Groupon (GRPN) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note

Groupon (GRPN) closed the most recent trading day at $19.62, moving -4.94% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.99% loss on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.23%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 1.58%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the online daily deal service had lost 7.4% lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 1.6% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.59%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Groupon in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on November 6, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.01, down 96.97% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $121.88 million, up 6.47% from the prior-year quarter.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $0.8 per share and a revenue of $504.5 million, demonstrating changes of +152.98% and +2.42%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Groupon. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.

Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Groupon is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

Looking at valuation, Groupon is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 25.8. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 22.87.

The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 150, placing it within the bottom 40% of over 250 industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.

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