Cipher Mining (CIFR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its current portfolio includes mining sites in Kentucky and Texas, where it leverages grid power as well as partnerships with energy producers to secure renewable and stranded assets. The company regularly evaluates new locations to expand its footprint and enhance geographic diversification.

As part of its growth strategy, Cipher Mining prioritizes technological upgrades and sustainability initiatives, exploring opportunities to use cleaner energy sources and reduce the carbon intensity of bitcoin mining. The management team draws on experience in energy infrastructure and digital asset markets to guide the company’s expansion. Through disciplined capital allocation and operational efficiencies, Cipher Mining aims to increase its hashrate position and support the decentralization of the bitcoin network.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.23 to $18.14
• 50-Day Range: $16.33 to $29.13
• 52-Week Range: $5.00 to $30.14
• Volume: 38.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 34.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $28.61
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cipher Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cipher Mining scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 235th out of 603 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cipher Mining has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Cipher Mining has a consensus price target of $28.61, representing about 60.3% upside from its current price of $17.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cipher Mining has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cipher Mining are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.37) to ($0.19) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cipher Mining is -6.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cipher Mining is -6.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cipher Mining has a P/B Ratio of 13.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.83% of the float of Cipher Mining has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cipher Mining has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.89, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cipher Mining has recently decreased by 0.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Cipher Mining does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cipher Mining does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Cipher Mining has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Cipher Mining this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 307 people have searched for CIFR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -65% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

22 people have added Cipher Mining to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cipher Mining insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $81,741,167.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.09% of the stock of Cipher Mining is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

12.26% of the stock of Cipher Mining is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 8/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CIFR
• CIK: 1819989
• Web: www.ciphermining.com
• Phone: 332-262-2300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10
• Year Founded: 2020

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cipher Mining: $28.61
• High Price Target: $43.50
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.86)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$822.24 million
• Net Margins: -585.75%
• Pretax Margin: -587.64%
• Return on Equity: -156.28%
• Return on Assets: -21.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 9.69
• Current Ratio: 3.00
• Quick Ratio: 3.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $223.94 million
• Price / Sales: 33.08
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.35 per share
• Price / Book: 13.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 415,030,000
• Free Float: 402,207,000
• Market Cap: $7.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.20