Coinbase hit with 50% price target cut as post-earnings rout deepens

Slowing trading activity and fallout from the Binance hack are clouding Coinbase’s revenue prospects, prompting Morgan Stanley to lower its rating on the stock.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley turned bearish on Coinbase (COIN) on Monday, cutting its price target by more than half as it warned that the cryptocurrency exchange’s profits could recover more slowly than expected.

Analyst Michael Cyprys lowered the stock’s price target from $258 to $120, a cut of about 53%, citing recent trading trends, a softer revenue outlook and uncertainty in the crypto market following Binance’s $6.3 billion hack, according to a Monday report.

The bank still sees Coinbase as one of the strongest competitors in crypto but expects profits to recover more slowly than previously forecast, putting further pressure on its share price.

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