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Coinbase (COIN) slides 13.24% to $310.58 in after‑hours trading following a Q3 2021 earnings miss, with revenue below estimates and user activity declining.
Coinbase shares tumbled 13.24% in extended trading on Tuesday, sinking to $310.58 after the company posted a mixed third‑quarter 2021 earnings report that missed revenue expectations and showed a sharp drop in monthly transacting users【3】.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Price | $310.58 (after‑hours) |
| 24h % move | –13.24% |
| Catalyst | Q3 2021 earnings miss (revenue $1.31 bn vs. $1.57 bn estimate) |
| Key level | Below $357.39 close; above July low of $221 |
Coinbase reported Q3 revenue of $1.31 billion, falling short of the $1.57 billion consensus estimate from Refinitiv. Earnings per share came in at $1.62, also below expectations. The revenue miss was driven by a 75% plunge in quarterly earnings to $406 million, a steep decline from the record $1.6 billion net income posted in Q2【3】. Despite the drop, the figure still represents a 500% increase over Q3 2020, underscoring the company’s rapid growth since its April IPO.
The earnings release highlighted a contraction in the exchange’s active user base. Monthly transacting users fell to 7.4 million in Q3, down from 8.8 million in Q2, mirroring the same decline earlier in the quarter. Trading volume also slipped, with total volume falling to $327 billion from $462 billion in the prior quarter, even as popular assets like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu remained listed【3】. These metrics reinforce concerns that Coinbase’s business remains tightly coupled to crypto market activity.
The stock’s after‑hours decline follows a rally that saw it close at $357.39 on Tuesday, after previously falling below $221 in July. The 13% drop places the share price well beneath its recent high, but still above the July trough, suggesting a volatile but still‑recovering trajectory. Analyst sentiment remains split: while institutional analysts maintain bullish price targets, retail sentiment on platforms such as Reddit remains bearish, reflecting the gap between fundamentals and market perception.
The 13% plunge underscores how quickly Coinbase’s valuation can shift in response to earnings misses and user‑activity trends, highlighting the exchange’s exposure to broader crypto market volatility and the importance of upcoming guidance and regulatory signals.
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