Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. 

We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Coinbase Global, Inc. reported its first-quarter 2026 results amid challenging macroeconomic and crypto market conditions, with total revenue of $1.4 billion, a net loss of $394 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $303 million.</li><li>The company continues to face a softer trading environment as the overall crypto market cap and trading volumes declined by over 20% quarter-over-quarter, while volatility in less liquid assets remained historically low.</li><li>Despite these headwinds, Coinbase demonstrated resilience by achieving its 12th consecutive quarter of net native unit inflows and setting a new all-time high in crypto trading market share globally.</li></ul>

Coinbase Global, Inc. reported its first-quarter 2026 results amid challenging macroeconomic and crypto market conditions, with total revenue of $1.4 billion, a net loss of $394 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $303 million.The company continues to face a softer trading environment as the overall crypto market cap and trading volumes declined by over 20% quarter-over-quarter, while volatility in less liquid assets remained historically low.Despite these headwinds, Coinbase demonstrated resilience by achieving its 12th consecutive quarter of net native unit inflows and setting a new all-time high in crypto trading market share globally.

Coinbase’s $1.4 Billion Quarter: Is Diversification Offsetting Crypto Weakness?