We're taking a closer look at Groupon today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -37.9% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Groupon, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a marketplace that connects consumers to merchants.
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Groupon has moved -17.0% over the last year compared to 11.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -28.0%
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GRPN has an average analyst rating of hold and is -38.84% away from its mean target price of $13.75 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $-5.03
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Groupon has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -1.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.77 and its forward P/E ratio is 10.9
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GRPN has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of -3.09, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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Groupon is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
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Groupon has on average reported free cash flows of $-82456666.7 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -15.5%