What is William Blair's Forecast for Couchbase Q1 Earnings?

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Couchbase in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst J. Ader anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.36) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Couchbase's current full-year earnings is ($1.48) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Couchbase's Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.29) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.26) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.08) EPS.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.30) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.22). Couchbase had a negative net margin of 39.31% and a negative return on equity of 57.22%. The business had revenue of $54.92 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $53.25 million.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Couchbase from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Guggenheim reduced their target price on shares of Couchbase from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Couchbase from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $21.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $22.00 target price on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $22.19.

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Couchbase Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BASE traded down $0.85 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $16.67. The company's stock had a trading volume of 512,553 shares, compared to its average volume of 496,357. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $17.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.02. The company has a market capitalization of $872.38 million, a P/E ratio of -10.43 and a beta of 0.81. Couchbase has a 12 month low of $13.53 and a 12 month high of $29.69.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hood River Capital Management LLC grew its position in Couchbase by 38.2% during the 4th quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 2,738,468 shares of the company's stock worth $42,693,000 after purchasing an additional 756,394 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Couchbase by 72.0% in the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,703,267 shares of the company's stock worth $26,554,000 after buying an additional 712,936 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Couchbase by 26.8% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,089,104 shares of the company's stock worth $32,569,000 after acquiring an additional 441,770 shares during the period. Portolan Capital Management LLC raised its position in Couchbase by 77.8% during the third quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 874,795 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,102,000 after acquiring an additional 382,851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 272 Capital LP acquired a new position in Couchbase in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,720,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.07% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Gregory N. Henry sold 3,853 shares of Couchbase stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.14, for a total transaction of $58,334.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 336,679 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,097,320.06. The trade was a 1.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Margaret Chow sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.31, for a total value of $274,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 133,067 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,436,456.77. This represents a 10.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 54,883 shares of company stock valued at $950,915. 16.10% of the stock is owned by company 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.