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BTIG Initiates Coinbase Coverage With $500 Price Target
BTIG expects COIN to reach $500, calling it the "gold standard among digital asset exchanges."
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:41 p.m. Published Apr 15, 2021, 1:55 p.m.
The brokerage firm BTIG rated Coinbase (COIN) shares a "buy" with a $500 price target in a research report on Thursday.
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BTIG calls COIN the “gold standard among digital asset exchanges” and says the company is poised for sustained growth as the crypto ecosystem expands.
COIN had a volatile first day of trading on the Nasdaq exchange. The stock opened around $318 and briefly broke above $400 before declining later in the session and closing at $328. The stock was up about 3% to $338 as U.S. stock markets opened early Thursday.
- BTIG’s $500 price target for COIN is based on several base-case assumptions, including 16% growth in trading volumes for the next five years, subscription and services revenue growth of 30% over the same period, and continued retail adoption of cryptocurrencies on COIN’s platform.
- The firm sees an upside scenario of accelerated revenue growth “beyond our current expectations as its crypto exchange’s market-share gains increase sharply and its other business lines ramp up more quickly than we are anticipating.”
- However, Coinbase could also see revenue growth stall due to “either declining demand for cryptocurrency due to a sharp drop in the price of bitcoin and other coins.”
- The report also notes a strong balance sheet for Coinbase, which could help the company “withstand downturns in crypto markets or fee compression arising from increased competition.”
Read more: Coinbase Shares Meet Crypto Volatility: First Soar, Then Fall to Close Below Opening Price
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