Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) Short Interest Up 15.1% in October

Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ:IRENGet Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 10,700,000 shares, a growth of 15.1% from the September 30th total of 9,300,000 shares. Approximately 6.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,130,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Iris Energy Trading Down 7.5 %

Iris Energy stock traded down $0.77 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $9.55. 7,906,796 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,939,895. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.69. Iris Energy has a fifty-two week low of $2.79 and a fifty-two week high of $15.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Iris Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IREN. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. grew its stake in Iris Energy by 45.6% during the third quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 59,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $506,000 after purchasing an additional 18,796 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of Iris Energy by 56.1% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,605,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,938,000 after purchasing an additional 576,726 shares during the period. Campbell Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Iris Energy in the third quarter worth about $608,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Iris Energy by 13.2% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 54,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after acquiring an additional 6,347 shares during the period. Finally, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Iris Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $345,000. Institutional investors own 41.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on IREN shares. Compass Point cut their target price on shares of Iris Energy from $18.50 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Iris Energy in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Macquarie upped their price target on shares of Iris Energy from $12.00 to $13.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. B. Riley lowered their target price on shares of Iris Energy from $17.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Finally, Roth Capital upgraded Iris Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $15.44.

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About Iris Energy

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

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