Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN – Get Free Report) and PRA Group (NASDAQ:PRAA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.32, suggesting that its share price is 232% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PRA Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Coinbase Global and PRA Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Coinbase Global | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2.48 |
| PRA Group | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Coinbase Global and PRA Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Coinbase Global | $7.18 billion | 6.70 | $1.26 billion | $2.66 | 68.65 |
| PRA Group | $1.20 billion | 0.47 | -$305.14 million | ($7.16) | -2.06 |
Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than PRA Group. PRA Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coinbase Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Coinbase Global and PRA Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Coinbase Global | 12.20% | 4.16% | 2.07% |
| PRA Group | -22.51% | 13.19% | 2.85% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of PRA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PRA Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Coinbase Global beats PRA Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Coinbase Global
Coinbase Global, Inc. provides financial infrastructure and technology for the crypto economy in the United States and internationally. The company offers the primary financial account in the crypto economy for consumers; and a marketplace with a pool of liquidity for transacting in crypto assets for institutions. It also provides technology and services that enable developers to build crypto products and securely accept crypto assets as payment. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.
About PRA Group
PRA Group, Inc., a financial and business services company, engages in the purchase, collection, and management of portfolios of nonperforming loans worldwide. It is involved in the purchase of accounts that are primarily the unpaid obligations of individuals owed to credit originators, which include banks and other types of consumer, retail, and auto finance companies. The company also acquires nonperforming loans, including Visa and MasterCard credit card accounts, private label and other credit card accounts, personal loans, automobile loans, and small business loans from banks, credit unions, consumer finance companies, retailers, utilities, automobile finance companies, and other credit originators. In addition, it provides fee-based services on class action claims recoveries. The company was formerly known as Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. and changed its name to PRA Group, Inc. in October 2014. PRA Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.
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