HC Wainwright Lifts Earnings Estimates for DeFi Technologies

Key Points

• HC Wainwright raised its FY2025 EPS estimate for DeFi Technologies to $0.15 from $0.11, maintaining a "Buy" rating and a $5.50 price target while projecting Q4 2025 EPS of $0.01 and FY2026 EPS of $0.10.
• The company missed recent quarterly expectations, reporting $0.01 EPS versus a $0.07 consensus and $22.53 million in revenue versus $41.0 million estimated, although it showed a high return on equity (105.69%) and a 23.89% net margin.
• Analyst views are mixed (two Buys, one Sell) with a consensus "Hold" and $5.00 target; shares trade around $1.09 with a market cap of about $371 million, and several institutional investors have recently initiated positions.

DeFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:DEFT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at HC Wainwright lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of DeFi Technologies in a research report issued on Monday, November 17th. HC Wainwright analyst K. Dede now expects that the company will earn $0.15 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.11. HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $5.50 price target on the stock. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for DeFi Technologies' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by ($0.06). DeFi Technologies had a return on equity of 105.69% and a net margin of 23.89%.The business had revenue of $22.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.00 million. DeFi Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

DEFT has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of DeFi Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Northland Securities set a $2.50 price target on DeFi Technologies in a report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of DeFi Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $5.00.

DeFi Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of DEFT opened at $1.09 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $2.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. DeFi Technologies has a 1 year low of $1.00 and a 1 year high of $4.95. The stock has a market cap of $370.77 million, a PE ratio of 21.80 and a beta of 3.59.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DeFi Technologies

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rathbones Group PLC purchased a new stake in shares of DeFi Technologies in the second quarter valued at $8,789,000. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new position in shares of DeFi Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $7,891,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in DeFi Technologies during the second quarter valued at $912,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of DeFi Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $196,000. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new stake in DeFi Technologies in the second quarter worth $37,000.

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies, Inc engages in the provision of investment services. It plans to acquire equity, debt, or other securities of publicly traded or private companies or other entities. The firm offers DeFi ETNs, DeFi Governance, DeFi Venture and DeFi Treasury. The company was founded by Olivier Francois Roussy Newton and Wouter Witvoet on April 14, 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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