YSWYConsumer Defensive · Grocery Stores

YSWY Stock Forecast: Yesway, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 24 Aug 2026

$25

+0.87% on the day

The 8 Wall Street analysts covering Yesway, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $30 — +18.0% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 4 of 100 as at 22 Aug 2026 — in the weakest quartile. The Street sees upside; the factor read is a caution. That gap is the story on this page.

Market cap

$785.9M

Ticker Nerd rank

4 / 100

Median analyst target

$30

Analysts covering

Total return, dividends reinvested

+1.6%

+29.1%

From high

−9.7%

From low

+34.1%

$19

$28

Range since 22 Apr 2026, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close

Ticker Nerd rank

YSWY stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Yesway, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 22 Aug 2026

4 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Revisions

Size

Momentum

Value

Accruals

Quality

Issuance

Growth

Volatility

Revisions (84): Analysts have, on balance, been raising their forecasts.

Volatility (1): The share price moves around a lot.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

YSWY stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on YSWY, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, since 22 Apr 2026Adjusted close, US dollars

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says8 analysts

5 Buy3 Hold0 Sell

Low $27Median $30High $32

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +18.0% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 13 most recent actions, 2 moved their price target up and 1 moved it down.

Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Target
17 Aug 2026	Guggenheim	Maintains	Buy	$30 → $32
14 Aug 2026	JP Morgan	Maintains	Neutral	$25 → $27
5 June 2026	JP Morgan	Maintains	Neutral	—
5 June 2026	JP Morgan	Maintains	Neutral	$29 → $25
3 June 2026	Guggenheim	Reiterates	Buy	$30
3 June 2026	Guggenheim	Reiterates	Buy	—
18 May 2026	Barclays	Initiates	Overweight	—
18 May 2026	BMO Capital	Initiates	Outperform	—
18 May 2026	Goldman Sachs	Initiates	Neutral	—
18 May 2026	Guggenheim	Initiates	Buy	—
18 May 2026	JP Morgan	Initiates	Neutral	—
18 May 2026	Keybanc	Initiates	Overweight	—
18 May 2026	Morgan Stanley	Initiates	Equal-Weight	—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. YSWY appears on the weeks it earns a place.

Estimates

YSWY analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year

EPS revision, 90 days

+30.7%

Analysts raising

Analysts cutting

Fundamentals

Yesway, Inc. (YSWY) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation

Trailing P/E: 57.0×
Price / sales: 0.3×
Price / book: —
EV / EBITDA: 9.3×

Growth & margins

Revenue growth (YoY): 38.5%
Earnings growth (YoY): −32.6%
Gross margin: —
Operating margin: 5.8%
Net margin: 2.7%

Returns & dividend

Return on equity: 1.5%
Return on assets: 0.6%
Dividend yield: —

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

YSWY vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelGrocery Stores

Company	Market cap	TKN rank
YSWYYesway, Inc.	$785.9M	4
IMKTAIngles Markets, Inc.	$1.6B	89
WMKWeis Markets, Inc.	$1.8B	62
GOGrocery Outlet Holding Corp.	$1.1B	50
NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.	$636.2M	60
DNUTKrispy Kreme, Inc.	$618.9M	62
VLGEAVillage Super Market, Inc.	$586.8M	82

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Yesway, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest YSWY news & analysis

Yesway Q2: Further Volatility In Performance Is Expected

Seeking Alpha · 17 Aug 2026neutral

Yesway, Inc. reported strong Q2 '26 revenue growth of 36% year-over-year, driven by fuel sales, though GAAP EPS missed estimates significantly. Management raised FY26 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $235m–$245m while limiting store expansion in favor of operational efficiency initiatives.

Why it matters — A YSWY watcher would care because the raised FY26 EBITDA guidance signals management confidence in its operational improvements even as earnings missed and further performance volatility is expected.

Yesway, Inc. (YSWY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 13 Aug 2026neutral

Yesway, Inc. published the transcript of its Q2 2026 earnings call, as provided by Seeking Alpha. The transcript covers the company's second-quarter 2026 financial results and management discussion.

Why it matters — The Q2 2026 earnings call transcript offers YSWY watchers a direct record of the company's latest reported financial performance and management commentary.

Yesway Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat · 13 Aug 2026positive

Yesway reported record second-quarter results and raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook, citing higher fuel margins, growth in fuel volumes, and continued expansion in inside merchandise sales.

Why it matters — A YSWY watcher would care because the raised full-year outlook and record quarterly results signal improving operational momentum across both fuel and merchandise segments.

Yesway, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

GlobeNewsWire · 13 Aug 2026positive

Yesway, Inc. reported its second quarter 2026 financial results, achieving record Store Contribution. This was driven by increased fuel and inside merchandise margins from same-store sales, along with higher fuel gallons and inside merchandise sales from new stores.

Why it matters — A Yesway watcher would care because record Store Contribution signals improving operational performance across both fuel and convenience-store merchandise segments.

Yesway, Inc. Schedules Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

GlobeNewsWire · 30 July 2026neutral

Yesway, Inc. announced it will release its second quarter 2026 earnings and host a conference call and webcast on August 13, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Why it matters — Investors tracking YSWY will want to hear the company's quarterly financial results and management commentary during the scheduled call.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about YSWY stock

What is the YSWY stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 8 Wall Street analysts covering Yesway, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $30, with estimates ranging from $27 to $32. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is YSWY stock a buy right now?

Of the 8 analysts covering Yesway, Inc., 5 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Yesway, Inc. 4 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 22 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank YSWY?

As at 22 Aug 2026, Yesway, Inc. ranks 4 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Revisions (84 of 100).

Will YSWY stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 8 analysts implies +18.0% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Yesway, Inc. 4 out of 100 as at 22 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the YSWY stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Yesway, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for YSWY are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $27 to $32 over the next 12 months.

What does Yesway, Inc. do?

Yesway, Inc. is a leading convenience store operator in the United States.

What is the latest news on YSWY?

The most recent item we track (Seeking Alpha, 17 Aug 2026): "Yesway Q2: Further Volatility In Performance Is Expected". Yesway, Inc. reported strong Q2 '26 revenue growth of 36% year-over-year, driven by fuel sales, though GAAP EPS missed estimates significantly. Management raised FY26 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $235m–$245m while limiting store expansion in favor of operational efficiency initiatives.

Company

About Yesway, Inc.

Yesway, Inc. is a leading convenience store operator in the United States. The company owns and operates a network of stores under the Yesway and Allsup's banners, providing customers with a wide array of everyday essentials and on-the-go items. Offerings include packaged bakery products, bottled beverages, salty snacks, candy, jerky, chips, milk, bread, eggs, meat snacks, chocolate, nuts, and fountain drinks, emphasizing value, quality, and convenience. Yesway is particularly recognized for its iconic foodservice items, such as the famous Allsup's deep-fried burritos. In addition to core grocery and snack selections, stores feature private-label products and ancillary services like ATMs, money orders, gift cards, propane, lottery tickets, in-store gaming, Amazon Lockers, and cryptocurrency ATMs. Operating across nine states in the Midwest and Southwest, including Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, Yesway serves communities with diverse needs through its strategic store footprint. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Yesway focuses on operational excellence and customer-centric retail experiences in the competitive convenience sector.

CEO Mr. Thomas Nicholas Trkla · United States · https://yesway.com