On September 1, Coinbase Global, Inc. fell 5.21% in regular trading, trading around $178.68/share, with turnover of approximately $186 million. The decline was driven by a wave of investment bank target price downgrades coupled with heavy profit-taking following a sharp recent rally.
Several Wall Street firms simultaneously cut their price targets on the stock: Needham lowered its target from $200 to $177, Benchmark from $270 to $230, B. Riley from $243 to $203, and Piper Sandler from $155 to $146, while Argus maintained a Hold rating. The downgrades come after Coinbase Global, Inc. surged 26% in a single week, creating substantial short-term profit-taking pressure.
Fundamental headwinds further compounded the selloff. The company's most recent quarterly report posted an EPS loss of -$0.39, with trading revenue declining sequentially. Industry-wide, the gap between trading and non-trading revenue at major crypto exchanges has been narrowing, with Coinbase Global, Inc. seeing that differential shrink from approximately $132 million to $44 million over the past year. Meanwhile, options market activity late last week showed notable bearish positioning, including a $936,800 bear call spread, signaling institutional caution toward further upside.
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