CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
MTG
MGIC Investment Corporation
MTG's fundamentals are weak: its operating margin fell 5 points to 73% and revenue fell 2.2%. At 8.6x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 8.2x. 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.
MTG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MTG's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MTG.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MTG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.7x | $18.32 | -34% |
| Fair | 8.2x | $26.43 | -4.8% |
| Forward | 8.3x | $27.76 | — |
| Current | 8.6x | $27.76 | — |
| Expensive | 9.3x | $29.95 | +7.9% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MTG's PE is in its fair range at 8.6x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.3x next year's earnings.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over MTG on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
MTG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MTG'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.
MTG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.36 | +4.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.22 | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.20 | +5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.15 | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.14 | +8.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.10 | +9.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.04 | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.00 | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.89 | +16% |
MTG 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 has the edge over MTG on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
MTG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $299.1M | -1.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $295.4M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $297.1M | -3% |
| Q4 2025 | $298.7M | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $304.5M | -0.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $304.2M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $306.2M | +4% |
| Q4 2024 | $301.4M | +6.2% |
MTG's revenue has held roughly level: $299M last quarter, down 1.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 74% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | -3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 70% | -7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 71% | -6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 77% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 81% | -4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 77% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 78% | -3.1 points |
MTG 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.
MTG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $216.3M | +0.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $184.5M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $76.7M | -66% |
| Q4 2025 | $230.2M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $215.1M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $183M | +8.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $223.5M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $181.9M | -2.1% |
MTG 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.
MTG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.6% | -5.5M shares |
| 1 year | -11% | -26M shares |
| 3 years | -28% | -80.2M shares |
| 5 years | -42% | -148M shares |
| Available history | -45% | -169M shares |
MTG has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $151.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $184.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $192.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $189.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $187.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $186.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $225.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $194.7M |
MTG spent $718M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 9.6% from 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.
MTG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
MTG's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MTG.
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).
MTG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.7 | Neutral |
MTG's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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.
MTG PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MTG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.6x | 13x | 34% below |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
MTG is trading at 8.6x earnings, a 34% 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.
MTG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.0 | 1% below |
| 20 week MA | $29.2 | 5.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $27.9 | 0.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $27.0 | 2.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.1 | 20% above |
MTG 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.
MTG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.1 | $12.3 | -13% |
| 2021 | $12.3 | $14.1 | +15% |
| 2022 | $14.1 | $12.9 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | $12.9 | $19.3 | +49% |
| 2024 | $19.3 | $23.7 | +23% |
| 2025 | $23.7 | $29.8 | +26% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.8 | $27.8 | -6.8% |
MTG has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.