CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
PIPR
Piper Sandler Companies
PIPR's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 16x earnings, below its usual 21x. 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.
PIPR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PIPR's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PIPR.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PIPR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $48.99 | -26% |
| Forward | 15x | $66.09 | — |
| Current | 16x | $66.09 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $88.71 | +34% |
| Expensive | 36x | $153 | +132% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PIPR's PE is in its fair range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over PIPR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PIPR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PIPR, with profitability 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.
PIPR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.52 | +6.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.25 | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.32 | +46% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.96 | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.95 | +54% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.32 | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.96 | +55% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.86 | +95% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.56 | +106% |
PIPR 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.
PIPR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $443M | -7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $495.5M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $474.4M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $666.1M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $479.3M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $396.8M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $357.3M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $484.1M | +2.6% |
PIPR has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +7.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +6.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.2% | -7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | -1.2 points |
PIPR 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.
PIPR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $349.9M | +997% |
| Q2 2026 | $36.3M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | -$291.7M | -$84.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $729.8M | +345% |
| Q3 2025 | $31.9M | -60% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.1M | -88% |
| Q1 2025 | -$207.2M | -$10M |
| Q4 2024 | $163.8M | -61% |
PIPR 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.
PIPR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -574K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -565K shares |
| 3 years | +2.4% | +1.6M shares |
| 5 years | +3.6% | +2.5M shares |
| Available history | +25% | +14.3M shares |
PIPR has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $39.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $31M |
| Q1 2026 | $69.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $19.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $80.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.5M |
PIPR spent $160M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 43% 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.
PIPR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
PIPR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PIPR.
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).
PIPR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.5 | Neutral |
PIPR's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (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.
PIPR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PIPR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 19% above |
| PE % | 34 | 63 | 29 pts below |
PIPR is trading at 16x earnings, a 19% premium 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.
PIPR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $66.0 | 0.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $71.4 | 7.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.9 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $75.9 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $61.9 | 6.8% above |
PIPR 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.
PIPR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.9 | $25.0 | +26% |
| 2021 | $25.0 | $45.0 | +80% |
| 2022 | $45.0 | $33.5 | -26% |
| 2023 | $33.5 | $43.7 | +31% |
| 2024 | $43.7 | $75.3 | +72% |
| 2025 | $75.3 | $87.5 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $87.5 | $66.1 | -24% |
PIPR has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.