Where Will Coinbase Stock Be in 5 Years?

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Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, went public via a direct listing in April 2021. Its stock opened at $381, jumped as high as $429.54 during intraday trading, and ended its first day at $328.28. It went through some wild swings and eventually rose to its all-time high of $357.39 seven months later.

At the time, the buying frenzy in cryptocurrencies -- which was driven by low interest rates, social media buzz, and stimulus checks -- boosted Coinbase's trading volumes. But over the following two years, rising interest rates and other macro headwinds chilled the crypto market and drove the company's stock to a record low of $32.53 on Dec. 28, 2022.

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That 90% decline convinced many investors that Coinbase's high-growth days were over. But as of this writing, Coinbase trades at about $267 -- so a $10,000 investment at its record low would have grown to more than $82,000 in just over two years. Let's see why its stock warmed up again -- and where it might head over the next five years.

What happened over the past five years?

Coinbase generates most of its revenue from its trading fees. Its trading volume and total revenue skyrocketed in 2020 and 2021 as the crypto market heated up along with hypergrowth stocks, meme stocks, and more speculative investments. But in 2022 and 2023, both metrics plummeted as rising interest rates heralded the start of a new crypto winter.

Metric

2020

2021

2022

2023

9M 2024

Trading Volume Growth (YOY)

81%

766%

(50%)

(44%)

131%

Total Revenue Growth (YOY)

144%

545%

(57%)

(7%)

99%

Data source: Coinbase. YOY = Year-over-year.

Coinbase's trading volume and revenue soared again in the first nine months of 2024 as interest rates declined and crypto trading volumes returned. Some additional catalysts included Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) approvals of its first spot price ETFs last January, Bitcoin's latest halving in April (which reduces the rewards for mining the cryptocurrency by half every four years), and the ascension of President Trump's crypto-friendly U.S. administration.

In its latest quarter, Coinbase generated 35% of its transaction revenue from Bitcoin, 16% from Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and 11% from Solana (CRYPTO: SOL). The remaining 38% came from other types of crypto assets. Simply put, if the world's top cryptocurrencies continue to rise, Coinbase's revenues will also soar higher.

Coinbase reined in its spending as the crypto market cooled off, so its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) stayed positive over the past seven consecutive quarters. For the full year, analysts expect its revenue to soar 94% to $6.04 billion as its adjusted EBITDA surges 205% to $2.94 billion. With an enterprise value of $62.6 billion, Coinbase still looks reasonably valued at 10 times this year's sales and 21 times its adjusted EBITDA.

Where will Coinbase's stock be in five years?

From 2024 to 2026, analysts expect Coinbase's revenue and adjusted EBITDA to grow at compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 6% and 9%, respectively. We should certainly take those estimates with a grain of salt, since they're pegged to the wildly unpredictable crypto market. If Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the world's top cryptocurrencies continue to hit new highs, it could easily surpass those conservative expectations.

Plenty of bullish investors believe that Bitcoin will soar much higher over the next five years. Ark Invest's Cathie Wood and Daniel Roberts, the founder and CEO of the Bitcoin mining company IREN (NASDAQ: IREN), both expect the cryptocurrency's price to hit $1 million by 2030. Fund manager VanEck expects Ether's price to nearly triple to $7,300 by 2030.

These bulls believe that the crypto market will continue to warm up as interest rates decline, institutional investors allocate more of their portfolios to crypto, and governments relax their crypto regulations or adopt the top cryptocurrencies as national currencies. If that happens, Coinbase's stock could still be deeply undervalued relative to its growth potential.

I'm personally bullish on Bitcoin, and I believe Coinbase will remain one of the last major cryptocurrency exchanges standing. Its growth might be volatile over the next five years, but it could head a lot higher as the crypto market heats up again.

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Leo Sun has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, Ethereum, and Solana. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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