IREN Limited $IREN Shares Sold by Balefire LLC

Balefire LLC reduced its position in IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) by 44.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 36,433 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,877 shares during the period. Balefire LLC’s holdings in IREN were worth $1,376,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Wealth Management Partners LLC increased its position in shares of IREN by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Management Partners LLC now owns 12,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 2,250 shares during the last quarter. DKM Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of IREN by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. DKM Wealth Management Inc. now owns 7,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,115 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in IREN by 55.8% in the fourth quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 8,183 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 2,932 shares during the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in IREN during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $255,000. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in IREN during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. 41.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More IREN News

Here are the key news stories impacting IREN this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha highlights IREN’s transition from bitcoin mining to a vertically integrated AI-compute player with large partner deals (Microsoft, Nvidia, Dell) and sizable AI revenue growth — a narrative that supports higher long-term valuation and investor interest. IREN’s Power Moat: Winning The AI Race
• Positive Sentiment: Broader Wall Street optimism for AI names lifts sentiment for GPU/data-center plays like IREN, providing momentum tailwinds if the company executes on its expansion. Wall Street Predicts These 3 AI Stocks Will Double in 4 Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks included IREN in an AI-focused investment ideas roundup, signaling analyst attention but not a specific buy/sell verdict. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple short-interest reports today appear to show a large increase but contain inconsistent/zero values (NaN/0 shares) and days‑to‑cover = 0.0 — noisy data that currently provides no clear signal on bearish positioning.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks examines whether IREN’s ~$9.3B funding will cover rollout of 150k GPUs; funding largely does, but execution timing is critical — a watchpoint for near-term returns. Will IREN’s $9.3B Funding Cover Its 150K GPU Expansion Costs?
• Negative Sentiment: Comparative analysis (Zacks/Yahoo) favors Circle (CRCL) over IREN on near-term revenue growth and estimate momentum, suggesting IREN faces near-term transition pressure vs. pure-play crypto/fiat-exposure peers. IREN vs. CRCL: Which Crypto-Exposure Stock Has an Edge Right Now?
• Negative Sentiment: IREN coverage flags rising leverage and valuation risk as the company straddles Bitcoin and AI infrastructure exposure; investors should watch debt levels and margin sensitivity if macro or crypto sentiment weakens. Is IREN (IREN) Quietly Becoming a Leveraged Bet on Both Bitcoin and AI Infrastructure Demand?
• Negative Sentiment: IREN’s CEO warned that AI buildout is a “permanent whack‑a‑mole” bottleneck, underscoring operational and capacity challenges that could slow deployment and margin realization. IREN CEO: AI buildout is ‘permanent whack-a-mole’ — and that’s the real bottleneck

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on IREN shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded IREN from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of IREN from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of IREN in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 price target for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of IREN in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of IREN from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, IREN presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.69.

IREN Stock Performance

IREN stock opened at $41.12 on Wednesday. IREN Limited has a 1 year low of $5.13 and a 1 year high of $76.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.92 and a beta of 4.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 4.96 and a current ratio of 4.96. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $45.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.60.

IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($0.44) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.37). IREN had a negative return on equity of 10.01% and a net margin of 56.59%.The firm had revenue of $184.69 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $229.64 million. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that IREN Limited will post 0.43 EPS for the current year.

About IREN

IREN Limited, formerly known as Iris Energy Limited, owns and operates bitcoin mining data centers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.