Hold on to ya butts. GRPN's earnings report drops next week.

Groupon Cl A (GRPN) reports earnings on August 08. Lets take a closer look at how the stock is currently trading.

Analyst opinions suggest Groupon Cl A will report an EPS (earnings per share) of 
-$0.44, -$0.52 GAAP, on revenue of 156.82M on Monday.

If you're a GRPN bull you'll want to hear that the company beat the analysts' estimates and is set to grow in coming quarters. Just as important as the earnings report, is the company's future.

If you're a bear you'll primarily care about two things. The first is that the reported EPS underperformed analysts estimates. The stock should move on just that news alone. The second is that the report paints a pretty depressing picture of how the company will decelerate or even see a decline in revenues over the following quarters. EPS underperformance, and a negative growth story, those are the things to watch.

Whether you're a bear or bull you'll want to be aware that occasionally a stock's price movement is caused by the analysts' estimates, rather than from the earnings report itself. As you see more of these, you'll begin to notice patterns in the runup and rundown of the stock's price.

Shares of GRPN were trading at $10.6 as of July 31. Over the last 52-weeks, shares are down -74.56%. A larger percentage here can mean investors have a stronger bullish or bearish outlook on the stock.