schwarzbach David A sold $150.0K2026-10-21 · Schwarzbach David A sold $150.0K2026-08-03 · Nachman Joseph R sold $121.1K2026-07-01 · Nachman Joseph R sold $112.5K2026-08-24 · Levy Alexander Coleman sold $89.6K2026-03-06 · Nachman Joseph R sold $60.5K2025-10-27 · Amara Carmen sold $49.6K2025-12-26 · Amara Carmen sold $46.0K2026-01-27 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $44.1K2026-01-23 · Stoppelman Jeremy sold $40.9K2025-11-03 · Saldanha Craig sold $39.6K2026-07-01 · Amara Carmen sold $37.4K2026-10-21 · DAVID SCHWARZBACH filed to sell $150.0K2026-10-15 · DAVID SCHWARZBACH filed to sell $150.0K2026-10-01 · CARMEN AMARA filed to sell $9.3K2026-09-01 · CARMEN AMARA filed to sell $11.1K2026-08-24 · ALEXANDER LEVY filed to sell $89.6K2026-08-21 · DAVID SCHWARZBACH filed to sell $204.3K2026-08-03 · JOSEPH NACHMAN filed to sell $121.1K2026-07-02 · CARMEN AMARA filed to sell $627.3K2026-07-01 · CARMEN AMARA filed to sell $37.4K2026-07-01 · JOSEPH NACHMAN filed to sell $112.5K2026-06-30 · JOSEPH NACHMAN filed to sell $225.0K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns YELP: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
9,659,418 sh
$236.8M
2,264,536 sh
$55.5M

Congress trades in YELP

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

YELP planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
DAVID SCHWARZBACH
Filed 2026-10-21
$150.0K
DAVID SCHWARZBACH
Filed 2026-10-15
$150.0K
CARMEN AMARA
Filed 2026-10-01
$9.3K
CARMEN AMARA
Filed 2026-09-01
$11.1K
ALEXANDER LEVY
Filed 2026-08-24
$89.6K

YELP mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Euclidean Fundamental Value ETF
$1.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.5%
Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF
$229.5K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.3%
Bushido Capital US SMID Cap Equity ETF
$2.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.3%
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF
$1.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.1%
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
$10.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.1%
VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF
$5.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Yelp, Inc. Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $0K spent
$0
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Jeremy Stoppelman
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$10.3M
$2.2M
$5.2M
-7%
+82%
2024
$9.7M
n/a
n/a
+18%
+53%
2023
$11.2M
$25.4M
$5.5M
+45%
+28%
2022
$10.8M
$4.6M
$5.7M
-16%
-3%
2021
$10.0M
$11.9M
$4.4M
+11%
+25%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $2.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 139 funds added last quarter, $735.4K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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YELP financials

Revenue growth
+3.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.5B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+8.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$297.4M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+18.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+12.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on capital employed
+21.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
8.97x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+29.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -5%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.5B$1.4B$1.3B$1.2B
Operating income$184.5M$151.0M$79.0M$58.4M
Net income$145.6M$132.8M$99.2M$36.3M
EPS (diluted)2.241.881.350.50
Operating cash flow$372.0M$285.8M$306.3M$192.3M
Cash$216.1M$217.3M$313.9M$306.4M
Buybacks$290.9M$250.9M$200.0M$200.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

YELP Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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YELP ranks highest on profitability (83rd percentile) and institutional and government (48th), and lowest on insider conviction (18th), among Services peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
83
Inputs
  • Return on equity+18.2% · 74 pct, sector of 207
  • Return on assets+12.8% · 90 pct, sector of 269
  • Return on invested capitalno debt line filed
  • Return on capital employed+21.0% · 86 pct, sector of 203
Growth
45
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+3.7% · 45 pct, sector of 341
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
18
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$1.6M · 36 pct, sector of 175
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 180
Institutional and government
48
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter139 · 60 pct, sector of 243
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$418K · 37 pct, sector of 61
Risk and compliance
30
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+21.7% · 5 pct, sector of 384
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+10.9% · 54 pct, sector of 227
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

YELP filings, in plain words

Are Yelp insiders buying or selling YELP?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Yelp insiders were net sellers, a net $2.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of YELP?

Yes. 7 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $735.4K of stock; the latest, by DAVID SCHWARZBACH, was filed 2026-10-21.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Yelp insiders were net sellers of YELP, a net $2.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 sellers. 38% of the 16 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Insiders filed 7 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $735.4K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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