Coinbase Global, Inc. $COIN Holdings Lifted by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) by 41.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 25,828 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,528 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Coinbase Global were worth $8,717,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of COIN. Cromwell Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Coinbase Global by 41.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 365 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $123,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its holdings in Coinbase Global by 1.6% during the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 24,242 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $8,181,000 after buying an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Coinbase Global by 2.6% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 31,115 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock worth $10,501,000 after buying an additional 779 shares during the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Coinbase Global by 41.8% in the third quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,407 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock valued at $812,000 after buying an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Coinbase Global by 35.0% in the third quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 22,393 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange’s stock valued at $7,557,000 after buying an additional 5,808 shares in the last quarter. 68.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Coinbase Global

In other Coinbase Global news, COO Emilie Choi sold 100,000 shares of Coinbase Global stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.88, for a total transaction of $31,088,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 187,802 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $58,383,885.76. This trade represents a 34.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Brian Armstrong sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.87, for a total transaction of $10,874,800.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 839,554 shares of company stock worth $248,795,837. 16.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Coinbase Global News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America upgraded COIN to Buy with a $340 target, citing expansion into 24/5 stock trading, prediction markets, real‑world asset tokenization and possible Base‑token monetization — the upgrade signals meaningful upside if execution continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: External integrations are expanding Coinbase’s ecosystem: OwlTing announced integration with Coinbase’s x402 standard (AI‑initiated payments), which could broaden on‑ramps for merchant payments and demand for Coinbase infrastructure. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages and Wall Street notes (including Goldman/Bernstein/Monness coverage items this week) have refreshed Buy ratings or reiterated bullish views, supporting flows into the stock on the upgrade narrative. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options market activity is elevated — more volume and positioning details could amplify intraday moves but don’t change fundamentals; watch skew and open interest for near‑term volatility signals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is pitching 2026 as a shift from exchange to “global market operator” — a bullish strategic narrative if realized, but it requires execution and time to materially change multiples. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO Brian Armstrong and director Fred Ehrsam disclosed sizeable share sales in early January; such moves often sap near‑term sentiment even if they’re pre‑planned/routine. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO comments warning that China’s interest‑paying digital yuan could create a competitive payments edge have raised policy and market‑share concerns for dollar‑pegged stablecoins — a potential margin/competitive headwind. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regional execution/regulatory snags (e.g., paused fiat rails in Argentina) plus recent bitcoin weakness and technical chart pressure are adding flow and technical selling into COIN. Read More. Read More.

Coinbase Global Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of Coinbase Global stock opened at $240.78 on Friday. Coinbase Global, Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.58 and a 1 year high of $444.64. The company has a market cap of $64.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.83 and a beta of 3.70. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $263.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $315.40.

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The cryptocurrency exchange reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.77 billion. Coinbase Global had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 41.99%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 55.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.28 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Coinbase Global, Inc. will post 7.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on COIN. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Coinbase Global in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. China Renaissance increased their price target on Coinbase Global from $444.60 to $479.30 in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $420.00 price target on shares of Coinbase Global in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised shares of Coinbase Global from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $384.00 target price on shares of Coinbase Global in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $376.74.

Coinbase Global 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.