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Investing.com - H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating and $3.00 price target on Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ:CAN), currently trading at $1.52, following the company’s announcement of a new joint venture with Alberta-based Aurora AZ Energy Ltd. The stock has shown strong momentum, surging over 100% in the past six months, according to InvestingPro data.
The joint venture will convert flare gas from Alberta oil wells into electricity to power bitcoin mining operations on site. The project will utilize approximately 152Ph/s of mining capacity through 700 A15 Pro machines consuming about 2.5MW of power, with operations expected to begin in early 2025. InvestingPro analysis shows Canaan maintains a moderate debt level with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, providing financial flexibility for such expansions.
While modest compared to Canaan’s self-mining fleet of 8.15Eh/s, H.C. Wainwright views the venture as evidence of Canaan’s "aggressiveness and inventiveness" in the market. The investment firm estimates Canaan’s contribution to the project is in the "low-single-digit millions" covering machines and containers.
The analyst highlighted Canaan’s strategy of targeting both industrial and consumer markets, noting the company has developed mining-and-heating products that serve dual purposes. These consumer-targeted machines potentially offer higher per-unit profit margins than enterprise equipment.
The project aligns with environmental initiatives by converting waste gas that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, reducing methane emissions while generating energy for bitcoin mining operations in Canada, which ranks 16th globally in natural gas proven reserves. With analyst targets ranging from $1.75 to $4.00, and 16 additional key insights available on InvestingPro, investors can access comprehensive analysis including the company’s detailed Fair Value assessment and financial health metrics in the Pro Research Report.
In other recent news, Canaan Inc . has reported significant developments in its operations and business ventures. The company announced a pilot project in Calgary, Alberta, aimed at converting flared natural gas into power for high-density computing, in collaboration with Aurora AZ Energy Ltd. This initiative involves deploying over $2 million worth of Avalon A15 Pro miners to create approximately 2.5 megawatts of computing capacity. Additionally, Canaan revealed that its deployed hashrate reached 9.30 EH/s, with 7.84 EH/s in operation as of September 30, while maintaining record cryptocurrency holdings of 1,582 bitcoins and 2,830 ETH.
In another major update, Canaan secured its largest mining machine order in three years, with a U.S.-based bitcoin mining operator purchasing over 50,000 Avalon A15 Pro machines. This order underscores a renewed demand in the crypto mining sector and follows an agreement with Soluna Holdings to advance Canaan’s self-mining efforts in North America. Meanwhile, Soluna Holdings has settled all outstanding matters with NYDIG, paving the way for future growth and regaining compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements. These developments reflect Canaan’s expanding footprint in the cryptocurrency mining industry.
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