Coupang Faces Securities Class Action Lawsuit
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: Globenewswire
- Filing Deadline: ClaimsFiler reminds Coupang investors that they must file lead plaintiff applications by February 17, 2026, for securities purchased between May 7 and December 16, 2025, impacting their legal rights.
- Legal Allegations: Coupang and certain executives are accused of failing to disclose material information, violating federal securities laws, including not reporting a data breach that heightened regulatory and legal scrutiny.
- Data Breach Risks: Allegations state that Coupang's inadequate cybersecurity allowed a former employee to access sensitive customer information for nearly six months undetected, potentially harming the company's reputation and financial standing.
- Case Expansion: The first case, Barry v. Coupang, has the filing number 25-cv-10795, while a subsequent case, Lee v. Coupang, expanded the class period, indicating the complexity and potential financial implications of the legal issues.
Analyst Views on CPNG
Wall Street analysts forecast CPNG stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CPNG is 33.83 USD with a low forecast of 22.00 USD and a high forecast of 40.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 20.090
Low
22.00
Averages
33.83
High
40.00
Current: 20.090
Low
22.00
Averages
33.83
High
40.00
About CPNG
Coupang, Inc. is a technology company that provides retail, restaurant delivery, video streaming, and fintech services to customers around the world under brands, such as Coupang, Coupang Eats, Coupang Play, Farfetch, and Rocket Now. Through its AI cloud computing service as Coupang Intelligent Cloud (CIC), it enhances its services and operations and provides GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), including to external parties. Its Product Commerce segment includes its core Korean retail (owned inventory) and marketplace offerings (third-party merchants) and Rocket Fresh, its fresh grocery offering, as well as advertising products associated with these offerings. Its Developing Offerings include Coupang Eats, its restaurant ordering and delivery service in Korea, Coupang Play, an online content streaming service in Korea, fintech, its retail operations in Taiwan, as well as advertising products associated with these offerings, and also include Farfetch, its global luxury fashion marketplace.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
