What is Wedbush's Estimate for Couchbase FY2025 Earnings?

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Couchbase in a report issued on Wednesday, December 4th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($1.45) per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of ($1.40). Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Couchbase's current full-year earnings is ($1.48) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Couchbase's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.34) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.33) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.34) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.34) EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. UBS Group dropped their price target on Couchbase from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Barclays boosted their target price on Couchbase from $19.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. DA Davidson restated a "buy" rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Couchbase from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $23.27.

Couchbase Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BASE traded down $0.48 on Monday, reaching $15.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 591,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 486,242. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.96. Couchbase has a 52-week low of $13.53 and a 52-week high of $32.00.

Insider Activity

In other Couchbase news, SVP Huw Owen sold 6,736 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.07, for a total transaction of $101,511.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 373,647 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,630,860.29. This represents a 1.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward T. Anderson purchased 21,080 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $14.16 per share, for a total transaction of $298,492.80. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 85,902 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,216,372.32. The trade was a 32.52 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 10,548 shares of company stock worth $163,390 over the last 90 days. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Couchbase

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BASE. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Couchbase in the 2nd quarter worth $47,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Couchbase in the second quarter valued at about $67,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in Couchbase by 15.9% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,968 shares of the company's stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 956 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in Couchbase by 28.5% in the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 11,032 shares of the company's stock valued at $201,000 after purchasing an additional 2,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Couchbase by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 13,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the period. 96.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.