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Investing.com - JPMorgan downgraded Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) from Overweight to Neutral on Monday, while raising its price target to $16.00 from $12.00. According to InvestingPro data, the company currently trades at elevated revenue and EBITDA multiples, with a market capitalization of $4.29 billion.
The downgrade comes as IREN shares have surged approximately 80% recently, significantly outperforming both bitcoin, which gained 20%, and the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF (WGMI), which also rose 20% during the same period. The stock has demonstrated remarkable growth with a YTD return of 80.45% and impressive gross profit margins of 91.66%.
JPMorgan indicated that Iris Energy’s stock price "seems a little stretched" at current levels and likely requires either a high-performance computing (HPC) deal or further bitcoin price appreciation to justify additional upside.
The investment bank noted that while IREN could potentially serve HPC clients in the future, the timeline for announcing such a deal "remains uncertain."
Despite the downgrade to Neutral, JPMorgan raised its price target on the stock to $16.00 from the previous $12.00, reflecting some continued optimism about the company’s long-term prospects.
In other recent news, IREN Limited has achieved its mid-year target of 50 exahash per second (EH/s) in Bitcoin mining capacity, which marks a significant milestone for the company. The firm reported record monthly revenue of $65.5 million from its Bitcoin mining operations in June, an increase from $64.7 million in May, with an improved hardware profit margin of 75%. Additionally, IREN has expanded its AI cloud capabilities by purchasing approximately 2,400 NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Blackwell GPUs for $130 million. This investment, fully funded from existing cash, will bolster IREN’s AI infrastructure, increasing its total GPU fleet to about 4,300 units.
The GPUs will be installed at IREN’s Prince George, British Columbia campus, with the company considering financing options to further support its AI Cloud Services growth. In regulatory developments, IREN announced it will transition to U.S. domestic issuer status for SEC filings effective July 1, 2025. This change will subject the company to more detailed and prompt reporting obligations under U.S. domestic issuer regulations. These recent developments reflect IREN’s strategic efforts to enhance its operational capabilities and comply with evolving regulatory standards.
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