Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YALA) Short Interest Update

Yalla Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YALA) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 929,300 shares, a decline of 20.6% from the July 31st total of 1,170,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 684,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 684,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Yalla Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Yalla Group by 73.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 2,749 shares in the last quarter. Retireful LLC purchased a new position in Yalla Group in the second quarter worth $75,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Yalla Group in the first quarter worth $61,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Yalla Group by 10.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 17,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its position in Yalla Group by 1,200.7% in the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 20,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,000 after acquiring an additional 18,743 shares in the last quarter. 4.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Yalla Group Price Performance

YALA opened at $7.46 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $7.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.32 and a beta of 0.80. Yalla Group has a one year low of $3.83 and a one year high of $9.29.

Yalla Group (NYSE:YALA) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Yalla Group had a net margin of 42.02% and a return on equity of 20.64%. The company had revenue of $84.56 million during the quarter. Yalla Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

About Yalla Group

Yalla Group Limited operates a social networking and gaming platform primarily in the Middle East and North Africa region. It provides mobile applications, including Yalla, a voice-centric group chat platform; and Yalla Ludo, a casual gaming application. The company’s platform offers group chatting and games services; and sells virtual items, as well as provides upgrade services.