Creative Planning raised its position in Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) by 956.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 86,820 shares of the coupon company’s stock after buying an additional 78,600 shares during the period. Creative Planning’s holdings in Groupon were worth $267,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Separately, J. Goldman & Company increased its position in Groupon by 102.4% in the third quarter. J. Goldman & Company now owns 8,480 shares of the coupon company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 4,291 shares during the last quarter.

Shares of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) traded up 4.33% on Friday, hitting $2.65. 7,368,243 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. Groupon Inc has a 1-year low of $2.23 and a 1-year high of $8.37. The company has a market cap of $1.63 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $2.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.70.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The coupon company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.03. The firm earned $713.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $732.56 million. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.03 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Groupon Inc will post $0.09 earnings per share for the current year.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Vetr downgraded shares of Groupon from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $3.40 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, October 12th. RBC Capital reduced their price target on shares of Groupon from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th. B. Riley restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.50 price target on shares of Groupon in a research report on Monday, November 9th. Cowen and Company assumed coverage on shares of Groupon in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $2.75 price target on the stock. Finally, Citigroup Inc. upgraded shares of Groupon from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $22.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.40.

Groupon, Inc. operates online local commerce marketplaces world over that connect merchants to consumers by offering goods and services at a discount. The Company operates through three segments: North America, which represents the United States and Canada; EMEA, which consists of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and international operations (NASDAQ:GRPN). The Company offers deals on goods and services in three categories: Local Deals (Local), Groupon Goods (Goods) and Groupon Getaways (Travel). The Company’s Local category includes deals with local merchants, national merchants and local events. The Company’s Goods transactions in North America are primarily direct revenue deals. Through its Getaways category, the Company features travel offers at both discounted and market rates, including hotels, airfare and package deals covering both domestic and international travel. Its deal offerings are accessed directly through its Websites, mobile applications and search engines.

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