Contrasting Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) & Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH)

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) and Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Coinbase Global and Mercurity Fintech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coinbase Global	29.76%	14.81%	0.41%
Mercurity Fintech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Coinbase Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Coinbase Global and Mercurity Fintech”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coinbase Global	$3.11 billion	14.62	$94.87 million	$5.86	31.21
Mercurity Fintech	$445,928.00	165.03	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A

Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than Mercurity Fintech.

Volatility and Risk

Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.33, meaning that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercurity Fintech has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Coinbase Global and Mercurity Fintech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coinbase Global	1	9	10	0	2.45
Mercurity Fintech	0	0	0	0	N/A

Coinbase Global currently has a consensus target price of $246.28, indicating a potential upside of 34.67%. Given Coinbase Global’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Coinbase Global is more favorable than Mercurity Fintech.

Summary

Coinbase Global beats Mercurity Fintech on 9 of the 11 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 Mercurity Fintech

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. operates as a fintech company powered by blockchain. The company provides digital asset trading infrastructure solutions based on internet and blockchain technologies for cryptocurrency traders; and asset digitalization platform, which offers blockchain-based digitalization solutions for traditional assets, such as fiat currencies, bonds, and precious metals. It also offers cryptocurrency mining services that provides computing power to the mining pool; and digital consultation services, such as digital payment solutions, asset management, and online and traditional brokerage services. The company was formerly known as JMU Limited and changed its name to Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. in April 2020. Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.