On Wednesday, CleanSpark Inc. (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:CLSK) shares saw its price target increased to $28.00 from $27.00 by Cantor Fitzgerald, which also reaffirmed an Overweight rating on the stock. The adjustment follows CleanSpark's release of their June operations update, which showed significant growth in the company's mining operations and power acquisition efforts.
In June, CleanSpark reported a current hashrate of 20.4 exahashes per second (EH/s), marking a 13.5% month-over-month increase from 17.97 EH/s in May. The average hashrate for the month was 17.85 EH/s.
Additionally, the company mined 445 Bitcoins, up from 417 in May. This increase was attributed to expanding scale and a decrease in the overall network hash, which fell by approximately 7% during the month.
The company's power acquisition strategy was notably active in June, acquiring five sites in Georgia with a total of 60 megawatts (MW), and 400 MW of capacity in Tennessee through the acquisition of GRIID. These acquisitions have expanded CleanSpark's power capacity pipeline to over 1 gigawatt (GW).
Progress was also made on the Dalton expansion project, with concrete being poured for building foundations and transformers being implemented. The project is slated for completion in September 2024 and is expected to add 0.8 EH/s to the hashrate of Dalton's four sites, bringing the total to 2.4 EH/s.
Efficiency improvements were also reported, with the joules per terahash (J/TH) of CleanSpark's overall fleet dropping to 22.31 J/TH from 23.05 J/TH. These gains in efficiency have been largely attributed to the deployment of S21 miners from a recent agreement with Bitmain for 160,000 machines.
Lastly, CleanSpark's Bitcoin holdings increased to 6,591 in June from 6,154 in May, despite the sale of 8.06 Bitcoin during the month. The company's advancements and acquisitions have laid a foundation for continued growth, with projections aiming for a hashrate of 50 EH/s and efficiency improvements to below 20 J/Th. Cantor Fitzgerald's updated price target reflects confidence in CleanSpark's growth trajectory and operational enhancements.
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