Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) stock is a hot topic among crypto enthusiasts on Thursday following a couple of positive changes for COIN shares.
The first Coinbase news worth noting today is JPMorgan upgrading the company’s shares from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. JPMorgan’s analysts point to increasing Bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices and Bitcoin ETF’s strengthening as the reason for the upgrade.
To put that new u[grade in perspective, the analysts’ consensus rating for COIN stock is hold based on 22 opinions. The consensus price target for COIN is also $103.68 per share, which represents a potential downside of 35.4%.
Crypto Values Boost COIN Stock
The second reason that Coinbase stock is rising today has to do with the state of the crypto market. The value of the entire crypto market has reached $2 trillion. That’s a valuation not seen since April 2022.
The crypto market recovering these last few months is a win for COIN stock. That’s due to the company operating one of the largest crypto exchanges.
COIN stock is up 4.5% as of Thursday morning. This comes as some 1.3 million shares of the stock change hands. That’s still a ways off from its daily average trading volume of about 13.4 million shares.
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