Q1 EPS Estimates for Cipher Mining Cut by HC Wainwright

Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR) – HC Wainwright decreased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Cipher Mining in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 25th. HC Wainwright analyst M. Colonnese now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.29) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.20). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $25.00 price target 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 Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.33) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.33) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.07) EPS.

CIFR has been the topic of several other research reports. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Cipher Mining to $33.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $18.00 target price on Cipher Mining in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Zacks Research cut shares of Cipher Mining from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Northland Securities set a $27.50 price target on shares of Cipher Mining in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Cipher Mining in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.46.

Cipher Mining Stock Down 5.3%

Shares of CIFR opened at $15.60 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.37, a current ratio of 3.79 and a quick ratio of 3.79. Cipher Mining has a one year low of $1.86 and a one year high of $25.52. The company has a market cap of $6.32 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.22 and a beta of 2.96.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cipher Mining news, Director Wesley Hastie Williams sold 49,867 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.08, for a total transaction of $801,861.36. Following the sale, the director directly owned 158,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,542,971.60. The trade was a 23.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director James E. Newsome sold 21,821 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.03, for a total transaction of $349,790.63. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 172,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,765,046.76. This trade represents a 11.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 142,825 shares of company stock worth $2,319,720 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cipher Mining

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new position in Cipher Mining during the 1st quarter worth about $9,316,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Cipher Mining by 52.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,680,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,765,000 after acquiring an additional 1,610,073 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its stake in shares of Cipher Mining by 7.9% in the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 38,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,000 after acquiring an additional 2,812 shares during the period. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Cipher Mining by 141.5% in the second quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 162,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $776,000 after acquiring an additional 95,170 shares during the period. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Cipher Mining by 42.9% in the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 61,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 18,304 shares during the last quarter. 12.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Cipher Mining

Cipher Mining Inc is a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company that develops, owns and operates large-scale mining facilities across the United States. The company focuses on deploying advanced ASIC hardware and securing long-term low-cost power contracts to optimize bitcoin production. By strategically locating its sites in regions with abundant energy supply, Cipher Mining seeks to maintain a competitive cost structure and deliver efficient hashrate capacity growth.

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Cipher Mining has pursued an integrated approach encompassing site development, equipment procurement and operations management.