Group 1 - Morgan Stanley upgraded MARA Holdings (MARA.US) rating from "Neutral" to "Overweight," raising the target price from $19 to $22 due to the company's 2025 hash rate target of 75 EH/s not being fully reflected in the stock price [1] - The CEO of MARA Holdings, Fred Thiel, indicated that this target represents over a 40% increase compared to 2024, supported by existing machine orders, with the current active hash rate at 57.4 EH/s [1] - In pre-market trading, MARA's stock price increased by 2.32% to $17.65 [1] Group 2 - Ratings for Riot Platforms (RIOT.US) and IREN (IREN.US) were downgraded from "Overweight" to "Neutral" as their performance has outpaced Bitcoin and CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF (WGMI.US), leading to tight valuations [1] - Analysts from Morgan Stanley noted that unless high-performance computing (HPC) transactions are achieved or Bitcoin prices rise further, short-term upward momentum for RIOT and IREN is limited [1] - Morgan Stanley identified CleanSpark (CLSK.US) as a preferred stock, raising its target price by $1 to $15, while setting Cipher Mining (CIFR.US) target price at $6 [2] Group 3 - The rating adjustments were based on updated operational metrics for Bitcoin mining companies, including Q2 Bitcoin production, hash rate achievements, and the dynamics of Bitcoin prices and network hash rates [2] - The firm emphasized that model revisions aim to more accurately reflect industry trends, but market sensitivity to HPC collaborations and Bitcoin price fluctuations will continue to impact individual stock performance [2]
小摩重估比特币矿企股:上调MARA(MARA.US)评级至“增持”,CleanSpark(CLSK.US)跃居“首选股”