GRPN
Groupon, Inc.
GRPN offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has a slight edge over GRPN overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
GRPN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
GRPN's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
GRPN PE Valuation
GRPN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
GRPN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect GRPN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
GRPN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.67 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.18 | +$3.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.07 | -$2.77 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.57 | -$1.56 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.08 | -$0.57 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.55 | -646% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.69 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.01 | +$0.14 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.51 | +$0.26 |
GRPN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.18 per share over the past year, against $10.07 at its worst in late 2020.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GRPN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.5M | +2.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $124.7M | -0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $117.2M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $132.7M | +1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $122.8M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $125.7M | +0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $117.2M | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $130.4M | -5.3% |
GRPN's revenue fell from its 2019 peak and has held roughly level since: $125M last quarter, up 2.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.4% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6% | -11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | +2.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | +6.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +6.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2% | -11 points |
GRPN's operating margin was 3.4% last quarter, up 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GRPN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$45.8M | -$21.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $15M | -40% |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.5M | -$9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $53M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.6M | -$4.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $25.2M | +133% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.8M | +$10.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $63.2M | +24% |
GRPN has burned cash in most quarters: $9M over the past year, down 85% from the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GRPN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.3% | +1.7M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +49.9K shares |
| 3 years | +29% | +9.1M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +7.3M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +12.3M shares |
GRPN has 41M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $792,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $21.3M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $1.5M |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
GRPN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -7.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
GRPN's net debt is about 5.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GRPN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 2.4 | Oversold |
GRPN's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 2 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
GRPN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GRPN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
GRPN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
GRPN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.9 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $20.5 | 41% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.4 | 30% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.4 | 37% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.1 | 19% below |
GRPN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 19% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GRPN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.6 | $37.8 | -19% |
| 2021 | $37.8 | $25.4 | -33% |
| 2022 | $25.4 | $7.27 | -71% |
| 2023 | $7.27 | $12.8 | +77% |
| 2024 | $12.8 | $11.9 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | $11.9 | $18.1 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.1 | $12.2 | -32% |
GRPN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 32% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over GRPN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.