Groupon Company Profile (NASDAQ:GRPN)

Groupon trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GRPN."

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.06. The firm earned $673.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $721.93 million. Groupon had a negative return on equity of 22.40% and a negative net margin of 5.51%. The company's revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.01) EPS. View Groupon's Earnings History.

18 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Groupon's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $6.00. On average, they expect Groupon's stock price to reach $4.58 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Groupon.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Groupon stock:

• 1. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "GRPN reported a mixed quarter with top line impacted by int’l restructuring, macro headwinds in NA and increased focus on gross profit driving mix shift from 1P Goods to higher margin but 3P Local. The Co completed its int’l rationalization in Q1 and mgmt reiterated prior FY17 guidance. Focus in 2017 remains on gross profit growth, expanding further the customer base and improving the user experience. We maintain our Hold and lower PT to $4. Results: Total Revenue declined 4% Y/Y (-3% ex-FX) to $674MM vs. Street expectations of $722MM. Adjusted EBITDA of $45MM came in above cons at $36MM. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.01 was ahead of Street’s ($0.01). North America (NA) revenue declined 5% Y/Y to $473MM, below Street’s $515MM. Int’l revenue increased 1% Y/Y (+5% ex-FX) to $200MM, below Street’s $207MM. Gross billings were down 1% Y/Y at $1.36B (flat ex-FX), coming in below Street expectations of $1.47B." (5/5/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Groupon continues to see strength in its customer acquisition and shopping endeavors, aimed at developing its local core business. The impressive fourth-quarter results reflected this trend. Additionally, Groupon has increased its marketing spend, which should boost business to a great extent in the long run.  However, we note that the stock has underperformed the broader market over the last one year.  Groupon is investing quite a bit in the transition, which is expected to affect its near-term financials. Further, the company is yet to report significant profits, which is a concern for the investors. Moreover, intensifying competition and impending lawsuits are other headwinds." (2/22/2017)
• 3. Macquarie analysts commented, "GRPN continues to show progress against its key strategic priorities, and this mgmt team's disciplined/focused approach coupled w/the large fragmented TAM in online local underpin our OP rating on the stock. We see potential for organic N.A. local trends to re-accelerate over the next few quarters driven by recent consumer/merchant product improvements and investment in improving avg customer frequency; LT, there is also some potential for Intl. Our revised $5.50 price target implies 11.5x '17 EV/EBITDA, adj. for GRPN's $451mm merchant payable, and gives no credit for TMON or any future exited country sales." (2/16/2017)
• 4. UBS AG analysts commented, "Groupon delivered a solid set of Q4 results with $1.70bn in gross bookings (inline with UBSe), revenue of $935m (vs. UBSe of $912m & implied guidance of $867-942m) and Adj. EBITDA of $81m (vs. UBSe of $55m & implied guidance of $53-68m) and an initial 2017 guidance largely inline with Street expectations. While we see progress in some key initiatives e.g., streamlining operations (final country footprint of 15 by Q1'17, from 47 at the beginning of '15) and improving customer experience (e.g., enhanced mobile app), we remain cautious on the company's ability to balance marketing investments (mgmt expects marketing spend to remain stable as % of gross billings in 2017) vs. driving NA customer growth (guidance calls for 500k net adds per quarter over 2017 vs. 1m on average in 2016). We maintain our Sell rating but increase our PT to $3.75." (2/16/2017)
• 5. Wedbush analysts commented, "We expect steady progress on growth initiatives will likely result in low-double-digit earnings growth, as restructuring is lapped and larger cohorts continue to stack. However, we are downgrading to NEUTRAL from OUTPERFORM as the stock has achieved our price target." (2/16/2017)

Groupon saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 14th, there was short interest totalling 45,376,077 shares, a drop of 3.1% from the June 30th total of 46,808,914 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,868,983 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.7 days. Approximately 10.9% of the company's stock are short sold.

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Groupon's management team includes the folowing people:

• Andrew D. Mason, CEO and Director
• Jason E. Child, CFO
• Eric P. Lefkofsky, Chairman
• Eric P. Lefkofsky, Chairman of the Board
• Rich Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Bradley A. Keywell, Co-Founder, Independent Director
• Michael Randolfi, Chief Financial Officer
• Brian Stevens, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer
• Dane A. Drobny, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
• Theodore J. Leonsis, Lead Independent Director

Groupon's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include NEA Management Company LLC (1.79%), Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD (1.08%), CWM LLC (0.16%), First National Bank of Omaha (0.02%), Quotient Investors LLC (0.02%) and Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (0.02%). Company insiders that own Groupon stock include Brian Stevens, Dane A Drobny, James Sullivan and Peter J Barris. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Groupon.

Groupon's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NEA Management Company LLC, Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC, CWM LLC, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado and Creative Planning. Company insiders that have sold Groupon stock in the last year include Brian Stevens, Dane A Drobny, James Sullivan and Peter J Barris. View Insider Buying and Selling for Groupon.

Groupon's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Virtu Financial LLC and Aperio Group LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Groupon.

Shares of Groupon can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Groupon stock can currently be purchased for approximately $3.76.