What is HC Wainwright’s Forecast for BitFuFu Q1 Earnings?

BitFuFu Inc. (NASDAQ:FUFU) – Equities researchers at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of BitFuFu in a research note issued on Monday, March 23rd. HC Wainwright analyst K. Dede forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $4.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for BitFuFu’s current full-year earnings is $0.17 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for BitFuFu’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of BitFuFu from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BitFuFu in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.38.

BitFuFu Stock Down 2.5%

BitFuFu stock opened at $1.96 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $326.30 million, a PE ratio of -5.76 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.58 and a current ratio of 2.94. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $2.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.04. BitFuFu has a twelve month low of $1.56 and a twelve month high of $5.85.

BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 20th. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.18). The company had revenue of $91.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $105.15 million. BitFuFu had a negative return on equity of 13.82% and a negative net margin of 12.06%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BitFuFu

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FUFU. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in BitFuFu by 51.3% in the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 247,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $929,000 after acquiring an additional 83,984 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of BitFuFu by 24.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 245,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $793,000 after purchasing an additional 47,987 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of BitFuFu by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 156,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 17,605 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of BitFuFu by 153.9% in the 3rd quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 111,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,000 after purchasing an additional 67,882 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of BitFuFu in the 2nd quarter valued at $321,000. Institutional investors own 37.26% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting BitFuFu

Here are the key news stories impacting BitFuFu this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright reiterated a “Buy” rating and issued quarterly EPS forecasts of $0.07 across 2026 (Q1–Q4) with a full‑year consensus of $0.17 — signals of expected profitability improvement that could support the stock if results track guidance. MarketBeat FUFU
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell materially as of March 13 to 113,479 shares (down ~28.7% from Feb. 26), with a days‑to‑cover of ~1.1 — reduced short exposure can lessen downward pressure and reduce the risk of aggressive short selling. Source: market data
• Positive Sentiment: News coverage highlights operational momentum in a challenging crypto market — narratives of outperformance can attract buyers and support sentiment. BitFuFu Inc. Surges Ahead
• Neutral Sentiment: Several data feeds reported zero short interest or NaN changes for late‑March dates (likely reporting or consolidation errors). Treat those zero values cautiously; they appear inconsistent with prior short interest figures. Source: market data
• Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright lowered its price target dramatically from $7.00 to $4.00 — the cut reduces upside expectations vs. prior coverage and may weigh on sentiment despite the maintained Buy rating. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks added FUFU to its Rank #5 (Strong Sell) list on March 23 — placement on a sell list can pressure shares by prompting some systematic or sentiment-driven selling. Zacks Strong Sell

BitFuFu Company Profile

BitFuFu Inc provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.