Coupang (CPNG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Coupang, Inc., together with its subsidiaries owns and operates retail business through its mobile applications and Internet websites primarily in South Korea. The company operates through Product Commerce and Developing Offerings segments. It sells various products and services in the categories of home goods and décor products, apparel, beauty products, fresh food and groceries, sporting goods, electronics, and everyday consumables, as well as travel, and restaurant order and delivery services. In addition, the company offers Rocket Fresh, which offers fresh groceries; Coupang Eats, a restaurant ordering and delivery services; and Coupang Play, an online content streaming services, as well as advertising products. It also performs operations and support services in the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Japan, and India. Coupang, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.38 to $24.74
• 50-Day Range: $19.79 to $24.24
• 52-Week Range: $13.51 to $24.74
• Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $43.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.91
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $27.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Coupang Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Coupang scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 205 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Coupang has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Coupang has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 350.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Coupang are expected to grow by 350.00% in the coming year, from $0.14 to $0.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Coupang is 34.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Coupang is 34.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Coupang has a PEG Ratio of 171.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Coupang has a P/B Ratio of 10.73. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.48% of the float of Coupang has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Coupang has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Coupang has recently decreased by 19.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Coupang does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Coupang does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.48% of the float of Coupang has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Coupang has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Coupang has recently decreased by 19.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Coupang has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Coupang this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 20 people have searched for CPNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Coupang to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Coupang insiders have bought 44.27% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $13,604,354.00 in company stock and sold $9,429,597.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.60% of the stock of Coupang is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.72% of the stock of Coupang is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CPNG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CPNG shares performed this year?

Coupang's stock was trading at $16.19 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CPNG stock has increased by 51.1% and is now trading at $24.46.
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How were Coupang's earnings last quarter?

Coupang, Inc. (NYSE:CPNG) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.08. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did Coupang IPO?

Coupang (CPNG) raised $3.4 billion in an IPO on Thursday, March 11th 2021. The company issued 120,000,000 shares at a price of $27.00-$30.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Allen & Co., J.P.Morgan and Citigroup acted as the underwriters for the IPO and HSBC, Deutsche Bank Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Mizuho Securities and CLSA were co-managers.

Who are Coupang's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Coupang include Baillie Gifford & Co. (9.58%), Maverick Capital Ltd. (1.64%), Dragoneer Investment Group LLC (0.94%) and Duquesne Family Office LLC (0.61%). Insiders that own company stock include Svf Investments (Uk) Ltd, Greenoaks Capital Partners Llc, Neil Mehta, Thuan Pham, Benjamin Sun, Gaurav Anand, Hanseung Kang, Harold Rogers, Kevin M Warsh, Tae Jung Kim, Pranam Kolari, Michael Parker and Pedro Franceschi.
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How do I buy shares of Coupang?

Shares of CPNG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2024
• Today: 9/19/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Catalog & mail - order houses
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CPNG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1834584
• Web: www.coupang.com
• Phone: 12063333839
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 78,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $27.25
• High Stock Price Target: $32.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 175.29
• P/E Growth: 171.76
• Net Income: $1.36 billion
• Net Margins: 3.87%
• Pretax Margin: 1.29%
• Return on Equity: 12.04%
• Return on Assets: 3.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.61
• Cash Flow: $0.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 56.68
• Book Value: $2.28 per share
• Price / Book: 10.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,787,988,000
• Free Float: 1,544,822,000
• Market Cap: $43.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10