Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Couchbase Q3 Earnings

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Couchbase in a research note issued on Thursday, September 4th. DA Davidson analyst R. Kessinger forecasts that the company will earn ($0.32) per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Hold” rating and a $24.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Couchbase’s current full-year earnings is ($1.48) per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Couchbase’s FY2026 earnings at ($1.15) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.01) EPS.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 3rd. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $57.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.15 million. Couchbase had a negative net margin of 34.10% and a negative return on equity of 52.42%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.06) earnings per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $25.00 price target (up previously from $22.00) on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. William Blair cut shares of Couchbase from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Couchbase from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Couchbase from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $20.00 to $24.50 in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $24.50 price target on shares of Couchbase and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.47.

Couchbase Stock Performance

Shares of BASE opened at $24.43 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a PE ratio of -17.33 and a beta of 0.93. Couchbase has a 1 year low of $12.78 and a 1 year high of $25.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.81.

Institutional Trading of Couchbase

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in Couchbase by 20.5% during the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 3,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Couchbase by 272.9% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 3,067 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Couchbase by 723.0% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,000 after acquiring an additional 5,473 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in shares of Couchbase during the first quarter worth approximately $100,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Couchbase by 33.3% during the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 8,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 2,240 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Couchbase

In other Couchbase news, CEO Matthew M. Cain sold 17,669 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.38, for a total transaction of $430,770.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 829,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,229,012.44. This trade represents a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO William Robert Carey sold 1,321 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.00, for a total transaction of $33,025.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 92,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,311,075. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 166,452 shares of company stock valued at $3,978,795 over the last 90 days. 16.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Couchbase Company Profile

Couchbase, Inc provides cloud database platform for enterprise applications in the United States and internationally. Its database works in multiple configurations, ranging from cloud to multi- or hybrid-cloud to on-premise environments to the edge. The company offers Couchbase Capella, an automated and secure Database-as-a-Service that simplifies database management by deploying, managing, and operating Couchbase Server across cloud environments; and Couchbase Server, a multi-service NoSQL database, which provides SQL-compatible query language and SQL++ that allows for a various array of data manipulation functions.