FY2025 EPS Estimates for Couchbase Increased by DA Davidson

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Couchbase in a report released on Wednesday, December 4th. DA Davidson analyst R. Kessinger now expects that the company will earn ($1.46) per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($1.49). DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Couchbase's current full-year earnings is ($1.50) per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Couchbase's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.35) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.31) EPS.

BASE has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Couchbase from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Couchbase from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Wedbush began coverage on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $26.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Couchbase has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $23.27.

Couchbase Stock Performance

Couchbase stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $16.38. The stock had a trading volume of 801,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 404,926. Couchbase has a 52-week low of $13.53 and a 52-week high of $32.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $17.59 and a 200 day moving average of $18.10.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, September 4th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $51.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $51.11 million. Couchbase had a negative net margin of 39.31% and a negative return on equity of 57.01%. The business's revenue was up 19.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.44) EPS.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Huw Owen sold 6,736 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.07, for a total transaction of $101,511.52. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 373,647 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,630,860.29. This trade represents a 1.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Edward T. Anderson acquired 21,080 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $14.16 per share, for a total transaction of $298,492.80. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 85,902 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,216,372.32. This represents a 32.52 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 10,548 shares of company stock worth $163,390. Corporate insiders own 16.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Couchbase

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in Couchbase during the third quarter valued at approximately $772,000. 272 Capital LP purchased a new stake in Couchbase during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,566,000. Horrell Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Couchbase by 64.3% during the third quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 230,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,708,000 after acquiring an additional 90,000 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Couchbase by 34.9% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 164,149 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,997,000 after acquiring an additional 42,434 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EVR Research LP raised its holdings in shares of Couchbase by 9.4% in the second quarter. EVR Research LP now owns 2,081,585 shares of the company's stock worth $38,010,000 after buying an additional 179,585 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.07% of the company's stock.

About Couchbase

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.