Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) vs. Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) Head to Head Review
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemCoinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN – Get Free Report) and Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.39, meaning that its stock price is 239% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Coinbase Global and Great Elm Capital Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Coinbase Global | 3 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2.47 |
| Great Elm Capital Group | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
Coinbase Global presently has a consensus target price of $219.97, suggesting a potential upside of 11.02%. Great Elm Capital Group has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 98.11%. Given Great Elm Capital Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Great Elm Capital Group is more favorable than Coinbase Global.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Coinbase Global and Great Elm Capital Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Coinbase Global | $7.18 billion | 7.28 | $1.26 billion | ($3.84) | -51.60 |
| Great Elm Capital Group | -$33.22 million | -2.22 | -$31.79 million | ($2.95) | -1.80 |
Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than Great Elm Capital Group. Coinbase Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Elm Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Coinbase Global and Great Elm Capital Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Coinbase Global | -15.72% | 3.12% | 1.54% |
| Great Elm Capital Group | -87.74% | 13.87% | 4.93% |
Summary
Coinbase Global beats Great Elm Capital Group on 9 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 Great Elm Capital Group
Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. It invests in the debt instruments of middle market companies. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.