HC Wainwright Cuts Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) Price Target to $350.00

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) had its price target decreased by HC Wainwright from $425.00 to $350.00 in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. HC Wainwright currently has a buy rating on the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Coinbase Global’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. China Renaissance lowered their target price on shares of Coinbase Global from $479.30 to $301.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Coinbase Global from $291.00 to $258.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Coinbase Global in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen cut Coinbase Global from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Coinbase Global in a report on Friday, January 9th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Coinbase Global presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $291.85.

Coinbase Global Stock Performance

Shares of COIN stock opened at $164.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.31 billion, a PE ratio of 37.43 and a beta of 3.70. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $224.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $284.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.40 and a quick ratio of 2.40. Coinbase Global has a one year low of $139.36 and a one year high of $444.64.

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The cryptocurrency exchange reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.17). Coinbase Global had a return on equity of 9.01% and a net margin of 17.55%.The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.86 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.68 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Coinbase Global will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Coinbase Global

In other news, insider Lawrence J. Brock sold 5,902 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.58, for a total transaction of $1,478,923.16. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $124,538.26. This represents a 92.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Paul Grewal sold 11,955 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.18, for a total value of $2,943,081.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 75,811 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,663,151.98. This represents a 13.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 672,498 shares of company stock worth $137,109,701 in the last three months. Insiders own 16.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Coinbase Global

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Coinbase Global in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Europe Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Coinbase Global by 92.3% in the 2nd quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Europe Ltd now owns 75 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Coinbase Global in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in Coinbase Global in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its stake in Coinbase Global by 4,400.0% during the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 90 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.84% of the company’s stock.

Coinbase Global News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Short‑term buying momentum: traders are buying the post‑earnings drop and the stock has bounced off prior support levels, leading to a sharp intraday rebound even after the Q4 miss. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Operational and product positives: Coinbase highlights doubling crypto trading market share in 2025, subscription strength and new initiatives (Agentic/AI wallets) that diversify revenue and address longer‑term growth. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reaction is mixed: many firms cut price targets and trimmed estimates (wide dispersion of PTs), leaving both upside and downside scenarios for investors to weigh. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in some feeds shows 0 shares (days‑to‑cover 0.0) — the reporting appears unreliable and provides no clear short‑squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 miss and first quarterly loss in two years: Coinbase reported a $667M net loss, revenue down ~21% Y/Y and EPS below estimates — the core trading business remains sensitive to crypto price moves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling raises governance/sentiment concerns: reporting shows large stock sales by CEO Brian Armstrong (reported ~$550M) and a CFO sale (~$56M), which can weigh on investor confidence. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Operational hiccup: a brief platform outage affected buy/sell/transfer functionality around the earnings release, spotlighting execution risk. Read More.

Coinbase Global Company Profile

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.