Bit Digital (NASDAQ:BTBT) Trading Down 4.2% – Should You Sell?
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemBit Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTBT – Get Free Report)’s share price traded down 4.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $2.14 and last traded at $2.1370. 8,474,260 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 75% from the average session volume of 33,397,430 shares. The stock had previously closed at $2.23.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently commented on BTBT. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Bit Digital in a research note on Monday, December 29th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $7.00 price target on shares of Bit Digital in a report on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Bit Digital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Bit Digital from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 27th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $5.00 price objective on Bit Digital in a research report on Monday, November 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $6.00.
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Bit Digital Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of $682.95 million, a PE ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 3.94. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $2.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.88.
Bit Digital (NASDAQ:BTBT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $30.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.54 million. Bit Digital had a negative return on equity of 7.11% and a net margin of 127.61%. Equities research analysts forecast that Bit Digital, Inc. will post -0.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Bit Digital
In other news, CFO Erke Huang sold 1,089,364 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.18, for a total transaction of $2,374,813.52. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,585,636 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,456,686.48. This represents a 40.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BTBT. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Bit Digital by 815.3% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 202,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 180,509 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Bit Digital by 62.6% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,337,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,721,000 after purchasing an additional 899,967 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its position in Bit Digital by 103.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 51,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 26,230 shares during the period. Plancorp LLC raised its position in Bit Digital by 34.8% in the 2nd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 15,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Finally, CCG Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Bit Digital in the second quarter worth $123,000. 47.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Bit Digital Company Profile
Bit Digital, Inc (NASDAQ: BTBT) is a publicly traded digital asset mining company that specializes in the proof-of-work mining of Bitcoin. Incorporated in Nevada and headquartered in New York City, Bit Digital develops, owns and manages a fleet of high-efficiency ASIC miners, with the primary aim of generating newly minted Bitcoin through computational work. The company’s revenue is derived solely from its mining operations and any resulting cryptocurrency holdings.
To support its mining activities, Bit Digital maintains multiple data center facilities across North America.