CleanSpark (CLSK) is back in focus after signing a 20 year triple net infrastructure lease at its Sandersville, Georgia campus with a high investment grade global technology company, valued at about $6.6 billion.
See our latest analysis for CleanSpark.
The lease announcement has come after a mixed stretch for CleanSpark's stock, with a 23.73% 90 day share price return and a 12.41% one year total shareholder return, but a 17.56% 30 day share price pullback that hinted at fading momentum before this latest jump.
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CleanSpark just locked in long dated, contracted revenue and the stock has already reacted, so the question is whether you treat this spike as an entry point or wait for a pullback. The valuation numbers come next.
Most Popular Narrative: 33.1% Undervalued
At a last close of $14.13 versus a narrative fair value of about $21.12, the most followed view on CleanSpark is that the stock trades at a steep discount, with that view resting heavily on how its power assets could be used beyond Bitcoin mining.
CleanSpark's fully self-operated, scalable, and power-efficient infrastructure enables it to mine Bitcoin at a significantly lower cost than the market price, with further capacity expansion (additional 10 exahash and over 200 megawatts of contracted power ready for rapid deployment) poised to drive sustained increases in Bitcoin production, improving revenue and supporting higher net margins.
Want to see what this infrastructure footprint is assumed to deliver? The narrative leans on specific revenue growth, margin improvement, and a rich future earnings multiple to reach that higher fair value.
Result: Fair Value of $21.12 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, the CleanSpark narrative also depends on continued strength in Bitcoin economics and assumes the company successfully ramps high performance compute contracts without costly execution setbacks.
Find out about the key risks to this CleanSpark narrative.
Another View: CleanSpark Looks Expensive on Sales
While the CleanSpark narrative fair value of $21.12 points to upside, the P/S ratio of 4.9x paints a tougher picture. It sits above the US Software industry at 3.5x, and well above a fair ratio of 2.5x, which implies meaningful valuation risk if sentiment cools.
For investors comparing these signals, the gap between the current P/S and the fair ratio is a reminder to stress test assumptions around future revenue quality, contract visibility, and Bitcoin exposure before leaning on the higher narrative fair value.
See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.
Next Steps
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