{"id":45887,"date":"2013-07-13T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/yelp-shares-rally-after-needham-co-s-upgrade-yelp\/45887\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:09:08","slug":"yelp-shares-rally-after-needham-co-s-upgrade-yelp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/yelp-shares-rally-after-needham-co-s-upgrade-yelp\/45887\/","title":{"rendered":"Yelp Shares Rally After Needham &#038; Co.\u2019s Upgrade (YELP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shares of the online review and recommendation website company, Yelp Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=YELP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: YELP<\/a>) gained about 5.20% on Friday after brokerage firm, Needham &amp; Co initiated its coverage on the stock with a \u201cbuy\u201d rating.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-45887\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a research report released ahead of the market open on Friday, Needham &amp; Co\u2019s analyst Kerry Rice wrote, \u201c (Yelp) has successfully established itself as a key online marketing and lead generation platform for small and medium-sized businesses in North America and is taking strides in becoming a necessary advertising medium for local businesses worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needham &amp; Co has set a price target of $45.<\/p>\n<p>Yelp Expands in Czech Republic<\/p>\n<p>Yelp recently announced that its services will now be available in Czech Republic. Now, People in Czech Republic can create accounts on Yelp.cz to share their views about local hotels, restaurants and other local businesses and services.<\/p>\n<p>The Company said that its app for Apple\u2019s iPhones and Google\u2019s Android operating system will be available for users in Czech Republic. Besides, business owners will be also avail its services for free, the Company said.<\/p>\n<p>The company said that Yelp.cz is available with several languages which include, the local language, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish and Turkish.<\/p>\n<p>Yelp said that availability of several languages will help it to outshine local players in this business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/yelp-shares-rally-after-needham-co-s-upgrade-yelp\/45887\" data-title=\"Yelp Shares Rally After Needham &amp; Co.\u2019s Upgrade (YELP)\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130720020423js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-on-a-mixed-note-sp-500-closes-at-record-high\/46061\"><br \/>\nStocks End on a Mixed Note; S&#038;P 500 Closes at Record High<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-settle-higher-silver-prices-also-gain-24\/46039\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Settle Higher; Silver Prices Also Gain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/u-s-stocks-down-in-mid-day-trading\/46037\"><br \/>\nU.S. Stocks Down in Mid-Day Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-edge-lower\/46032\"><br \/>\nStocks Edge Lower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dollar-edges-lower-against-yen\/46025\"><br \/>\nDollar Edges Lower Against Yen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-up-silver-prices-slip-2\/46021\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Up, Silver Prices Slip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-futures-weighed-down-by-poor-results-from-tech-giants\/46019\"><br \/>\nStock Futures Weighed Down By Poor Results From Tech Giants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130720020423im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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