What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Groupon Q3 Earnings?

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Groupon in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the coupon company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Groupon’s current full-year earnings is ($0.13) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Groupon’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.10 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $13.00 target price (up from $10.00) on shares of Groupon in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Groupon in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Northland Securities set a $26.00 price target on shares of Groupon in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Groupon from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Groupon in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.50.

Groupon Trading Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:GRPN opened at $16.76 on Wednesday. Groupon has a 1-year low of $9.17 and a 1-year high of $43.08. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $16.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $636.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.42 and a beta of 0.25.

Institutional Trading of Groupon

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GRPN. Bank of America Corp DE raised 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 buying an additional 962,337 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Groupon by 749.0% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 791,498 shares of the coupon company’s stock valued at $13,938,000 after buying an additional 698,270 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Groupon by 464.1% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 619,413 shares of the coupon company’s stock valued at $7,371,000 after buying an additional 509,600 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Groupon by 22.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,108,578 shares of the coupon company’s stock valued at $49,235,000 after buying an additional 383,277 shares during the period. Finally, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Groupon in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,993,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Groupon Company Profile

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.