Fold Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLD – Free Report) – Investment analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Fold in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 18th. HC Wainwright analyst K. Dede anticipates that the company will earn ($0.14) per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $3.00 price objective on the stock.
FLD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Fold in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Fold from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on shares of Fold from $4.50 to $2.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $5.00.
Fold Stock Down 10.1%
Shares of NASDAQ FLD opened at $1.16 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.04 million, a P/E ratio of -0.48 and a beta of 0.23. Fold has a one year low of $1.00 and a one year high of $8.50. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $1.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $2.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 1.44.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fold in the third quarter worth $39,000. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Fold during the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Barclays PLC bought a new stake in Fold in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Fold in the 2nd quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Fold in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. 56.89% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CFO Wolfe Repass sold 21,857 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.48, for a total transaction of $32,348.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 150,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $222,557.96. This represents a 12.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 97,120 shares of company stock valued at $143,439 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 66.80% of the company’s stock.
Fold News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Fold this week:
- Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright continues to carry a “Buy” rating and a $3.00 price target on FLD, providing an upside anchor for bulls despite more conservative earnings estimates. HC Wainwright Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Fold (NASDAQ:FLD) Stock Price
- Neutral Sentiment: Northland Securities published detailed Q1–Q4 and FY2026 EPS forecasts for FLD, projecting quarterly losses of roughly ($0.14)–($0.15) and a FY2026 loss of about ($0.57) — useful visibility on expected near-term profitability but not a rating change. Fold Holdings, Inc. (FLD) — MarketBeat
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader industry headlines around upcoming foldable iPhone and Samsung foldable releases are generating sector attention; these product-cycle rumors may drive thematic interest in anything “fold”-branded but are not directly tied to FLD’s fundamentals. Rumor: iPhone Fold may launch months after iPhone 18 Pro
- Negative Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its price target on FLD to $2.00, signaling reduced near-term upside from that shop and adding downward pressure on market expectations. Cantor Fitzgerald Lowers Fold (NASDAQ:FLD) Price Target to $2.00
- Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright trimmed its FY2026 EPS forecast materially (from about ($0.32) previously to ~$($0.56)), increasing concerns about the company’s path to profitability and raising downside risk despite the still-optimistic $3 target. HC Wainwright Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Fold (NASDAQ:FLD) Stock Price
About Fold
Fold, trading under the ticker FLD on the NASDAQ, is a financial technology company specializing in bitcoin rewards and cryptocurrency-based consumer products. The company’s core offering enables users to earn bitcoin on everyday purchases through a prepaid Visa debit card, converting traditional currency transactions into bitcoin rewards at no extra cost. By partnering with major payment networks and merchant platforms, Fold aims to bridge the gap between mainstream spending and digital asset adoption.
Beyond the debit card, Fold offers a mobile application that integrates with the Bitcoin Lightning Network to facilitate faster and more cost-efficient transactions.
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