NASDAQ:GRPN - Groupon Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Groupon declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 9th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 11% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 9th. The coupon company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.00 by $0.03. The coupon company earned $626.54 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $604.16 million. Groupon had a return on equity of 6.53% and a net margin of 1.13%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.01 EPS. View Groupon's Earnings History.

16 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Groupon's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.50 to $7.00. On average, they anticipate Groupon's stock price to reach $5.1633 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Groupon.

Groupon saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 34,916,522 shares, an increase of 7.8% from the May 15th total of 32,382,263 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,900,276 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.1 days. Currently, 8.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Groupon's Current Options Chain.

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News stories about GRPN stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Groupon earned a news impact score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the coupon company an impact score of 44.67 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Groupon's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (4.07%), Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. (3.35%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.60%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.60%), Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. (1.53%) and P2 Capital Partners LLC (1.42%). Company insiders that own Groupon stock include Brian Stevens, Dane A Drobny, Eric P Lefkofsky, James Sullivan and Peter J Barris. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Groupon.

GRPN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P., Russell Investments Group Ltd., California Public Employees Retirement System, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Legal & General Group Plc and California State Teachers Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Groupon company stock in the last year include Brian Stevens, Eric P Lefkofsky, James Sullivan and Peter J Barris. View Insider Buying and Selling for Groupon.

GRPN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including P2 Capital Partners LLC, Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Spark Investment Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc. and Pinnacle Associates Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Groupon.

Shares of GRPN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GRPN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.72.

Groupon has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion and generates $2.84 billion in revenue each year. The coupon company earns $14.04 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.03) on an earnings per share basis. Groupon employs 6,672 workers across the globe.

Groupon's mailing address is 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL, 60654. The coupon company can be reached via phone at 312-334-1579 or via email at [email protected]