Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) and the best and worst performers in the financial technology industry.

Financial technology companies benefit from the increasing consumer demand for digital payments, banking, and finance. Tailwinds fueling this trend include e-commerce along with improvements in blockchain infrastructure and AI-driven credit underwriting, which make access to money faster and cheaper. Despite regulatory scrutiny and resistance from traditional financial institutions, fintechs are poised for long-term growth as they disrupt legacy systems by expanding financial services to underserved population segments.

The 4 financial technology stocks we track reported a mixed Q4. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.3% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.

Luckily, financial technology stocks have performed well with share prices up 13% on average since the latest earnings results.

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN)

Widely regarded as the face of crypto, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is a blockchain infrastructure company updating the financial system with its trading, staking, stablecoin, and other payment solutions.

Coinbase reported revenues of $1.78 billion, down 21.6% year on year. This print fell short of analysts’ expectations by 1.8%. Overall, it was a disappointing quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ revenue and EBITDA estimates.

Coinbase delivered the slowest revenue growth of the whole group. Interestingly, the stock is up 45.5% since reporting and currently trades at $205.33.

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Best Q4: LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE)

Using the same comparison model that revolutionized travel booking, LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) operates an online platform that connects consumers with financial service providers across mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, insurance, and other financial products.

LendingTree reported revenues of $319.7 million, up 22.2% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 11.5%. The business had an incredible quarter with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

LendingTree delivered the biggest analyst estimates beat and highest full-year guidance raise among its peers. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 6.4% since reporting. It currently trades at $40.15.

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Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD)

With a mission to democratize finance, Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is an online consumer finance platform known for its commission-free stock and crypto trading.

Robinhood reported revenues of $1.28 billion, up 26.5% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 3.9%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Robinhood delivered the fastest revenue growth but had the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. As expected, the stock is down 11.7% since the results and currently trades at $75.55.

Read our full analysis of Robinhood’s results here.

Remitly (NASDAQ: RELY)

With Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as an early investor, Remitly (NASDAQ: RELY) is an online platform that enables consumers to safely and quickly send money globally.

Remitly reported revenues of $442.2 million, up 25.7% year on year. This print topped analysts’ expectations by 3.5%. Overall, it was an exceptional quarter as it also recorded EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Remitly had the weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. The company reported 9.3 million active customers, up 19.2% year on year. The stock is up 11.7% since reporting and currently trades at $15.20.

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