Coinbase Global, Inc. $COIN Stake Lessened by Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. decreased its position in shares of Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,731 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock after selling 4,366 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Coinbase Global were worth $6,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Coinbase Global by 672.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,166 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $408,000 after acquiring an additional 1,015 shares in the last quarter. SP Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Coinbase Global in the 2nd quarter worth about $360,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Coinbase Global by 890.8% during the 2nd quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 31,479 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $11,033,000 after buying an additional 28,302 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc purchased a new stake in Coinbase Global during the second quarter valued at about $1,137,000. Finally, FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Coinbase Global by 119.1% in the third quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. now owns 69,900 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $23,591,000 after buying an additional 38,000 shares during the period. 68.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COIN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Coinbase Global from $291.00 to $258.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $240.00 target price on shares of Coinbase Global and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Coinbase Global from $505.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Mizuho set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Coinbase Global in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, HC Wainwright cut their target price on Coinbase Global from $425.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $329.58.

More Coinbase Global News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Product innovation — Coinbase launched “Agentic Wallets,” infrastructure for AI agents to autonomously trade and manage crypto assets, a potential new growth vector if adoption follows. Cointelegraph: Coinbase unveils crypto wallets designed specifically for AI agents
• Positive Sentiment: Operational traction — Coinbase says it doubled total trading volume and crypto trading‑volume market share in 2025 and highlighted subscription/product growth in its shareholder letter, supporting the “Everything Exchange” strategy. BusinessWire: Coinbase doubles trading volume & market share
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst positioning mixed — H.C. Wainwright kept a Buy rating and $350 target but materially cut FY2025–FY2026 EPS forecasts, signaling lower near‑term profitability expectations even from bullish analysts. StreetInsider: H.C. Wainwright trims estimates, maintains Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory access — Coinbase executives were named to the CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee, which may help shape favorable regulatory outcomes over time. Cointelegraph: CFTC adds Coinbase execs to advisory committee
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings miss and loss — Q4 EPS of $0.66 and $1.78B revenue missed expectations; Coinbase reported a $667M quarterly net loss and a 21% revenue decline year‑over‑year, the primary catalyst for today’s selloff. Cointelegraph: Coinbase misses Q4, posts $667M loss
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & governance concerns — Reports detail CEO Brian Armstrong sold roughly $545–$550M of stock over 2025–Jan 2026 and the CFO sold ~$56.5M, raising investor anxiety about insider timing and confidence. Blockonomi: Armstrong sells $550M amid price crash AmericanBankingNews: CFO insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Service disruption — A brief outage prevented some customers from buying, selling or transferring crypto on the platform, an operational red flag that can intensify selling during market stress. Blockonomi: Coinbase outage halts trades and transfers
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades & PT cuts — JPMorgan trimmed its price target (to $290) and some brokers cut ratings ahead of earnings, increasing near‑term downside risk as estimates are reset. Yahoo Finance: JPMorgan cuts PT

Insider Transactions at Coinbase Global

In other Coinbase Global news, insider Paul Grewal sold 11,955 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider owned 75,811 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,663,151.98. This trade represents a 13.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Brian Armstrong sold 40,000 shares of Coinbase Global stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.87, for a total value of $10,874,800.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 672,498 shares of company stock worth $137,109,701. Insiders own 16.56% of the company’s stock.

Coinbase Global Price Performance

Shares of Coinbase Global stock opened at $141.09 on Friday. 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 cap of $38.04 billion, a PE ratio of 12.21 and a beta of 3.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $226.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $286.30. Coinbase Global, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $139.36 and a fifty-two week high of $444.64.

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The cryptocurrency exchange reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.17). Coinbase Global had a net margin of 41.99% and a return on equity of 15.70%. The company had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.86 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.68 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Coinbase Global, Inc. will post 7.22 EPS for the current year.

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.