CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
FNLC
The First Bancorp, Inc.
FNLC's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 10x earnings, above its usual 9.5x.
CIFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CIFR's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CIFR.
FNLC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FNLC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FNLC.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FNLC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.4x | $29.66 | -19% |
| Fair | 9.5x | $33.20 | -9.7% |
| Current | 10x | $36.78 | — |
| Expensive | 11x | $37.71 | +2.5% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FNLC's PE is in its expensive range at 10x.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CIFR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
FNLC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for FNLC to show an outlook.
CIFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.06 | -$2.86 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.85 | -$2.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.32 | -$1.94 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.15 | -$2.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | -850% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.38 | -733% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.04 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
FNLC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.51 | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.37 | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.24 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.07 | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.82 | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.69 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.52 | +1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.43 | -8.6% |
FNLC has the edge over CIFR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CIFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.7M | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.8M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.8M | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.7M | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.7M | +198% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.6M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $49M | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.2M | -2.8% |
CIFR's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $27M last quarter, down 63% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -269% | -217 points |
| Q2 2026 | -316% | -212 points |
| Q1 2026 | -329% | -251 points |
| Q4 2025 | -503% | -544 points |
| Q3 2025 | -52% | +327 points |
| Q2 2025 | -104% | -60 points |
| Q1 2025 | -78% | -175 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +4 points |
CIFR's operating margin was −269% last quarter, down 217 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FNLC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.5M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $25.8M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.1M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.8M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $24.5M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.8M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $22M | +10% |
FNLC has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 43% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 48% | +8.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 45% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 44% | +4.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 39% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | 39% | -1.1 points |
FNLC has the edge over CIFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CIFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.7B | -$1.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$653.8M | -$566.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$462.5M | -$390.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$280.3M | -$204.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$256.2M | -$173.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$87.5M | -$54.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$71.8M | -$37.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$76.1M | +$38M |
CIFR's free cash flow was −$3.1B over the past year, against −$492M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
FNLC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.5M | -24% |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.2M | -282% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.2M | +2587% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.9M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.6M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.2M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $828K | +$2.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4M | +0.8% |
FNLC has the edge over CIFR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CIFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +30.3M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +46.5M shares |
| 3 years | +75% | +188M shares |
| 5 years | +102% | +222M shares |
CIFR has 440M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago, despite $151M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $45.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $82.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $3M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.9M |
CIFR spent $151M buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
FNLC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +6.3K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +71.3K shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +196K shares |
| 5 years | +2.7% | +292K shares |
| Available history | +3.6% | +394K shares |
FNLC has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $21,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $278,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $2,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $9,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $2,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $277,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
FNLC has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
CIFR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 125.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
CIFR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
FNLC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
FNLC's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.0 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FNLC.
CIFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
CIFR's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
FNLC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.5 | Neutral |
FNLC's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (neutral).
CIFR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CIFR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FNLC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FNLC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 13x | 20% below |
| PE % | 78 | 63 | 15 pts above |
FNLC is trading at 10x earnings, a 20% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CIFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.6 | 33% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.5 | 54% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.0 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 41% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.86 | 9% below |
CIFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9% below its 200-week average.
FNLC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.2 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $35.0 | 5% above |
| 50 week MA | $31.1 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $28.3 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.9 | 37% above |
FNLC has the edge over CIFR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CIFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.92 | $9.95 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | $9.95 | $5.21 | -48% |
| 2022 | $5.21 | $0.54 | -90% |
| 2023 | $0.54 | $4.13 | +665% |
| 2024 | $4.13 | $4.86 | +18% |
| 2025 | $4.86 | $15.2 | +213% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $7.15 | -53% |
CIFR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +665% in 2023 to −90% in 2022. It's down 53% so far in 2026.
FNLC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.3 | $24.8 | -18% |
| 2021 | $24.8 | $30.7 | +24% |
| 2022 | $30.7 | $29.8 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | $29.8 | $28.2 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | $28.2 | $27.1 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | $27.1 | $26.9 | -0.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.9 | $36.8 | +37% |
FNLC has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.