Is COIN Stock Still the Best Pick Among Its Peers?

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Here is how COIN stacks up against its peers in size, valuation, growth and margin.

  • COIN’s operating margin of 33.0% is high, and lower than most peers – trailing MSCI (53.6%).
  • COIN’s revenue growth of 75.2% in the last 12 months is solid, outpacing MSCI, SPGI, MCO, FDS, MORN.
  • COIN gained 54.4% in the past year and trades at a PE of 68.8, outperforming its peers.
  COIN MSCI SPGI MCO FDS MORN
Market Cap ($ Bil) 101.0 41.2 162.2 91.4 15.8 11.8
Revenue ($ Bil) 7.0 2.9 14.2 7.2 2.3 2.3
PE Ratio 68.8 36.1 42.1 43.4 29.2 30.8
LTM Revenue Growth 75.2% 11.7% 13.7% 15.9% 4.7% 10.1%
LTM Operating Margin 33.0% 53.6% 38.6% 42.2% 31.6% 19.1%
LTM FCF Margin 28.2% 47.2% 39.2% 34.5% 25.1% 19.4%
12M Market Return 54.4% -1.6% 6.8% 13.2% 1.0% -9.9%

While peer comparison is critical Trefis High Quality Portfolio evaluates much more, and is designed to reduce stock-specific risks while giving upside exposure.

Revenue Growth Comparison

  LTM 2024 2023 2022
COIN 75.2% 111.2% -2.7% -59.3%
MSCI 11.7% 12.9% 12.5% 10.0%
SPGI 13.7% 13.7% 11.8% 34.8%
MCO 15.9% 19.8% 8.2% -12.1%
FDS 4.7% 5.6% 13.1% 15.9%
MORN 10.1% 11.6% 9.0% 10.1%

Operating Margin Comparison

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  LTM 2024 2023 2022
COIN 33.0% 34.1% -1.7% -61.0%
MSCI 53.6% 53.5% 54.8% 53.7%
SPGI 38.6% 38.6% 32.4% 27.0%
MCO 42.2% 42.0% 37.6% 36.5%
FDS 31.6% 32.0% 31.4% 29.3%
MORN 19.1% 18.5% 11.3% 9.0%

PE Ratio Comparison

  LTM 2024 2023 2022
COIN 29.8 23.8 432.3 -3.0
MSCI 39.2 42.6 39.1 43.1
SPGI 40.7 40.3 53.4 32.7
MCO 39.8 41.8 44.5 37.3
FDS 31.3 34.0 38.9 38.3
MORN 33.4 39.0 86.4 130.9

The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming the S&P 500 over the last 4-year period. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.