Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the five research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $19.50.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on GRPN shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Groupon from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $13.00 price objective (up from $10.00) on shares of Groupon in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Northland Securities set a $26.00 target price on Groupon in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Groupon in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Groupon in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Groupon

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Groupon by 22.2% during 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 last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 962,337 shares during the period. Tyro Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Groupon by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Tyro Capital Management LLC now owns 1,091,095 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $25,477,000 after purchasing an additional 69,378 shares during the period. Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of Groupon by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc. now owns 958,660 shares of the coupon company’s stock valued at $16,882,000 after buying an additional 40,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Groupon by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 881,422 shares of the coupon company’s stock valued at $15,522,000 after buying an additional 180,992 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Groupon Trading Up 24.9%

NASDAQ GRPN opened at $22.88 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.05. The company has a market cap of $868.98 million, a P/E ratio of -8.77 and a beta of 0.25. Groupon has a 1 year low of $9.17 and a 1 year high of $43.08.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The coupon company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $117.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.65 million. Groupon had a negative return on equity of 717.37% and a negative net margin of 20.78%. Equities research analysts forecast that Groupon will post -0.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Groupon

Here are the key news stories impacting Groupon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2027 EPS estimate for Groupon and also nudged up FY2028 expectations, signaling improving profitability in the outer years.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also increased their Q4 2026 and Q3 2027 EPS forecasts, reinforcing the view that earnings could improve meaningfully over time.
• Neutral Sentiment: Groupon’s short-interest data showed 0 shares reported, offering no meaningful new signal for traders.
• Negative Sentiment: Some near-term estimates were cut, including Q2 2026, Q3 2026, and Q1 2027 EPS forecasts, which tempers the bullish outlook for the next few quarters.

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.