Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $23.1563.

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays increased their price target on Couchbase from $22.00 to $24.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered Couchbase from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $22.00 to $24.50 in a report on Friday, June 20th. DA Davidson lowered Couchbase from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $24.50 in a report on Friday, June 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Couchbase from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $20.00 to $24.50 in a report on Friday, June 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $25.00 price target (up previously from $22.00) on shares of Couchbase in a report on Monday, June 23rd.

Couchbase Price Performance

NASDAQ BASE opened at $24.39 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.52. Couchbase has a one year low of $12.78 and a one year high of $25.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.80 and a beta of 0.93.

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $56.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.59 million. Couchbase had a negative return on equity of 55.25% and a negative net margin of 33.23%.The firm’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share. Couchbase has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Couchbase will post -1.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Huw Owen sold 15,873 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.28, for a total value of $385,396.44. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 377,820 shares in the company, valued at $9,173,469.60. This trade represents a 4.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew M. Cain sold 63,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $1,542,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 888,747 shares in the company, valued at $21,552,114.75. This represents a 6.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 146,441 shares of company stock worth $3,473,797 over the last three months. Company insiders own 14.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of BASE. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of Couchbase by 15.1% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 30,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 4,010 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Couchbase by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 80,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,255,000 after purchasing an additional 4,918 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Couchbase by 61.0% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 34,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $533,000 after purchasing an additional 12,945 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Couchbase by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 24,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $377,000 after purchasing an additional 1,342 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of Couchbase by 368.3% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 18,699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 14,706 shares during the last quarter. 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.