Q1 Earnings Forecast for Couchbase Issued By William Blair

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Couchbase in a research 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 equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $22.00 price objective on shares of Couchbase in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Couchbase from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Couchbase from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Couchbase from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Couchbase from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Couchbase has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.19.

Couchbase Stock Performance

Shares of BASE stock opened at $17.45 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $913.47 million, a P/E ratio of -10.91 and a beta of 0.81. Couchbase has a one year low of $13.53 and a one year high of $32.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $17.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.02.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) last posted 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 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 analysts’ expectations of $53.25 million.

Insider Transactions at Couchbase

In other Couchbase news, SVP Huw Owen sold 2,993 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.02, for a total transaction of $47,947.86. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 325,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,222,407.86. This trade represents a 0.91 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Gregory N. Henry sold 3,853 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.14, for a total value of $58,334.42. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 54,883 shares of company stock worth $950,915. Company insiders own 16.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Couchbase

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Couchbase by 242.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 75,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,218,000 after purchasing an additional 53,555 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Couchbase by 33.8% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 369,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,951,000 after purchasing an additional 93,301 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Couchbase by 169.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 192,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,099,000 after acquiring an additional 120,975 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Couchbase during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $772,000. Finally, 272 Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Couchbase during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,720,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.