Zacks Research Predicts Groupon’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:GRPN)

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Groupon in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the coupon company will earn ($0.01) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Groupon’s current full-year earnings is ($0.14) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Groupon’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The coupon company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $124.67 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.09 million.

GRPN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $22.00 price objective on shares of Groupon in a report on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Groupon in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Wall Street Zen raised Groupon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Groupon in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $30.00 price objective on Groupon in a report on Monday, August 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Groupon presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $26.00.

Groupon Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of GRPN opened at $18.46 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $750.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.94 and a beta of 0.24. Groupon has a 12 month low of $9.17 and a 12 month high of $29.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $24.02 and a 200 day moving average of $17.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GRPN. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Groupon by 6,724.3% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,712,759 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $41,209,000 after buying an additional 1,687,661 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Groupon by 552.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,136,524 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $38,017,000 after acquiring an additional 962,337 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Groupon by 749.0% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 791,498 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $13,938,000 after purchasing an additional 698,270 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Groupon by 464.1% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 619,413 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $7,371,000 after purchasing an additional 509,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Groupon by 22.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,108,578 shares of the coupon company’s stock valued at $49,235,000 after purchasing an additional 383,277 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.