Jefferies Financial Group Cuts Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) Price Target to $151.00

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group from $268.00 to $151.00 in a report issued on Friday morning,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. B. Riley Financial boosted their target price on shares of Coinbase Global from $185.00 to $243.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Mizuho set a $280.00 price objective on Coinbase Global in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered Coinbase Global from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on Coinbase Global from $277.00 to $221.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their price target on Coinbase Global from $404.00 to $403.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Coinbase Global presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $291.85.

Coinbase Global Price Performance

Coinbase Global stock opened at $164.32 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $224.49 and its 200 day moving average is $283.54. Coinbase Global has a one year low of $139.36 and a one year high of $444.64. The firm has a market cap of $44.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.43 and a beta of 3.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 2.34 and a quick ratio of 2.34.

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The cryptocurrency exchange reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.83 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.86 billion. Coinbase Global had a return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 17.55%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 21.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.68 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Coinbase Global will post 7.22 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Alesia J. Haas sold 364,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.95, for a total value of $56,494,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 402,165 shares in the company, valued at $62,315,466.75. This trade represents a 47.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Brian Armstrong sold 40,000 shares of Coinbase Global stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.96, for a total transaction of $9,958,400.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 578,014 shares of company stock worth $111,392,947 over the last quarter. 16.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Coinbase Global

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in COIN. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Coinbase Global by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,400,836 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock valued at $5,970,285,000 after purchasing an additional 184,043 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Coinbase Global by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,098,062 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock valued at $1,374,080,000 after purchasing an additional 189,080 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Coinbase Global in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,044,354,000. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Coinbase Global by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 2,541,928 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock valued at $574,832,000 after buying an additional 146,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Coinbase Global by 5.9% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,959,871 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $661,437,000 after buying an additional 108,751 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.84% of the company’s stock.

Key Coinbase Global News

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.