BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
BFST's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 12x earnings, above its usual 10x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score COIN yet.
BFST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BFST's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BFST.
COIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
COIN's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like COIN.
BFST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.2x | $22.92 | -29% |
| Fair | 10x | $27.95 | -14% |
| Forward | 10x | $32.41 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $33.92 | +4.6% |
| Current | 12x | $32.41 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BFST's PE is in its expensive range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
COIN PE Valuation
COIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BFST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
BFST has the edge over COIN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
COIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect COIN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BFST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.23 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.80 | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.82 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.82 | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.79 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.59 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.51 | +3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.43 | -4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.26 | -13% |
BFST has the edge over COIN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
COIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.36 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.77 | -124% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.78 | -137% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.72 | -49% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.45 | -53% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.54 | +94% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.32 | +82% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.32 | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.48 | +2462% |
COIN has swung to a loss: it lost $2.77 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
BFST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $91.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $89.2M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $83.1M | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $80.9M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $81.5M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $79.2M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $77.6M | +29% |
BFST has the edge over COIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 33% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | -6.3 points |
BFST has the edge over COIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
COIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +138% |
COIN's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $1.2B last quarter, down 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1% | -21 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.3% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.5% | -36 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -30 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 46% | +33 points |
COIN's operating margin was 5.1% last quarter, down 21 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BFST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.7M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.1M | +96% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.5M | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.1M | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.8M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.7M | +283% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.6M | +15% |
BFST has the edge over COIN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
COIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $405.5M | +$1.2B |
| Q2 2026 | $197.3M | -40% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.7M | +$365.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +218% |
| Q3 2025 | -$784.5M | -213% |
| Q2 2025 | $328.5M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | -$182.7M | -144% |
| Q4 2024 | $964.6M | +$969.8M |
COIN's free cash flow was $3.9B over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COIN.
BFST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -32.7K shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +3.1M shares |
| 3 years | +29% | +7.4M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +12.2M shares |
| Available history | +139% | +19.1M shares |
BFST has 33M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
COIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.3% | +24.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | +21% | +50.7M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +37.4M shares |
| Available history | +330% | +221M shares |
COIN has the edge over BFST on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $181.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $10.5M |
BFST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
BFST has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BFST.
COIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
COIN has the edge over BFST on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BFST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.8 | Neutral |
BFST's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (neutral).
COIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.0 | Oversold |
COIN's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
BFST PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BFST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 11% below |
| PE % | 80 | 63 | 17 pts above |
BFST is trading at 12x earnings, a 11% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
COIN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | COIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
COIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BFST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.5 | 3% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.3 | 3.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.2 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.9 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.0 | 35% above |
BFST has the edge over COIN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
COIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $163.0 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $165.6 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $184.4 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $232.8 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $190.3 | 31% below |
COIN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 31% below its 200-week average.
BFST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.9 | $20.0 | -20% |
| 2021 | $20.0 | $28.1 | +41% |
| 2022 | $28.1 | $22.0 | -22% |
| 2023 | $22.0 | $24.7 | +12% |
| 2024 | $24.7 | $25.7 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $25.7 | $26.7 | +3.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.7 | $32.4 | +21% |
BFST has the edge over COIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
COIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $342.0 | $268.2 | -22% |
| 2022 | $268.2 | $35.5 | -87% |
| 2023 | $35.5 | $173.9 | +390% |
| 2024 | $173.9 | $265.7 | +53% |
| 2025 | $265.7 | $236.9 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $236.9 | $130.7 | -45% |
COIN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +390% in 2023 to −87% in 2022. It's down 45% so far in 2026.