Cipher Mining’s (CIFR) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at HC Wainwright

HC Wainwright reissued their buy rating on shares of Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFRFree Report) in a research report released on Friday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $7.00 price target on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on CIFR. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $7.50 price target on shares of Cipher Mining in a research note on Friday. Northland Capmk upgraded Cipher Mining to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Compass Point lifted their price objective on Cipher Mining from $7.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Stifel Canada upgraded Cipher Mining to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Macquarie started coverage on Cipher Mining in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $6.00 price objective for the company. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $7.36.

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Cipher Mining Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CIFR traded up $0.32 during trading on Friday, hitting $5.25. 12,921,824 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,119,227. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $3.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.26. The company has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 87.51 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a current ratio of 8.49, a quick ratio of 8.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Cipher Mining has a 12-month low of $2.15 and a 12-month high of $7.99.

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFRGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.05). The business had revenue of $36.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.17 million. Cipher Mining had a return on equity of 3.41% and a net margin of 11.43%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.05) EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Cipher Mining will post -0.06 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Cipher Mining

In other news, major shareholder Top Holdco B.V. Bitfury sold 1,901,112 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.74, for a total transaction of $5,209,046.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 103,946,004 shares in the company, valued at $284,812,050.96. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In related news, major shareholder Top Holdco B.V. Bitfury sold 1,901,112 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.74, for a total transaction of $5,209,046.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 103,946,004 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $284,812,050.96. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Patrick Arthur Kelly sold 89,742 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.37, for a total transaction of $392,172.54. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 717,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,135,173.47. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 6,943,078 shares of company stock worth $23,609,769 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.25% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cipher Mining

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Cipher Mining by 62.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,657,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,134,000 after buying an additional 2,164,383 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Cipher Mining by 122.8% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 5,330,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,123,000 after buying an additional 2,938,184 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Cipher Mining by 41.5% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,900,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,094,000 after buying an additional 1,144,390 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in Cipher Mining by 94.9% in the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 2,240,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,537,000 after buying an additional 1,090,811 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Cipher Mining by 243.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 549,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,279,000 after buying an additional 389,079 shares during the last quarter. 12.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cipher Mining Company Profile

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Cipher Mining Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and operation of industrial scale bitcoin mining data centers in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Cipher Mining Inc operates as a subsidiary of Bitfury Holding B.V.

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