Riot Platforms (RIOT) heads into its next earnings release with expectations that quarterly results may outperform consensus estimates, even as revenue is projected to be lower than in the prior year.
Recent trading has been volatile for Riot Platforms, with the share price up 6.56% over the last day and 12.10% over the past week, yet down 32.45% over 30 days and 28.36% over 90 days. This points to fading short term momentum even as the year to date share price return of 2.05% and three year total shareholder return of 27.88% contrast with a one year total shareholder loss of 31.48%.
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After a sharp bounce but weak longer term returns, the real debate around Riot Platforms now is simple. Is most of the easy upside already spent, or does today’s price still underplay the earnings power investors expect?
Most Popular Narrative: 52% Undervalued
Against a last close of $14.45, the most followed narrative for Riot Platforms points to a fair value of about $30.38, which frames earnings as only part of a much larger contracted data center story.
Riot Platforms is building on its earlier plan to grow a scalable data center business by locking in a 20-year, 191 MW lease with a frontier AI lab and expanding AMD’s lease to 50 MW, which supports expectations for higher recurring revenue and operating lease margins as contracted data center revenue of about US$9.8b flows into earnings over time.
See why 129 investors see Riot Platforms as 52% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of $30.38 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the whole Riot Platforms thesis can wobble if project financing tightens or if Bitcoin price swings keep GAAP results and cash flow under pressure.
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