Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Couchbase Q3 Earnings

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) – DA Davidson issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Couchbase in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 4th. DA Davidson analyst R. Kessinger forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.32) for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Hold” rating and a $24.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Couchbase’s current full-year earnings is ($1.48) per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Couchbase’s FY2026 earnings at ($1.15) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.01) EPS.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 3rd. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.04. Couchbase had a negative net margin of 34.10% and a negative return on equity of 52.42%. The firm had revenue of $57.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.15 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.06) EPS. Couchbase’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on BASE. Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $24.50 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Couchbase from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $24.50 in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Couchbase from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Needham & Company LLC lowered shares of Couchbase from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $22.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Couchbase from $20.00 to $24.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $23.47.

Couchbase Price Performance

NASDAQ:BASE opened at $24.43 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $24.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.81. Couchbase has a 1-year low of $12.78 and a 1-year high of $25.16. The firm has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.33 and a beta of 0.93.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Couchbase news, CEO Matthew M. Cain sold 17,669 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.38, for a total transaction of $430,770.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 829,738 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,229,012.44. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO William Robert Carey sold 1,321 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.00, for a total transaction of $33,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 92,443 shares in the company, valued at $2,311,075. This represents a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 166,452 shares of company stock worth $3,978,795. Corporate insiders own 16.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Couchbase

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its position in shares of Couchbase by 20.5% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 3,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Couchbase by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 135,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,134,000 after purchasing an additional 696 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Couchbase by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,076 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Couchbase by 8.7% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 15,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,000 after purchasing an additional 1,248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Couchbase by 20.7% in the 2nd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 10,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 1,857 shares in the last quarter. 96.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.