Q1 Earnings Estimate for Couchbase Issued By William Blair

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Couchbase in a report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst J. Ader forecasts 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.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on BASE. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Couchbase from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Couchbase from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Couchbase in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Couchbase from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Couchbase from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.19.

Couchbase Price Performance

Shares of Couchbase stock opened at $17.09 on Monday. Couchbase has a 1 year low of $13.53 and a 1 year high of $32.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $17.09 and its 200 day moving average is $17.02. The stock has a market cap of $894.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.30) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by ($0.22). Couchbase had a negative return on equity of 57.22% and a negative net margin of 39.31%. The company had revenue of $54.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $53.25 million.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Margaret Chow sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.31, for a total value of $274,650.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 133,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,436,456.77. This trade represents a 10.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Huw Owen sold 7,575 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.22, for a total value of $115,291.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 341,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,200,810.98. This trade represents a 2.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 54,883 shares of company stock valued at $950,915. 16.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Couchbase

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Couchbase in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its stake in Couchbase by 22.2% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 759 shares in the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Couchbase by 24.1% in the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 4,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 807 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Couchbase by 15.9% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,000 after acquiring an additional 956 shares during the period. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in shares of Couchbase in the fourth quarter valued at about $112,000. 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.