Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ:IREN - Free Report) by 26.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,937,918 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 608,736 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC owned about 1.56% of Iris Energy worth $28,850,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Iris Energy by 1,307.7% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,684,836 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,825,000 after buying an additional 5,280,999 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Iris Energy by 22.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,311,583 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,700,000 after buying an additional 424,403 shares during the last quarter. Regal Partners Ltd raised its stake in Iris Energy by 93.9% during the 4th quarter. Regal Partners Ltd now owns 1,697,554 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,670,000 after buying an additional 822,251 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in Iris Energy by 193.2% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,602,642 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,738,000 after buying an additional 1,056,005 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Discovery Capital Management LLC CT purchased a new stake in Iris Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $11,544,000. 41.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Iris Energy Stock Up 4.4%
Shares of NASDAQ:IREN traded up $0.39 during trading on Thursday, reaching $9.28. The company's stock had a trading volume of 21,349,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,206,122. Iris Energy Limited has a 12 month low of $5.13 and a 12 month high of $15.92. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $6.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.50.
Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $148.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $153.38 million. Iris Energy had a negative return on equity of 3.98% and a negative net margin of 17.94%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Iris Energy Limited will post 0.43 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on IREN shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $23.00 price objective on shares of Iris Energy in a report on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered Iris Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday. HC Wainwright reduced their price objective on Iris Energy from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Macquarie upped their price objective on Iris Energy from $15.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Iris Energy from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $15.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $20.30.
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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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