Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) Shares Down 7.7% – What’s Next?

Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ:BITF)’s stock price fell 7.7% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $2.22 and last traded at $2.2050. 15,543,126 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 57% from the average session volume of 36,071,609 shares. The stock had previously closed at $2.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on BITF shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Bitfarms in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $3.00 price target (up from $2.50) on shares of Bitfarms in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $4.04.

Bitfarms Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 3.20, a quick ratio of 3.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -9.50 and a beta of 3.81. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $2.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $2.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Bitfarms by 144.7% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 6,510 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. bought a new position in Bitfarms during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. State of Wisconsin Investment Board purchased a new position in Bitfarms in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. US Bancorp DE bought a new stake in Bitfarms in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Bitfarms during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 20.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Bitfarms

Bitfarms Ltd. is a publicly traded, vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker BITF. The company engages in the large-scale operation of cryptocurrency mining farms, leveraging specialized computing hardware to validate and secure the Bitcoin blockchain. By converting electrical energy into computing power, Bitfarms plays a critical role in processing transactions on the Bitcoin network and earning mining rewards.

Bitfarms operates data centers in several jurisdictions with access to low-cost, primarily renewable energy sources.