The stock price of Cipher Mining Inc (NASDAQ: CIFR) has surged by 1.48 when compared to previous closing price of 2.37, but the company has seen a -0.62% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-16 that Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter?
Is It Worth Investing in Cipher Mining Inc (NASDAQ: CIFR) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.54. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CIFR is 253.22M, and at present, short sellers hold a 14.22% of that float. On April 21, 2025, the average trading volume of CIFR was 14.22M shares.
CIFR’s Market Performance
CIFR stock saw a decrease of -0.62% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -19.83% and a quarterly a decrease of -55.71%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.85%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 11.96% for Cipher Mining Inc (CIFR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.64% for CIFR stock, with a simple moving average of -48.25% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CIFR
Rosenblatt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CIFR reach a price target of $6.50. The rating they have provided for CIFR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
CIFR Trading at -32.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CIFR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -69.90% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.85%, as shares sank -17.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -59.08% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CIFR fell by -0.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -47.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.45. In addition, Cipher Mining Inc saw -48.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CIFR starting from GROSSMAN CARY M, who proposed sale 50,000 shares at the price of $4.06 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, GROSSMAN CARY M now owns shares of Cipher Mining Inc, valued at $202,775 using the latest closing price.
Bitfury Top HoldCo B.V., the 10% Owner of Cipher Mining Inc, sale 3,120 shares at $7.55 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that Bitfury Top HoldCo B.V. is holding 97,567,437 shares at $23,556 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CIFR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.66 for the present operating margin
- -0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cipher Mining Inc stands at -0.3. The total capital return value is set at -0.14. Equity return is now at value -7.61, with -6.01 for asset returns.
Based on Cipher Mining Inc (CIFR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -58.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 61.09 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.28.
Conclusion
To sum up, Cipher Mining Inc (CIFR) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
