Zacks Research Has Weak Outlook for Groupon FY2026 Earnings

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Groupon in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the coupon company will post earnings per share of ($0.04) for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Groupon’s current full-year earnings is ($0.02) per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on GRPN. Wall Street Zen downgraded Groupon from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Northland Securities set a $26.00 price objective on Groupon in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Groupon currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.67.

Groupon Price Performance

Groupon stock opened at $18.80 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $14.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.03. Groupon has a one year low of $9.17 and a one year high of $43.08. The firm has a market cap of $714.02 million, a PE ratio of -7.20 and a beta of 0.25.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The coupon company reported ($0.32) earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $117.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.65 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Groupon

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Groupon during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,263,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Groupon by 1,008.6% during the 3rd quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC now owns 121,439 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $2,836,000 after buying an additional 110,485 shares in the last quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. boosted its holdings in shares of Groupon by 147.7% during the 4th quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 528,089 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $9,300,000 after buying an additional 314,896 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Groupon by 764.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 197,546 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $3,479,000 after buying an additional 174,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tyro Capital Management LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 69,378 shares in the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Groupon

Here are the key news stories impacting Groupon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Zacks Research raised FY2027 EPS estimates for Groupon, suggesting slightly better longer-term profitability than previously expected. Source article
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research also increased its Q4 2026 EPS forecast and FY2028 EPS estimate, indicating some optimism about Groupon’s future earnings recovery. Source article
• Neutral Sentiment: Groupon is drawing unusual attention from investors online, which may reflect increased trading interest but does not by itself change the company’s fundamentals. Trending stock article
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut near-term EPS estimates for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, Q1 2027, and Q2 2027, pointing to softer expected earnings in the next several quarters. Source article
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s latest quarterly results had already disappointed, with EPS missing estimates, reinforcing concerns that the turnaround is still a work in progress. Earnings transcript article

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.