We recently compiled a list of the 12 Best Cryptocurrency Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) stands against the other cryptocurrency stocks.
How’s the US Crypto Market Unfolding Post-Election?
Post Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections, the price of bitcoin rose above $80,000 for the first time ever. Other cryptocurrencies such as dogecoin which is the favorite coin of Elon Musk, a strong Trump supporter, are also posting gains, as reported by BBC. On November 12, Bitcoin neared a record $90,000.
While Trump has revealed his plans to make America the crypto capital of the world, he has stated that he would be sacking the current chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, who has led the SEC’s crackdown on the crypto market. Gensler tried to regulate the market which he believed, was at least partially made up of securities trading illegally. Market analyst at StoneX Financial, Matt Simpson, emphasized that bitcoin prices could go as high as $100,000 in case the Trump administration deregulates crypto.
Although Trump was once railing against cryptocurrencies, he later embraced crypto as he started a new crypto business called World Liberty Financial in September. While commenting on the crypto industry, he said “It’s very young and very growing” and that he believes in it. He has also expressed support for domestic Bitcoin miners saying that if crypto is going to define the future, he wants it to be mined, minted, and made in the US.
Market Anticipation: Is Crypto in a Golden Era?
Bitcoin has surged more than 26% since election day on November 5. As reported by CNBC, Mike Colonnese, an analyst at H.C. Wainwright, stated:
“Bitcoin is now in price discovery mode after breaking through all-time highs early last Wednesday morning when it was officially declared that Trump won the election. Strong positive sentiment is likely to persist through the balance of 2024 and [we] see bitcoin prices potentially reaching the six-figure mark by the end of this year.”
As the crypto market anticipates a positive and bright regulatory climate under the Trump administration, crypto-focused stocks also surged post-election. Vice President and General Manager of Robinhood, Johann Kerbrat, appeared on CNBC and referred to the post-election scenario as a big moment for the firm on the crypto side considering bitcoin was not even a fraction of its current price two years ago. The firm saw a lot of activity on the crypto volume. While the company has faced scrutiny from the SEC under the Biden administration, Kerbrat is hopeful to see more crypto-friendly policymaking.
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan seconded this stance when he appeared on CNBC Crypto World on November 12. In his opinion, Trump’s economic policies should be positive for crypto. He referred to the prevailing market as a golden age of crypto and that it’s right to be bullish. While he thinks that crypto has been fighting with one hand tied behind its back during the past four years and has faced a lot of regulatory unclarity, the scenario has shifted 180 degrees with a positive regulatory environment to look forward to. Finally, Hougan calls the market a win-win post-election. Regarding the future outlook for Bitcoin, he states that there is a clear path right up to $100,000 by 2024’s end while $200,000 is completely reasonable for 2025, considering that the trend is up and is going to stay intact for a while.
Our Methodology:
In order to compile a list of the 12 best cryptocurrency stocks to buy according to Wall Street, we first utilized stock screeners, ETFs, and online rankings to make an extended list of the major crypto companies. Moving on, we shortlisted the top 12 stocks from our list which had the highest upside potential, as of November 12. The 12 best cryptocurrency stocks to buy according to Wall Street have been arranged in ascending order of their average upside potential.
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Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ:IREN)
Average Upside Potential: 8.70%
Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) owns, builds, and operates data centers and electrical infrastructure to mine Bitcoin. The company’s business model has been built on sustainably-mined Bitcoin. The founders Dan and Will saw a chance to capitalize on excess renewable energy and support energy networks while having an early conviction on Bitcoin. As a sustainable Bitcoin miner, the company’s sites are powered by 100% renewable energy. The company’s facilities are optimized for Bitcoin mining, AI cloud services, and other power-dense compute.
Iris Energy Limited holds a unique position in an emerging market by using low-cost excess renewable energy to keep costs low, support communities, and solve the energy market challenges. It has a solid portfolio comprising 260MW of operating data centers, expanding to 510MW in 2024. Among its peers, Iris qualifies as a large-scale miner with its strong Bitcoin mining hashrate.
For October, the firm’s monthly revenue increased by 32% to $28.2 million, driven by a ramp-up in operating hashrate to 21 exahashes per second and higher Bitcoin prices. IREN’s AI Cloud Services division is commissioning an additional 1,080 NVIDIA H200 GPUs, more than doubling its existing AI capacity. The division is expected to generate approximately $32 million in annualized hardware profit by the end of December 2024. Another update from the company is that the target energization date for the firm’s 1.4GW substation at its West Texas data center project has been brought forward to April 2026.
As a leading next-generation data center business powering the future of Bitcoin and AI with a strong market position and the potential for continuous growth, Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) is one of the largest publicly listed Bitcoin miners.
Overall IREN ranks 10th on our list of the best cryptocurrency stocks to buy according to Wall Street. While we acknowledge the potential of IREN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some deeply undervalued AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for a deeply undervalued AI stock that is more promising than IREN but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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