Coinbase
COINMarket price data through August 3, 2026.
Performance
Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- -52%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$306
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- November 2024
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 20 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About Coinbase
Coinbase is like a digital bank for cryptocurrency, a place where people can buy, sell, and store coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum. It also makes money from subscriptions, safekeeping services, and quietly powering the digital dollars called stablecoins that move behind the scenes.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Still Growing
Coinbase brought in about 9.4 percent more money over the past year, so the business kept expanding even after crypto's roller coaster. That growth is coming from more people, more businesses, and more app builders using the platform, not just one hot trading streak.
- Real Profits
About 13 cents of every dollar Coinbase collects turns into actual profit. That matters because plenty of crypto companies still lose money every quarter, while Coinbase is running a roughly 43 billion dollar business that actually keeps some of what it earns.
- Thinner Margins
Profit margins have slipped to about 12.7 percent, down from closer to 18 percent a year ago. Costs are rising faster than revenue right now, which is a reminder that a good quarter in crypto does not automatically mean a better bottom line.
- Wild Swings
Coinbase has a beta of 3.35, meaning the stock tends to move more than three times as much as the overall market in either direction. When crypto cools off or governments tighten the rules on staking and stablecoins, this stock can drop hard and fast.
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How to read this page
This automated research summary uses Financial Modeling Prep market data through 2026-08-03. Model signals, scores, and risk labels can change and may be incomplete or wrong.
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