The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Coinbase Global Inc shares valued at $7,927,236 were sold by Armstrong Brian on Aug 04 ’25. At $317.09 per share, Armstrong Brian sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 526 shares worth approximately $0.16 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Brian Armstrong purchased 25,000 shares, netting a total of over 7,954,250 in proceeds.
Before that, Armstrong Brian had sold 198,300 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $78,898,428, the Chairman and CEO traded Coinbase Global Inc shares for $397.87 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 198,300 shares, worth approximately $0.16 million.
As published in a research note from Compass Point on August 04, 2025, Coinbase Global Inc [COIN] has been rated down from a Neutral to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $248. Analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 23, 2025, Erste Group has initiated its “Buy” rating for COIN. Earlier on July 14, 2025, Argus initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for COIN stock.
Analyzing COIN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Coinbase Global Inc [NASDAQ: COIN] rose 2.37% to $310.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $306.98, but it reached a high of $317.92 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -17.73%. Over the course of the year, Coinbase Global Inc shares have jumped approximately 64.03%.
Is Coinbase Global Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Coinbase Global Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.13 million shares to 13.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 12.05 million shares. A jump of 8.57% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.73 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 0.73.
Which companies own the most shares of Coinbase Global Inc (COIN)?
In terms of Coinbase Global Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 400 in the next 12 months, up nearly 31.76% from the previous closing price of $303.58. Analysts anticipate Coinbase Global Inc stock to reach 510 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 217. In spite of this, 37 analysts ranked Coinbase Global Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 10, 2025, H.C. Wainwright assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $300.
