Canaccord Genuity opened coverage of BitGo Holdings (BTGO) with a Buy recommendation and set a price objective of $15.00, representing about a 39% increase from the stock's then-current trading level of $10.76. The research note pointed out that the company is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.04, while third-party data suggests the share price may be above an identified Fair Value.
The analyst emphasized BitGo's standing among global institutional custodians for digital assets. The company's core service combines cold storage security with continuous access to liquidity for both spot and derivatives markets, and its custody platform is backed by $250 million in account insurance.
Beyond custody, Canaccord Genuity highlighted BitGo's broadening product set. The firm has moved into trading, staking and prime brokerage services, with trading revenue—launched just a few quarters ago—already emerging as a rapidly expanding element of the company's reported revenues. Institutions are able to execute trades from within their BitGo custody accounts, drawing on aggregated liquidity sourced from top exchanges, market makers and over-the-counter desks.
On staking, the note described institutional-grade solutions that run validator nodes on networks such as ETH and SOL, among others, and mentioned support for liquid staking. These capabilities position BitGo to offer yield-generating services linked directly to assets held in custody.
Canaccord Genuity also flagged BitGo's "as-a-service" initiatives, including stablecoin and broader crypto solutions, which the firm sees as a route into markets beyond traditional institutional assets under management. The research explicitly framed these offerings as addressing enterprise customers and participants in traditional finance markets, extending the company's addressable market.
At the time of the note, BitGo's market capitalization stood near $1.24 billion and the highest analyst target on the street was cited at $18. The report noted a relatively weak gross profit margin of 1.64% as a point of financial concern, while also referencing additional analysis tools that identify several tips for investors considering the volatility associated with the stock.
Canaccord Genuity's initiation is part of a broader wave of early analyst coverage that has generally been constructive. Several firms have started coverage or issued fresh ratings with positive stances. Clear Street assigned a Buy rating, citing revenue growth and an anticipated earnings inflection as infrastructure revenue scales. Compass Point also initiated coverage with a Buy, calling attention to the company's move toward a full-service prime brokerage model and the role custody fees play in net revenue generation. Deutsche Bank issued a Buy as well, pointing to BitGo's position to benefit from institutional adoption of crypto services, particularly in the U.S.
Mizuho rated BitGo as Outperform and drew attention to the firm's scale, including management of more than $100 billion of assets. Cantor Fitzgerald put an Overweight rating on the company and argued that BitGo should be valued as an infrastructure and software layer for the crypto industry rather than being directly tied to digital asset prices or trading volumes. Collectively, these moves indicate a strong analytic consensus favoring BitGo's strategic positioning in the evolving digital asset ecosystem.
Summary of coverage themes:
- Custody as the core product - cold storage plus continuous liquidity access and insurance.
- Rapid revenue diversification - trading revenue has become a quick-growing contributor after launching a few quarters ago.
- Extension into staking and prime brokerage - institutional staking solutions, liquid staking support and trading access from custody accounts.
- Platform and "as-a-service" plays - stablecoins and broader crypto solutions targeting enterprise and traditional finance customers.
While analysts emphasize growth potential stemming from product breadth and institutional adoption, they also note margin and valuation considerations that investors should weigh.