IREN Limited (IREN) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.
IREN Ltd (IREN) shares are ripping higher this morning following a significant operational update that alleviate capital expenditure concerns and boosts the firm's long-term financial outlook. The Australian vertically integrated data center and artificial intelligence (AI) cloud company says it has signed $2.8 billion in total contract value across new multi-year cloud services contracts.
IREN Ltd (NASDAQ:IREN) stock is up 16% to trade at $39.06, after the company hiked its 2026 year-end AI cloud annual recurring revenue (ARR) target to over $4 billion.
Shares of AI infrastructure names are bouncing hard in early Monday trading, led by IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), up 17% to $39.28.
IREN stock was gaining alongside Hut 8 as both companies announced big cloud-computing deals.
Shares of Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS | NBIS Price Prediction) are down 13% in midday trading to $174, extending a rough stretch for the Amsterdam-based AI cloud specialist.
Shares of IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) are down another 9% in early afternoon trading Thursday to $34.67, capping a brutal stretch in which IREN stock has shed 41.3% over the past month.
IREN strengthened its AI platform through new executive hires, Mirantis integration, Russell 1000 inclusion and continued infrastructure execution milestones. Meta Compute primarily threatens spot GPU rental providers, while IREN's $3.1 billion contracted ARR remains supported by long-term hyperscaler agreements. Management reaffirmed Horizon 1-4 delivery, a $3.7 billion ARR target for 2026 and expansion toward 1.21 GW of AI cloud capacity in 2027.
IREN is rapidly transforming from a Bitcoin miner to a vertically integrated AI infrastructure leader, trading at a 43%+ discount to consensus. AI Cloud Services revenue grew 94.2% QoQ in Q3 FY2026, offsetting deliberate Bitcoin mining wind-down; a $3.7B ARR target by end-2026 is in play. Key catalysts include Russell 1000 inclusion, Microsoft and NVIDIA contracts, and Horizon data centers coming online, driving a forward ARR multiple near 4x.
Nebius is rated Buy, driven by its superior AI infrastructure platform and robust inference software solutions. NBIS boasts a diversified customer base, a healthy funding model, and a strong cash position, supporting aggressive capacity expansion with minimal net debt. NBIS differentiates itself with end-to-end AI offerings, including Token Factory and recent acquisitions, enabling cost-effective, scalable AI for a broad client base.
IREN Limited offers significant power capacity, positioning it as a key AI cloud infrastructure player amid sector volatility. Monday's momentum stems from a potential Anthropic deal, though this remains speculative at current levels. Valuation remains attractive: IREN trades at 16.55x P/S and 23.04x EV/S, cheaper than most peers, with strong operating leverage potential as AI demand scales.
Leaked Anthropic documents reportedly point to a 1.4 gigawatt Australian capacity push worth roughly $22 billion, and IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) sits among a short list of operators with announced gigawatt-scale Australian ambitions to bid for it.