Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 16,215 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $761,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Situational Awareness LP grew its position in IREN by 90.1% during the second quarter. Situational Awareness LP now owns 6,400,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,254,000 after acquiring an additional 3,034,254 shares during the period. Hood River Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of IREN in the 2nd quarter valued at about $74,228,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of IREN by 45.9% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,974,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,341,000 after purchasing an additional 936,333 shares in the last quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of IREN during the 2nd quarter worth about $21,025,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of IREN by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,136,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,556,000 after purchasing an additional 148,864 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.08% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
IREN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. HC Wainwright raised shares of IREN from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on shares of IREN to $82.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of IREN in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of IREN from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of IREN in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.69.
IREN Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:IREN opened at $41.98 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.39. The company has a market cap of $13.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.56 and a beta of 4.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 4.96 and a current ratio of 4.96. IREN Limited has a one year low of $5.13 and a one year high of $76.87.
IREN (NASDAQ:IREN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.37). The company had revenue of $184.69 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $229.64 million. IREN had a negative return on equity of 10.01% and a net margin of 56.59%.The business’s revenue was down 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that IREN Limited will post 0.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Key Stories Impacting IREN
Here are the key news stories impacting IREN this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Large GPU order and bullish thesis — a Barchart piece frames IREN’s aggressive GPU expansion and multibillion-dollar AI cloud contracts as primary reasons to buy, highlighting the company’s positioning as an emerging hyperscale AI infrastructure provider. 150,000 Reasons to Buy IREN Stock Here
- Positive Sentiment: Confirmed GPU capacity expansion — reports say IREN will add 150,000 GPUs following a $6 billion at-the-market (ATM) equity offering, a headline that supports the stock by signaling scale-up of AI compute capacity and revenue runway for AI cloud services. IREN adds 150,000 GPUs following $6B equity offering
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade / bullish take — a Seeking Alpha author upgraded IREN to a strong buy after the pullback, citing additional Nvidia B300 GPU commitments, larger ARR targets for AI cloud, substantial recent funding and secured power capacity as reasons to be constructive (execution and legacy Bitcoin exposure noted as risks). IREN Just Dropped To $35, And The Market Is Missing The Point
- Neutral Sentiment: Increased visibility from Zacks — IREN was included in Zacks Investment Ideas roundups (two separate features listing many names). Inclusion boosts visibility but is not a company-specific catalyst. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Applied Optoelectronics, IREN, QQQ, NVIDIA, Broadcom and Nebius
- Neutral Sentiment: Additional Zacks mention — another Zacks roundup also listed IREN alongside large tech names, further adding to tradeable buzz but offering limited new fundamental detail. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Oracle, Micron, Sandisk, Bloom Energy, IREN, and NVIDIA
- Negative Sentiment: Earnings and execution caution — coverage from The Motley Fool reviewed February’s >20% pullback after IREN missed revenue and EPS expectations, underscoring that recent results disappointed Wall Street and that execution, margin and legacy Bitcoin operations remain potential downside drivers. Why IREN Limited Plunged Over 20% in February
IREN Company Profile
IREN Limited, formerly known as Iris Energy Limited, owns and operates bitcoin mining data centers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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