Strength Seen in Yext (YEXT): Can Its 8.8% Jump Turn into More Strength?

Yext (YEXT) shares ended the last trading session 8.8% higher at $8.8. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 1.1% loss over the past four weeks.This surge was driven primarily by CEO Michael Walrath’s unsolicited proposal to take the company private at a 11% premium, offering $9.00 per share in cash. That was well above the prior closing price, giving investors a clear, immediate upside.This software developer is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.12 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +140%. Revenues are expected to be $111.22 million, up 13.6% from the year-ago quarter.Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.For Yext, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on YEXT going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>Yext is a member of the Zacks Technology Services industry. One other stock in the same industry, Acuity (AYI), finished the last trading session 1.8% higher at $319.38. AYI has returned 7.2% over the past month.For Acuity, the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $4.6. This represents a change of +7% from what the company reported a year ago. Acuity currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).Radical New Technology Could Hand Investors Huge GainsQuantum Computing is the next technological revolution, and it could be even more advanced than AI.While some believed the technology was years away, it is already present and moving fast. Large hyperscalers, such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and even Meta and Tesla, are scrambling to integrate quantum computing into their infrastructure.Senior Stock Strategist Kevin Cook reveals 7 carefully selected stocks poised to dominate the quantum computing landscape in his report, Beyond AI: The Quantum Leap in Computing Power.Kevin was among the early experts who recognized NVIDIA's enormous potential back in 2016. Now, he has keyed in on what could be "the next big thing" in quantum computing supremacy. Today, you have a rare chance to position your portfolio at the forefront of this opportunity.See Top Quantum Stocks Now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Yext (YEXT): Free Stock Analysis Report Acuity, Inc. (AYI): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks