Groupon (GRPN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Groupon, Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects subscribers with local merchants offering discounted goods, services and experiences. Through its website and mobile applications, Groupon provides time-limited deals across categories such as restaurants, travel, beauty and wellness, home services, and consumer products. Merchants partner with Groupon to attract new customers and drive foot traffic, leveraging the platform’s targeted marketing tools and large subscriber base to promote special offers and vouchers.

Founded in Chicago in 2008 by Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, Groupon pioneered the daily-deals model, quickly growing its user community and merchant network. The company completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq under the ticker GRPN in 2011. Over the years, Groupon has expanded beyond one-day local deals to include a broader selection of travel packages, goods, and digital coupon offerings, adapting its platform to serve shifting consumer preferences and mobile usage trends.

Groupon’s technology infrastructure supports personalized deal recommendations that leverage location data, purchase history and behavioral analytics. Subscribers can purchase deals directly through the site or mobile app, redeem vouchers at participating merchants and leave reviews, while merchants access real-time reporting to measure campaign performance. The company also offers marketing services and advertising solutions designed to help small and medium-sized businesses optimize promotions and build customer loyalty.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Groupon maintains a global footprint with local websites and regional offices in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. Its executive leadership team brings together expertise in e-commerce, technology and consumer marketing as the company continues to refine its marketplace model, expand partnerships and invest in data-driven tools to enhance value for both subscribers and merchants.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.23 to $26.49
• 50-Day Range: $16.09 to $28.58
• 52-Week Range: $9.17 to $43.08
• Volume: 974,859 shs
• Average Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $980.26 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $19.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Groupon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Groupon scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 170th out of 198 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Groupon has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Groupon has a consensus price target of $19.50, representing about 24.4% downside from its current price of $25.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Groupon has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Groupon are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.17) to $0.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Groupon is -9.89, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Groupon is -9.89, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

55.57% of the float of Groupon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Groupon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Groupon has recently increased by 11.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Groupon does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Groupon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Groupon has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Groupon this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for GRPN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Groupon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Groupon insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

36.63% of the stock of Groupon is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.05% of the stock of Groupon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 7/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: INTERNET COMMERCE
• Sub-Industry: Internet Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GRPN
• CIK: 1490281
• Web: www.groupon.com
• Phone: (312) 334-1579
• Fax: 312-276-3231
• Employees: 1,734
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Groupon: $19.50
• High Price Target: $26.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.61)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$83.52 million
• Net Margins: -20.78%
• Pretax Margin: -12.56%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -16.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $498.42 million
• Price / Sales: 1.97
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($1.04) per share
• Price / Book: -24.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,980,000
• Free Float: 24,070,000
• Market Cap: $980.26 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.23