HC Wainwright restated their sell rating on shares of Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT – Free Report) in a report published on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $7.50 price objective on the stock.
Several other research firms also recently weighed in on HUT. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a buy rating and set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Hut 8 in a report on Thursday, May 16th. Benchmark raised their price objective on Hut 8 from $12.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Friday, June 21st. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Hut 8 from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Craig Hallum raised their price objective on Hut 8 from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Friday, June 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $13.75.
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Hut 8 Trading Up 16.7 %
Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $51.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.60 million. Hut 8 had a negative net margin of 184.31% and a negative return on equity of 24.58%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Hut 8 will post -0.43 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CFO Shenif Visram sold 17,905 shares of Hut 8 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.15, for a total value of $145,925.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $251,549.75. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 12.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in Hut 8 in the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,429,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Hut 8 by 203.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,125,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,224,000 after buying an additional 754,891 shares in the last quarter. Savior LLC bought a new stake in Hut 8 in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,543,000. AM Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Hut 8 during the 4th quarter valued at about $597,000. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Hut 8 during the 4th quarter valued at about $605,000. 31.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Hut 8
Hut 8 Corp., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, manages, and operates data centers for digital assets mining, computing, and artificial intelligence in the United States. It operates in four segments: Digital Assets Mining, Managed Services, High Performance Computing Colocation and Cloud, and Other.
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