Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. COIN scored 71.0, MCO scored 76.0 — MCO leads.
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COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc.
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · Financial strength
13.9Fin
$179.39 · $47.3B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
45.0
MCO leads
MCO
Moody's Corporation
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · Financial strength
58.9Fin
$464.23 · $80.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthMCO+11.7%
Strongest balance sheetCOIN0.51
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
COIN
MCO
$1.7bC+
FCF
$3.0bB
+9.4%B
Rev
+11.7%B
0.51B+
D/E
2.41C
7.8xC
P/S
—
1.74C+
PEG
1.60C+
—
P/E
29.5xD
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
COINCoinbase Global, Inc.
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · $179.39 · beta 3.41
Why now
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · market cap $47.3b. Down 52% from 52-week high of $373.25 — deep drawdown territory. 33 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $212.37 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -16.3%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 52% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 3.41 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
MCOMoody's Corporation
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · $464.23 · beta 1.35
Why now
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · market cap $80.4b. 15% off the 52-week high of $546.88. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $560.38 (implying +21% upside).
Moat
Net margin 34% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 92% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 106% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 2.41 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is MCO or COIN the better stock?
MCO scores higher: MCO 76.0, COIN 71.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are MCO and COIN scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.