Compass Point Downgrades Circle Stock Amid Insider Selling and Margin Concerns

Circle Internet Group's stock faced renewed selling pressure after Compass Point downgraded the stock from Neutral to Sell.

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The downgrade cited shifting USDC supply toward lower-margin platforms such as Sky, Binance, and Ethena.

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Compass Point warned that consensus forecasts for 2026 and 2027 may have to come down.

The downgrade came amid insider selling by company directors, including Michele Burns and Rajeev Date.

Circle stock has slumped 4% in a week and almost 40% in the past 6 months.

Goldman Sachs has a higher price target of $99.

Bullish declined 6.5% after Rosenblatt downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy.

Rosenblatt said Bullish now trades at 28 times consensus adjusted EBITDA, a premium to peers.

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Estimates are becoming more vulnerable as crypto activity weakens.

Coinbase also posted sizable declines despite the broader crypto rally.

The sell-side pressure contrasted with Bitcoin topping $72,000.

Crypto prices and U.S. stocks rallied on diminishing Middle East worries.

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The Nasdaq climbed 0.8% and the S&P 500 rose 0.6%.

Senior U.S. officials said envoy Steve Witkoff had asked Netanyahu to scale back strikes.

CoinDesk Research noted that most crypto privacy models weaken as blockchain data grows.

Analyst Lance Vitanza initiated coverage of digital asset treasury companies with buy ratings.