Cipher Digital, Inc. (CIFR)
NASDAQInformation TechnologyInformation Technology ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$17.74+2.13%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologyInformation Technology ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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IT Consulting & Other Services is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Cash from operations improves to positive levels: Q2 OCF not reported vs $90M target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 20% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 15%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 5% on a typical day and fell roughly 51% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCIFR's growth depends on executing data center development projects on schedule. Recent financial performance is weak, with a significant earnings miss in Q2. CIFR trades at 38× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 1.4×. This suggests the price reflects growth expectations that may not be met. The primary risk is the shutdown of revenue sources, which undermines growth objectives. Peer multiples imply a price about 49% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. CIFR is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 17 analysts currently covering CIFR (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CIFR in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus IT Consulting & Other Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Execute data center development projects on schedule
Shutting down revenue sources undermines growth objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $17.74
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $17.74.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Initiation by Jefferies may enhance investor interest.
Expansion in data center and mining could stabilize revenue.
Price target increase may boost market confidence.