Coupang, Inc. $CPNG Shares Sold by AMS Capital Ltda

AMS Capital Ltda reduced its holdings in shares of Coupang, Inc. (NYSE:CPNG) by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 254,261 shares of the company’s stock after selling 153,232 shares during the quarter. Coupang makes up approximately 3.3% of AMS Capital Ltda’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. AMS Capital Ltda’s holdings in Coupang were worth $8,187,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CPNG. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Coupang by 1.3% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 263,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,897,000 after purchasing an additional 3,290 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Coupang by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,877,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000,000 after buying an additional 1,160,575 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Coupang by 25.4% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 10,897,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,475,000 after buying an additional 2,210,447 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its position in Coupang by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 390,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,702,000 after buying an additional 18,664 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its position in Coupang by 24.1% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 22,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $664,000 after buying an additional 4,308 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Coupang

Here are the key news stories impacting Coupang this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director Neil Mehta bought a total of ~7.35 million CPNG shares across March 11–13 (~$18.40–$18.68 per share), representing roughly $136.5M of purchases and boosting his stake to ~55.3M shares — a strong insider vote of confidence that can support the stock. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ reactions after Q4 are mixed — some note improving revenue growth but others highlight margin/earnings pressure and differing price targets, leaving near-term sentiment uncertain. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary highlights elevated investor attention and mixed valuation signals — some argue recent share weakness creates an undervaluation opportunity, while others point to execution risks. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term headwinds remain: recent quarterly results missed consensus on EPS and revenue, margins are thin and the stock trades below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages with a high trailing P/E, which can keep downward pressure absent clearer improvement in fundamentals. (Reference: analyst coverage and company Q4 commentary linked above.)

Coupang Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:CPNG opened at $18.46 on Monday. Coupang, Inc. has a 52-week low of $16.74 and a 52-week high of $34.08. The company has a market capitalization of $33.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 153.80 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.04.

Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $8.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.12 billion. Coupang had a return on equity of 4.52% and a net margin of 0.60%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.04 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Coupang, Inc. will post 0.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on CPNG. UBS Group set a $25.00 price objective on Coupang in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Coupang from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, January 16th. Nomura decreased their price target on Coupang from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Mizuho lowered their price target on Coupang from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Coupang from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.70.

Insider Activity at Coupang

In related news, CAO Jonathan D. Lee sold 2,679 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.62, for a total transaction of $63,277.98. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 122,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,883,907.52. The trade was a 2.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Neil Mehta purchased 3,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $18.68 per share, for a total transaction of $56,040,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 52,978,114 shares in the company, valued at $989,631,169.52. This trade represents a 6.00% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have bought a total of 7,350,104 shares of company stock valued at $136,566,051 over the last quarter. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Coupang Profile

Coupang, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CPNG, is a South Korean e-commerce company headquartered in Seoul. Founded in 2010 by Bom Kim, the company grew rapidly by combining an online marketplace with a large direct-retail business model. Coupang completed a primary listing in the United States in 2021, and it has become one of South Korea’s leading online retailers by focusing on convenience, speed and a wide product assortment across consumer categories.

The company operates a vertically integrated e-commerce platform that includes a customer-facing marketplace and an extensive logistics and fulfillment network.