Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) Given an Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty brokerages that are covering the company

Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) shares have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty brokerages covering the company, according to Marketbeat Ratings. Eleven equities research analysts have covered the stock with a buy rating and nine have issued a hold rating. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $289.06.

Coinbase Global shares opened down on Monday at $275.6 with a 1-year high of $397.00 and a 1-year low of $170.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 2.13, and a quick ratio of 1.98. Coinbase Global has a 52-week low of $169.96 and a 52-week high of $397.00. The company has a market cap of $55.58B, a P/E ratio of 50.63, a P/CF of 24.06, and a beta of 1.41.

Several equities analysts have covered COIN shares. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their price objective on shares of Coinbase Global from $245.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of Coinbase Global in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $185.00 price target for the company. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price objective on shares of Coinbase Global in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Coinbase Global from $397.00 to $340.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their target price on Coinbase Global from $358.00 to $334.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th.

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Coinbase Global Trading Down 1.9 %

Coinbase Globalbrkbrk sharesbrk are trading down on Monday after several insiders sold shares of the company last week. This comes as the total value of insider trades over the last three months has now reached over $115 million.

What Happened?

This is to be expected as the stock has rallied nearly 20% year-to-date and is now trading at new 52-week highs after bottoming out last year. To put this in perspective, the stock hit a low of $170.05 on December 29, 2023.

Now, let’s take a closer look at some of the key insider trades.

On Monday, Paul Grewal,EVP, Finance & Treasurer, sold 7,104 shares of the company’s stock at an average price of $307.80 for a total value of $2,186,611.20. Following the transaction, Grewal now directly owns 79,407 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,441,474.60. This trade represents an 8.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock.

After the Monday trades, the total number of shares sold by company officials and disclosed in recent SEC Form 4 filings stands at 386,570 shares, valued at $115,554,837 over 21 separate transactions. Meanwhile, the total number of shares purchased by company insiders in recent SEC Form 4 filings stands at 12,664 shares, valued at $3,827,630 over four separate transactions.

Coinbase Globalbrkbrk shares are down 1.9% on Monday morning and have a 52-week price range of $169.96-$397.00. The company has a market cap of $55.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.63, a P/CF ratio of 24.06, and a beta of 1.41.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in COIN. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Coinbase Global in the third quarter valued at $25