What is Wedbush’s Estimate for Couchbase Q1 Earnings?

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) – Research analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Couchbase in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.34) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.32). The consensus estimate for Couchbase’s current full-year earnings is ($1.48) per share. Wedbush 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 ($1.25) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.31) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.25) EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Couchbase from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Couchbase from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Couchbase in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “buy” rating and a $21.00 price target for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Couchbase from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Couchbase from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.19.

Couchbase Trading Up 2.1 %

NASDAQ:BASE opened at $17.45 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $913.47 million, a P/E ratio of -10.91 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $17.12 and its 200-day moving average is $17.02. Couchbase has a 1-year low of $13.53 and a 1-year high of $32.00.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Couchbase

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BASE. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in Couchbase by 22.2% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 759 shares during the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Couchbase by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 4,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 807 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 956 shares during the last quarter. Ceera Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Couchbase by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Ceera Investments LLC now owns 32,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after purchasing an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Couchbase by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,076 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Couchbase

In related news, CFO Gregory N. Henry sold 3,853 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.14, for a total transaction of $58,334.42. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 336,679 shares in the company, valued at $5,097,320.06. The trade was a 1.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Huw Owen sold 2,993 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.02, for a total value of $47,947.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 325,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,222,407.86. This trade represents a 0.91 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 54,883 shares of company stock worth $950,915 in the last ninety days. 16.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.