Q4 EPS Estimates for Groupon Lifted by Northland Securities

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) – Equities research analysts at Northland Securities upped their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Groupon in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 26th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks now expects that the coupon company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.19. The consensus estimate for Groupon’s current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Groupon’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Groupon from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $13.00 price target (up from $10.00) on shares of Groupon in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.67.

Groupon Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GRPN opened at $21.46 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $815.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.22 and a beta of 0.11. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $14.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.99. Groupon has a 52-week low of $9.17 and a 52-week high of $43.08.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The coupon company reported ($0.32) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $117.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.65 million. Groupon had a negative net margin of 20.78% and a negative return on equity of 717.37%.

Institutional Trading of Groupon

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in Groupon by 48.1% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,938 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 629 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Groupon by 10.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,618 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 731 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Groupon during the third quarter worth $32,000. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Groupon by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 21,340 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 1,377 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in Groupon by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 32,126 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 1,486 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

About Groupon

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.