Q1 Earnings Estimate for DEFT Issued By HC Wainwright

DeFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:DEFT) – HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of DeFi Technologies in a report issued on Wednesday, April 8th. HC Wainwright analyst K. Dede anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $2.00 price objective on the stock. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for DeFi Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on DEFT. Weiss Ratings upgraded DeFi Technologies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded DeFi Technologies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, DeFi Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $3.63.

DeFi Technologies Trading Down 4.5%

DEFT opened at $0.75 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $0.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.19. The company has a market capitalization of $289.28 million, a P/E ratio of 4.39 and a beta of 4.24. DeFi Technologies has a 52 week low of $0.47 and a 52 week high of $4.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 2nd. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $19.08 million for the quarter. DeFi Technologies had a return on equity of 105.05% and a net margin of 63.61%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DEFT. Geode Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of DeFi Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,294,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in shares of DeFi Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $88,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in shares of DeFi Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $854,000. American Century Companies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of DeFi Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $71,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in DeFi Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000.

Key DeFi Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting DeFi Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright maintains a “Buy” rating on DEFT with a $2.00 price target, which still implies material upside from current levels despite the cut. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 2025 earnings call transcript is available for investors to review management commentary and execution detail. Management remarks could clarify outlook drivers but did not prevent the guidance cut. Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: HC Wainwright issued 2026 quarterly EPS estimates at $0.00 across multiple quarters while keeping a Buy stance; this reflects conservative near-term earnings assumptions but continued analyst conviction at the new target.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports flagged unusually large options activity in DEFT, which can indicate speculative positioning or hedging ahead of volatility but is not a direct signal on fundamentals. Options Activity
• Negative Sentiment: Management cut FY2025 revenue guidance to $99.1 million versus the consensus ~$126.1 million — a significant shortfall that undermines growth expectations and likely pressures the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 2025 revenue guidance was set at $20.0 million versus consensus ~$29.7 million, indicating a weaker near-term revenue trajectory than investors expected.
• Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright reduced its prior $5.50 target to $2.00 (while keeping a Buy rating), signaling the analyst community trimmed upside assumptions after the updated guidance. Benzinga

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies Inc is a Vancouver-based company focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) and digital asset investments. Through strategic equity stakes and token allocations, the company aims to provide investors with exposure to leading DeFi protocols, applications, and infrastructure projects. Its core activities include sourcing, evaluating and acquiring positions in blockchain-based platforms that facilitate decentralized lending, trading, yield farming and liquidity provision.

In addition to its investment portfolio, DeFi Technologies works to develop and distribute tokenized products that bridge traditional capital markets with emerging DeFi ecosystems.