Cipher Mining FY2025 EPS Estimate Lowered by HC Wainwright

Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR) – Investment analysts at HC Wainwright cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Cipher Mining in a research report issued on Monday, September 29th. HC Wainwright analyst M. Colonnese now expects that the company will earn ($0.29) per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of ($0.27). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $17.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cipher Mining’s current full-year earnings is ($0.31) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Cipher Mining’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS.

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.12). The business had revenue of $43.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.89 million. Cipher Mining had a negative return on equity of 21.71% and a negative net margin of 96.95%.

CIFR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Northland Securities set a $14.50 price target on shares of Cipher Mining in a research note on Monday. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of Cipher Mining from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Arete Research began coverage on shares of Cipher Mining in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Cipher Mining from $10.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Cipher Mining from $9.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.23.

Cipher Mining Trading Up 9.6%

Cipher Mining stock opened at $13.81 on Thursday. Cipher Mining has a one year low of $1.86 and a one year high of $15.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $8.25 and its 200 day moving average is $5.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.43 billion, a PE ratio of -32.12 and a beta of 2.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 4.18 and a quick ratio of 4.18.

Insider Activity at Cipher Mining

In other news, major shareholder Holding Ltd V3 sold 3,504,540 shares of Cipher Mining stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.36, for a total transaction of $43,316,114.40. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 71,437,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $882,970,206.84. The trade was a 4.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 20,901,254 shares of company stock valued at $210,570,720 over the last 90 days. 2.89% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cipher Mining

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Helix Partners Management LP boosted its position in shares of Cipher Mining by 95.8% in the first quarter. Helix Partners Management LP now owns 4,400,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,120,000 after purchasing an additional 2,153,058 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC bought a new position in Cipher Mining in the 1st quarter worth $109,000. SRN Advisors LLC increased its stake in Cipher Mining by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. SRN Advisors LLC now owns 284,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $654,000 after buying an additional 84,148 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Cipher Mining by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,319,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,635,000 after buying an additional 180,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maridea Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Cipher Mining by 169.5% during the first quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC now owns 551,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,269,000 after acquiring an additional 346,911 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 12.26% of the company’s stock.

Cipher Mining Company Profile

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.