Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN – Get Free Report) and TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF – Get Free Report) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Coinbase Global and TeraWulf’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Coinbase Global | 12.20% | 4.10% | 2.08% |
| TeraWulf | -392.64% | -131.48% | -8.64% |
Volatility & Risk
Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.38, meaning that its share price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TeraWulf has a beta of 3.84, meaning that its share price is 284% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Coinbase Global | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2.48 |
| TeraWulf | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.79 |
Coinbase Global presently has a consensus price target of $250.04, indicating a potential upside of 24.30%. TeraWulf has a consensus price target of $25.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.42%. Given Coinbase Global’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Coinbase Global is more favorable than TeraWulf.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of TeraWulf shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of TeraWulf shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Coinbase Global and TeraWulf”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Coinbase Global | $7.18 billion | 7.40 | $1.26 billion | $2.66 | 75.62 |
| TeraWulf | $168.46 million | 60.45 | -$661.42 million | ($2.48) | -9.43 |
Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than TeraWulf. TeraWulf is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coinbase Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Coinbase Global beats TeraWulf 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 TeraWulf
TeraWulf Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital asset technology company in the United States. The company develops, owns, and operates bitcoin mining facilities in New York and Pennsylvania. It is also involved in the provision of miner hosting services to third-party entities. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Easton, Maryland.
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