On August 4, Cipher Mining Inc. fell 7.7% in pre-market trading, trading at $22.54/share, with turnover of $4.0441 million. The decline came as the company released its second quarter financial results before market open, with the market expecting a per-share loss of $0.21.

The selling pressure was amplified by the company's weak Q1 performance, in which it reported a loss of $0.28 per diluted share, significantly worse than the consensus estimate of $0.22 loss. Q1 revenue came in at $34.8 million, down 29% year-over-year and below the $36.1 million analyst expectation. Despite multiple investment banks including Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, Jefferies, and Macquarie maintaining buy or outperform ratings with an average target price of $32.75, the earnings release window combined with prior quarter weakness weighed on shares. Notably, CEO Tyler Page sold 225,000 shares for approximately $4.94 million in mid-July, adding to investor caution heading into the report.

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