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Wall Street analysts are closely monitoring Core Scientific (IREN) as it transitions its massive power footprint and cooling infrastructure toward dedicated high-performance computing and AI leasing agreements.

Successful execution of this pivot would convert underutilized crypto mining assets into stable, long-duration AI compute leases, fundamentally altering the company’s revenue profile and valuation multiples.
Trade pressSlicast · August 29, 2026 at 12:36 UTC · US · Source: The Globe and Mail
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Companies in the financial sector drew significant analyst coverage today, with particular attention focused on Root (ROOT) and IREN (IREN).

TD Cowen analyst Andrew Kligerman maintained a Hold rating on Root, setting a price target of $60.00. The company’s shares closed at $55.05 last Thursday, near its 52-week low of $34.04. According to TipRanks.com, Kligerman is a five-star analyst with an average return of 11.5% and a 67.3% success rate. He covers the financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., Corebridge Financial, Inc., and Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

General street consensus suggests a Hold rating for Root, with an average price target of $62.75, representing a 7.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on August 21, TipRanks – Anthropic also reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a $61.00 price target.

In a report released today, Joseph Vafi from Canaccord Genuity maintained a Buy rating on IREN, with a price target of $79.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $40.53. According to TipRanks.com, Vafi is a five-star analyst with an average return of 19.5% and a 44.8% success rate. He covers the technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Core Scientific Inc., Repay Holdings, and Cipher Mining.

IREN currently carries a Moderate Buy consensus among analysts, with an average price target of $75.33, representing an 85.3% upside from current levels. In a report issued on August 13, Bernstein also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $100.00 price target.

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