Goldman Sachs Slashes Coinbase Stock Price Target: Coinbase Plunges to Sell
Coinbase (COIN) shares are reeling after a significant downgrade from Goldman Sachs. Investment bank Goldman Sachs downgraded Coinbase's (COIN) rating from neutral to sell, also slashing its stock price target from $70 to $45. This news sent Goldman Coinbase stock plummeting, with shares falling more than 10% on Monday.
Goldman Sachs' decision reflects concerns about potential for large revenue drops this year, driven by plunging cryptocurrency prices. Analysts at Goldman Sachs cited the affected exchange's underlying performance as a key factor in the downgrade of Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN).
The U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is, according to previous statements from Goldman Sachs on Friday, sufficiently insulated from the fallout of the FTX collapse. However, this insulation hasn't prevented the bank from revising its outlook on Coinbase's (COIN) future performance.
Goldman Sachs (GS) cut Coinbase’s (COIN) rating to “sell” from “neutral” and slashed its price target to $45 from $70, the bank said in a report on Monday. This downgrade, reported in a recent research note, moved Coinbase (COIN) from buy to sell, and contributed to shares plunging over 5% in pre-market trading. The analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating on Coinbase to “Sell” from “neutral,” and also cut its price target on the stock to $45 from $70.