Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Forecast for Groupon Earnings

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Groupon in a report released on Friday, June 20th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now forecasts that the coupon company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.03. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $47.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Groupon's current full-year earnings is ($0.31) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Groupon's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.19 EPS.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The coupon company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.20) by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $117.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $115.51 million. Groupon had a negative return on equity of 83.07% and a negative net margin of 8.13%.

GRPN has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Groupon from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Northland Securities lifted their price target on Groupon from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Groupon from $9.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Ascendiant Capital Markets lifted their price target on Groupon from $14.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Roth Mkm lifted their price target on Groupon from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $28.00.

Groupon Stock Down 5.1%

NASDAQ:GRPN traded down $1.83 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $33.91. The company had a trading volume of 2,166,874 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,468,986. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.69 and a beta of 1.04. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $27.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.10. Groupon has a 12-month low of $7.75 and a 12-month high of $41.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23.

Institutional Trading of Groupon

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its position in shares of Groupon by 68.2% during the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 2,446 shares of the coupon company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 992 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in shares of Groupon by 35.5% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 3,838 shares of the coupon company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of Groupon by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 33,716 shares of the coupon company's stock worth $410,000 after purchasing an additional 1,030 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Groupon by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 200,436 shares of the coupon company's stock worth $2,435,000 after purchasing an additional 1,449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Groupon by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 23,897 shares of the coupon company's stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 1,526 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company's stock.

About Groupon

Groupon, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a marketplace that connects consumers to merchants. It operates in two segments, North America and International. The company sells goods or services on behalf of third-party merchants. It serves customers through its mobile applications and websites.