CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
JEF's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 18% and earnings per share grew 39%. At 11x earnings, it's trading below its usual 13x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
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.
JEF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JEF's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JEF.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
JEF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.5x | $26.66 | -42% |
| Current | 11x | $46.27 | — |
| Forward | 11x | $46.27 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $53.80 | +16% |
| Expensive | 26x | $105 | +126% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JEF's PE is in its fair range at 11.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11.0x next year's earnings.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over JEF on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
JEF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect JEF's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
JEF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.21 | +3.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.07 | +39% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.82 | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.96 | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.83 | -5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.92 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.66 | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.90 | +138% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.99 | +172% |
JEF 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.
JEF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2B | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | -1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | -8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | +63% |
JEF has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.3% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.5% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +8.3 points |
JEF 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.
JEF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.5B | +1917% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +$2.6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.8B | +$912.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $126M | +$831.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -3629% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.7B | -$1.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +4531% |
JEF 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.
JEF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +26.3M shares |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +6.9M shares |
| 3 years | -1% | -2.4M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -54.2M shares |
| Available history | -31% | -101M shares |
JEF has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $68.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $197.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $174.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $29,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $918,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $56.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
JEF spent $440M buying back its own shares over the past year, about eight times what it spent the year before.
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.
JEF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
JEF's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.2 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JEF.
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).
JEF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.1 | Neutral |
JEF's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (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.
JEF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JEF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 43 | 63 | 20 pts below |
JEF is trading at 11x earnings, a 13% 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.
JEF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.9 | 0.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $50.5 | 8.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $52.1 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $55.7 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $49.8 | 7.1% below |
JEF 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.
JEF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.2 | $22.6 | +12% |
| 2021 | $22.6 | $36.9 | +63% |
| 2022 | $36.9 | $33.4 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | $33.4 | $40.4 | +21% |
| 2024 | $40.4 | $78.9 | +95% |
| 2025 | $78.9 | $63.9 | -19% |
| 2026 YTD | $63.9 | $46.3 | -28% |
JEF has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.