Couchbase FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by William Blair

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) – Equities researchers at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Couchbase in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 4th. William Blair analyst J. Ader now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($1.53) for the year, up from their prior forecast of ($1.61). The consensus estimate for Couchbase’s current full-year earnings is ($1.50) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Couchbase’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.41) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.42) EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on BASE. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Couchbase from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Couchbase in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Couchbase from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Piper Sandler Companies assumed coverage on Couchbase in a report on Friday, August 16th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.27.

Couchbase Price Performance

NASDAQ:BASE opened at $16.38 on Monday. Couchbase has a 1-year low of $13.53 and a 1-year high of $32.00. The business has a 50 day moving average of $17.59 and a 200 day moving average of $17.96. The company has a market capitalization of $840.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.24 and a beta of 0.71.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Huw Owen sold 6,736 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.07, for a total value of $101,511.52. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 373,647 shares of the company’s stock, 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Edward T. Anderson bought 21,080 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $14.16 per share, with a total value of $298,492.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 85,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,216,372.32. This trade represents a 32.52 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 10,548 shares of company stock worth $163,390. 16.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Couchbase

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BASE. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Couchbase during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Couchbase during the second quarter valued at about $67,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Couchbase by 15.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in shares of Couchbase by 28.5% during the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 11,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,000 after purchasing an additional 2,445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in Couchbase by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 13,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

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.