UTKN vs COIN vs CNTN Stock Comparison

Universal Token, Coinbase Global and Canton Strategic Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UTKN Universal Token
$1.51 -11.2% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$172.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$1.45K
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$159.60 -18.2% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.28B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Coinbase Global leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Coinbase Global 3, Canton Strategic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUTKNCOINCNTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $172.65M $42.46B $414.21M COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -616.6x -43.4x -4.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -10.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -15.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.2% -55.0% -41.1% CNTN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -12.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 183.8% 71.3% 93.5% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 61/100 38/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

UTKNCOINCNTN

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

AxisUTKNCOINCNTN
Valuation 40 #60 of 99 52 #48 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Growth 57 #41 of 94 58 #40 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Profitability 35 #59 of 90 57 #39 of 90 39 #55 of 90
Financial Health 69 #33 of 105 76 #26 of 105 97 #4 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 60 #25 of 61 10 #55 of 61
Overall 50 61 38
  • UTKN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CNTN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUTKNCOINCNTNSPY
1 month -11.2%-18.2%-29.2% -0.8%
3 months +11.0%-4.7%-10.3% +3.5%
6 months +1.3%-18.9%-45.0% +7.0%
Year to date -45.7%-29.4%-39.9% +12.2%
1 year -63.2%-55.0%-41.1% +13.0%
3 years —+125.5%-97.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+31.2%-69.8% +23.1%
5 years —-48.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-12.5%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureUTKNCOINCNTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 183.8%71.3%93.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 410.1%66.7%98.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.582.841.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.77-0.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.2%-90.9%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.2%-55.8%-66.8% -1.8%
52-week high $4.10$361.43$5.48 $779.14
52-week low $1.02$141.09$1.69 $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.

MultipleUTKNCOINCNTN
P/E now vs peer median -547.7xmedian 20.6x -43.0xmedian 20.6x -4.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median -106,056xmedian 2.3x 6.7xmedian 2.3x 263.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 46.5xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -551.9xmedian 16.4x 24.6xmedian 16.4x -17.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 139.0xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.05 -3.58median 1.05 -0.46median 1.05

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 monthsUTKNCOINCNTN
Revenue -$1.45K $6.28B –
Operating income -$279.60K $619.38M -$53.77M
Net income -$280.01K -$987.77M -$98.12M
Free cash flow -$277.85K $1.71B -$22.17M
R&D – $1.93B –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-3.71 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $223.00 $8.61B $37.24M
Total debt – $6.48B –
Shares (diluted) 101.56M 263.41M 216.86M
Enterprise value $172.63M -$735.40M $315.82M

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
MetricUTKNCOINCNTN
P/E -547.7x -43.0x -4.0x
P/FCF -551.9x 24.6x -17.8x
P/Operating cash flow -551.9x 24.6x -17.8x
P/S -106,056x 6.7x 263.9x
P/B 139.0x 3.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 139.6x 3.6x -5.8x
EV/EBITDA – 46.5x –
EV/EBIT -548.6x 64.2x -6.6x
EV/Revenue -106,086x 6.3x –
EV/FCF -552.1x 23.2x -16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -552.1x 23.2x -16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.58 -0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUTKNCOINCNTN
Revenue growth (1Y) – -10.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.7% -67.1% -360.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.2% -81.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.9% -134.5% -716.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% -122.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.4% -136.1% 89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -48.1% -127.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.7% -44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -48.1% -127.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.9% -44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUTKNCOINCNTN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 13.6% –
Operating margin – 9.9% –
Pretax margin – -19.8% –
Net margin – -15.6% –
FCF margin – 27.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 19,215% 27.3% –
Return on equity -25.2% -7.4% -17.8%
Return on assets -24.3% -3.6% -14.3%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -24.4% 3.0% -9.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -1.7x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 14.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUTKNCOINCNTN
Debt / assets 3.8% 24.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x –
Debt / FCF -0.2x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 4.5% 50.6% 19.4%
Equity / assets 95.5% 49.4% 80.6%
Interest coverage – 6.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.4x 15.7x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.3x 14.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.2x 14.2x
Altman Z-score 1,779 2.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUTKNCOINCNTN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 3.0% -26.0%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% -26.0%
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.

ConsensusUTKNCOINCNTN
EPS, next fiscal year – $-2.52FY2026 $-0.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -156.6%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.52BFY2026 $0.00FY2024
Revenue growth, next FY – -23.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUTKNCOINCNTN
Held by institutions – 55.2% 9.3%
Institutions holding – 1,118 68
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.2% +70.5%
Institutions buying – 469 60
Institutions selling – 452 5
Buyers to sellers – 1.04 12.00

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.

UTKNCOINCNTN
UTKN 1.00 -0.01 -0.07
COIN -0.01 1.00 0.38
CNTN -0.07 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UTKN, COIN and CNTN?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Token (UTKN) $172.65M, Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.46B, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) $414.21M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) returned the most: Universal Token (UTKN) -63.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -55.0%, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) -41.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coinbase Global (COIN) has been the steadiest (Universal Token (UTKN) 183.8%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.3%, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) 93.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.