Why Yelp (YELP) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term

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For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.

Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.

Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist

Different than value or momentum investors, growth-oriented investors are concerned with a stock's future prospects, and the overall financial health and strength of a company. Thus, they'll want to focus on the Growth Style Score, which analyzes characteristics like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will see sustainable growth over time.

Yelp (YELP)

San Francisco, CA-based Yelp, founded in 2004, is a website engaged in providing information through online community offering social networking. It covers restaurants, shopping, nightlife, financial services, health and a variety of services.

YELP boasts a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 22.2% year-over-year for 2024, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 6.2%.

Four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.16 to $1.65 per share for 2024. YELP boasts an average earnings surprise of 165.1%.

Yelp is also cash rich. The company has generated cash flow growth of 18.8%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 47.8% in 2024.

Investors should take the time to consider YELP for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Rank rating, notable growth metrics, and impressive Growth and VGM Style Scores.

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