Q1 Earnings Forecast for MARA Issued By HC Wainwright

MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of MARA in a report issued on Thursday, February 27th. HC Wainwright analyst K. Dede anticipates that the business services provider will earn ($0.18) per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for MARA’s current full-year earnings is ($1.04) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for MARA’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.28) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($0.91) EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on MARA. Barclays cut their target price on shares of MARA from $27.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of MARA from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Macquarie lifted their target price on MARA from $22.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded MARA from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $23.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, B. Riley lifted their price objective on shares of MARA from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MARA has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.78.

MARA Price Performance

Shares of MARA opened at $13.97 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.45. MARA has a 12-month low of $12.05 and a 12-month high of $30.28. The stock has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a PE ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 5.76. The company has a quick ratio of 4.00, a current ratio of 4.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The business services provider reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.32) by $1.56. MARA had a net margin of 27.48% and a negative return on equity of 8.40%. The firm had revenue of $214.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $187.11 million.

Insider Transactions at MARA

In other MARA news, CEO Frederick G. Thiel sold 27,505 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.01, for a total transaction of $495,365.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 4,100,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $73,851,535.85. This represents a 0.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Salman Hassan Khan sold 16,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.31, for a total value of $255,677.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 1,773,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,156,694.28. The trade was a 0.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 117,915 shares of company stock worth $2,289,443 in the last quarter. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MARA

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in MARA by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,782,941 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $650,390,000 after buying an additional 2,706,271 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in MARA by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,675,994 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $128,755,000 after acquiring an additional 518,503 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of MARA by 44.3% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,039,871 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $67,749,000 after buying an additional 1,240,354 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of MARA by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,293,531 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $55,233,000 after acquiring an additional 504,142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of MARA by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,028,457 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $50,787,000 after acquiring an additional 372,094 shares during the last quarter. 44.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MARA Company Profile

MARA Holdings, Inc operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.