CNTN vs COIN vs HSDT Stock Comparison

Canton Strategic Holdings, Coinbase Global and Solana Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$160.59 -15.5% 1M -53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$42.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
5 wins
HSDT Solana Co
$2.26 -21.0% 1M -66.7% 1Y
Market cap
$180.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.07M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Coinbase Global leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coinbase Global 5, Solana 1, Canton Strategic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNTNCOINHSDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $444.57M $42.52B $180.25M COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -61.1x -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -26.6% +3,992.2% HSDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.3% -1,302.8% COIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -5.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.7% -53.9% -66.7% CNTN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -12.9%/yr -91.6%/yr COIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.5% 71.1% 98.1% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 59/100 36/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

CNTNCOINHSDT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCNTNCOINHSDT
Valuation 38 #62 of 99 52 #48 of 99 4 #92 of 96
Growth 8 #87 of 94 52 #46 of 94 41 #39 of 65
Profitability 39 #55 of 90 48 #47 of 90 8 #60 of 65
Financial Health 97 #4 of 105 73 #29 of 105 90 #10 of 93
Shareholder Returns 14 #52 of 60 71 #18 of 60 –
Overall 39 59 36
  • CNTN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HSDT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCNTNCOINHSDTSPY
1 month -13.9%-15.5%-21.0% +0.7%
3 months +10.8%-1.8%+32.9% +3.7%
6 months -36.5%-14.5%+10.8% +7.1%
Year to date -32.3%-29.0%-21.8% +12.8%
1 year -31.7%-53.9%-66.7% +11.9%
3 years -96.5%+118.2%-100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -67.3%+29.7%-92.3% +22.8%
5 years —-49.7%-100.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-12.9%-91.6% +10.9%
10 years ——-100.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-78.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNTNCOINHSDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.5%71.1%98.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.9%66.9%96.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.932.843.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.76-0.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.9%-90.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.6%-53.9%-66.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.48$348.61$6.78 $779.14
52-week low $1.69$141.09$1.27 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCNTNCOINHSDT
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 19.5x -61.1xmedian 19.5x -1.1xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 297.2xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x 14.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 94.4xmedian 17.8x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.1xmedian 16.1x 30.2xmedian 16.1x -6.7xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.51median 0.98 -7.53median 0.98 -0.01median 0.48

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCNTNCOINHSDT
Revenue – $5.63B $12.07M
Gross profit – – $11.53M
Operating income -$53.77M $200.51M -$368.80M
Net income -$98.12M -$701.62M -$157.27M
Free cash flow -$22.17M $1.41B -$26.94M
R&D – $1.94B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $-2.41 $-1.97
Cash & equivalents $37.24M $8.60B $3.65M
Total debt – $6.70B –
Shares (diluted) 216.86M 287.98M 79.76M
Enterprise value $346.18M $2.87B $40.82M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCNTNCOINHSDT
P/E -4.5x -61.1x -1.1x
P/FCF -20.1x 30.2x -6.7x
P/Operating cash flow -20.1x 30.2x -6.7x
P/S 297.2x 7.6x 14.9x
P/B 1.0x 3.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -6.5x 3.6x -36.2x
EV/EBITDA – 94.4x –
EV/EBIT -7.6x 201.4x -0.5x
EV/Revenue – 7.2x 14.6x
EV/FCF -18.4x 28.7x -6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -18.4x 28.7x -6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.51 -7.53 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTNCOINHSDT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -26.6% 3,992%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 26.5% 142.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4,485%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 242.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -360.0% -90.9% -2,435%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -81.6% 30.9% -193.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -716.7% -121.8% -638.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -122.4% 1.6% -150.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% -121.8% 98.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 8.1% 80.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -127.9% -57.5% -135.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.0% 97.6% -31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.9% -57.5% -135.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.0% 96.4% -31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTNCOINHSDT
Gross margin – – 95.5%
EBITDA margin – 7.6% –
Operating margin – 3.6% -3,055%
Pretax margin – -16.4% -1,303%
Net margin – -12.3% -1,303%
FCF margin – 25.0% -223.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.0% -223.2%
Return on equity -17.8% -5.2% -86.5%
Return on assets -14.3% -2.6% -83.5%
Return on invested capital – 0.8% –
Return on capital employed -9.4% 1.0% -198.0%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -2.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 16.9% 69.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTNCOINHSDT
Debt / assets – 24.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -5.0x –
Debt / FCF – 4.8x –
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 49.1% 5.9%
Equity / assets 80.6% 50.9% 94.1%
Interest coverage – 2.3x –
Current ratio 15.7x 2.4x 13.3x
Quick ratio 14.2x 1.2x 1.7x
Cash ratio 14.2x 1.2x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – 2.90 1.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTNCOINHSDT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -23.1% 4.8% -248.5%
Shareholder yield -23.1% 4.8% -248.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCNTNCOINHSDT
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.70FY2026 $-2.52FY2026 $-1.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -156.6%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2024 $5.52BFY2026 $12.92MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -23.1%FY2026 +114.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.2% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTNCOINHSDT
Held by institutions 9.3% 65.4% –
Institutions holding 68 1,119 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +70.5% +2.2% –
Institutions buying 60 470 –
Institutions selling 5 452 –
Buyers to sellers 12.00 1.04 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CNTNCOINHSDT
CNTN 1.00 0.38 0.35
COIN 0.38 1.00 0.62
HSDT 0.35 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTN, COIN and HSDT?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) $444.57M, Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.52B, Solana (HSDT) $180.25M.

Which company is growing faster?

Solana (HSDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coinbase Global (COIN) -26.6%, Solana (HSDT) +3,992.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coinbase Global (COIN) has the highest net margin (Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.3%, Solana (HSDT) -1,302.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) returned the most: Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) -31.7%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -53.9%, Solana (HSDT) -66.7%. Over five years, Coinbase Global (COIN) compounded fastest (Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.9%/yr, Solana (HSDT) -91.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coinbase Global (COIN) has been the steadiest (Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) 93.5%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.1%, Solana (HSDT) 98.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNTN, COIN and HSDT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coinbase Global (COIN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.