Rothschild & Co Redburn Has Lowered Expectations for Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) Stock Price

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) had its price target dropped by analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $404.00 to $403.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn’s price objective points to a potential upside of 67.12% from the company’s previous close.

COIN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Coinbase Global from $450.00 to $470.00 in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Argus reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Coinbase Global in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Coinbase Global from $381.00 to $370.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Coinbase Global from $404.00 to $399.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, HC Wainwright upgraded shares of Coinbase Global from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $300.00 to $425.00 in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $362.68.

Coinbase Global Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:COIN opened at $241.15 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $256.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $311.60. Coinbase Global has a 1 year low of $142.58 and a 1 year high of $444.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.40 and a quick ratio of 2.40. The company has a market capitalization of $65.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.86 and a beta of 3.70.

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The cryptocurrency exchange reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.40. Coinbase Global had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 41.99%.The firm had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.77 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 55.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Coinbase Global will post 7.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Alesia J. Haas sold 8,050 shares of Coinbase Global stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $2,012,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 70,664 shares in the company, valued at $17,666,000. The trade was a 10.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frederick Ernest Ehrsam III sold 1,375 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.27, for a total value of $344,121.25. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 820,587 shares of company stock worth $240,717,580 over the last three months. Company insiders own 16.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of COIN. REAP Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Coinbase Global in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Europe Ltd lifted its position in Coinbase Global by 92.3% during the second quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Europe Ltd now owns 75 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Coinbase Global during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in Coinbase Global in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings in Coinbase Global by 4,400.0% in the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 90 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. 68.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Coinbase Global News

Here are the key news stories impacting Coinbase Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Brian Armstrong has actively lobbied to preserve stablecoin rewards and says the stalled Senate markup can be rescheduled — a sign management is defending key revenue drivers and continuing negotiations with lawmakers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Some sell-side support remains: China Renaissance kept a buy rating (while lowering its PT), and Daiwa reaffirmed a buy — indicating some analysts still see upside over the medium term. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Wider coverage frames Coinbase as exercising influence in Washington; CEO statements and profiles (NYT, Fortune) reinforce the company’s strategic positioning even as regulatory uncertainty lingers. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Coinbase pulled support for the CLARITY/market-structure bill, triggering a postponed Senate markup and a sharp selloff across crypto-related stocks — this increases near-term regulatory uncertainty and investor risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CFO Alesia Haas sold 8,050 shares (~$2.01M) and director Frederick Ehrsam sold multiple blocks (1,375 and 2,750 shares) in mid-January — visible insider exits that can hurt sentiment. SEC filings disclosed the trades. CFO Form 4 Director Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Market positioning and analyst moves: Jefferies cut its price target to $268 (hold), and other firms trimmed targets — tighter analyst expectations increase near-term downside risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Options and flow signal rising bearish bets: unusually large put volume (≈354,875 puts) indicates elevated short/bearish positioning and hedging activity. No link provided

About Coinbase Global

Coinbase Global, Inc is a U.S.-based company that operates one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange platforms. Founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam and headquartered in San Francisco, Coinbase provides technology and infrastructure to buy, sell, store and use a broad range of digital assets. The company became a public company through a direct listing on the NASDAQ in April 2021 and offers services tailored to both retail and institutional customers.

Coinbase’s product portfolio includes its consumer trading platform, a self-custody mobile wallet, and institutional services such as custody, prime brokerage and execution tools.