Riot Platforms (RIOT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Riot Platforms, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a bitcoin mining company in North America. The company operates through three segments: Bitcoin Mining, Data Center Hosting, and Engineering. It also provides co-location services for institutional-scale bitcoin mining companies; critical infrastructure and workforce for institutional-scale miners to deploy and operate their miners; operation of data centers; and maintenance/management of computing capacity. In addition, the company engages in the design and manufacturing of power distribution equipment and custom engineered electrical products; and electricity distribution product design, manufacture, and installation services primarily focused on large-scale commercial, and governmental customers, as well as a range of markets, including data center, power generation, utility, water, industrial, and alternative energy. The company was formerly known as Riot Blockchain, Inc. Riot Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.44 to $13.98
• 50-Day Range: $9.27 to $14.69
• 52-Week Range: $6.19 to $15.87
• Volume: 35.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 33.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Riot Platforms Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Riot Platforms scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 578th out of 935 stocks in the finance 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

Riot Platforms has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Riot Platforms has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Riot Platforms are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.34) to ($0.64) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Riot Platforms is -31.78, 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 Riot Platforms is -31.78, 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

Riot Platforms has a P/B Ratio of 1.53. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

21.76% of the float of Riot Platforms has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Riot Platforms has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Riot Platforms has recently decreased by 10.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Riot Platforms does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Riot Platforms does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

21.76% of the float of Riot Platforms has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Riot Platforms has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Riot Platforms has recently decreased by 10.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.99

News Sentiment

Riot Platforms has a news sentiment score of -0.99. 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 1.18 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Riot Platforms this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 57 people have searched for RIOT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 16 people have added Riot Platforms to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -48% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Riot Platforms insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,556,514.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.93% of the stock of Riot Platforms is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.27% of the stock of Riot Platforms is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RIOT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RIOT shares performed this year?

Riot Platforms' stock was trading at $10.21 at the start of the year. Since then, RIOT stock has increased by 34.0% and is now trading at $13.68.

How were Riot Platforms' earnings last quarter?

Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The technology company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.76. The technology company had revenue of $152.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $146.66 million. Riot Platforms had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.13% and a negative net margin of 17.51%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Riot Platforms' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Riot Platforms include Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (2.63%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.35%), State Street Corp (2.32%) and Azora Capital LP (1.34%). Insiders that own company stock include Soo Il Benjamin Yi, Chad Everett Harris, William Richard Jackman, Jason Les, Ryan D Werner, Colin M Yee, Hannah Cho, Lance Varro D'ambrosio and Hubert Marleau.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Riot Platforms?

Shares of RIOT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Riot Platforms own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Riot Platforms investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Zomedica (ZOM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Marathon Digital (MARA) and

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - MISC SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RIOT
• CIK: 1167419
• Web: www.riotblockchain.com
• Phone: (303) 794-2000
• Fax: 303-798-8332
• Employees: 340
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Riot Platforms: $17.33
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.43)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $109.40 million
• Net Margins: -17.51%
• Pretax Margin: -17.24%
• Return on Equity: -3.13%
• Return on Assets: -2.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $376.66 million
• Price / Sales: 13.54
• Cash Flow: $0.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.49
• Book Value: $8.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 369,620,000
• Free Float: 344,008,000
• Market Cap: $5.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 4.61