Comparing Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) and PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT)

PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) and Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PJT Partners and Coinbase Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PJT Partners	$1.71 billion	2.05	$180.12 million	$7.31	18.76
Coinbase Global	$7.18 billion	6.36	$1.26 billion	($3.84)	-45.09

Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than PJT Partners. Coinbase Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PJT Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.2% of PJT Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of PJT Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PJT Partners	10.57%	32.66%	18.28%
Coinbase Global	-15.72%	3.12%	1.54%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for PJT Partners and Coinbase Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PJT Partners	1	4	2	0	2.14
Coinbase Global	3	13	20	0	2.47

PJT Partners presently has a consensus target price of $168.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.78%. Coinbase Global has a consensus target price of $224.44, suggesting a potential upside of 29.62%. Given Coinbase Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coinbase Global is more favorable than PJT Partners.

Risk and Volatility

PJT Partners has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.41, indicating that its share price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Coinbase Global beats PJT Partners on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PJT Partners

PJT Partners Inc., an investment bank, provides various strategic and capital markets advisory, restructuring and special situations, and shareholder advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors, and governments worldwide. It offers advisory services to clients on various transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), spin-offs, activism defense, contested M&A, joint ventures, minority investments, and divestitures. The company also advises private and public company boards and management teams on strategies for building productive investor relationships with a focus on shareholder engagement; and strategic investor relations; environmental, social, and governance matters; and other investor-related matters. In addition, it provides advisory services related to debt and acquisition financings; structured product offerings; public equity raises, including initial public offering and SPAC offerings; and private capital raises for early and later stage companies, as well as other capital structure related matters. Further, the company offers advisory services in financial restructurings and reorganizations; liability management; distressed mergers and acquisitions; and to management teams, corporate boards, sponsors and creditors. Additionally, it provides private fund advisory and fundraising services for a range of investment strategies; and advisory services to general and partners on liquidity and other structured solutions. The company was formerly known as Blackstone Advisory Inc. and changed its name to PJT Partners Inc. in March 2015. PJT Partners Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.