Synchrony Financial - SYF Competitors

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) and Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is SYF or COIN more profitable?

Synchrony Financial has a net margin of 17.51% compared to Coinbase Global's net margin of -82.18%. Synchrony Financial's return on equity of 24.07% beat Coinbase Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synchrony Financial	17.51%	24.07%	3.03%
Coinbase Global	-82.18%	-44.89%	-3.21%

Which has more risk & volatility, SYF or COIN?

Synchrony Financial has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coinbase Global has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SYF or COIN?

Synchrony Financial presently has a consensus target price of $38.13, indicating a potential upside of 35.39%. Coinbase Global has a consensus target price of $68.32, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. Given Synchrony Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Synchrony Financial is more favorable than Coinbase Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synchrony Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Coinbase Global	6 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYF or COIN?

Synchrony Financial received 714 more outperform votes than Coinbase Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.96% of users gave Synchrony Financial an outperform vote while only 44.78% of users gave Coinbase Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synchrony Financial	Outperform Votes 804 72.96%	Underperform Votes 298 27.04%
Coinbase Global	Outperform Votes 90 44.78%	Underperform Votes 111 55.22%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SYF or COIN?

96.0% of Synchrony Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Synchrony Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SYF or COIN?

Synchrony Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Coinbase Global. Coinbase Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synchrony Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synchrony Financial	$17.53 billion	0.70	$3.02 billion	$6.10	4.62
Coinbase Global	$3.19 billion	4.57	-$2.62 billion	-$11.85	-5.32

Does the media prefer SYF or COIN?

In the previous week, Coinbase Global had 84 more articles in the media than Synchrony Financial. MarketBeat recorded 92 mentions for Coinbase Global and 8 mentions for Synchrony Financial. Synchrony Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Coinbase Global's score of 0.02 indicating that Synchrony Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synchrony Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coinbase Global	13 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	25 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Synchrony Financial beats Coinbase Global on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.