Gold Rises Slightly as ISM Manufacturing PMI Declines in October
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 03 2025
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Source: Benzinga
U.S. Stock Market Performance: The Dow Jones fell by 0.41%, while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 saw gains of 0.54% and 0.22%, respectively, with consumer discretionary shares rising by 1.8%.
Key Economic Indicator: The ISM manufacturing PMI decreased to 48.7 in October, below market expectations, indicating a contraction in manufacturing activity.
Notable Stock Movements: Cipher Mining's shares surged 22% after a major lease agreement with Amazon, while uniQure's shares plummeted 50% following negative FDA feedback on its gene therapy.
Global Market Trends: European shares were mixed, with slight gains in the eurozone, while Asian markets closed higher, led by Hong Kong's Hang Seng index.
Analyst Views on CIFR
Wall Street analysts forecast CIFR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CIFR is 26.23 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 34.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
10 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 17.570
Low
18.00
Averages
26.23
High
34.00
Current: 17.570
Low
18.00
Averages
26.23
High
34.00
About CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc. is focused on the development and operation of industrial-scale data centers for bitcoin mining and high-performance computing (HPC) hosting. The Company operates two wholly owned bitcoin mining data centers, a 207 megawatts (MW) site located in Odessa, Texas that draws fixed priced power from a power purchase agreement with its electricity provider (the Odessa Facility), and a 300 MW data center in Wink, Texas, of which 150 MW is operational as a bitcoin mining data center, that draws power from the power grid (the Black Pearl Facility), and has equity investments in three partially-owned 40 MW bitcoin mining data centers. Its development pipeline totals approximately 3.4 gigawatts (GW) across eight sites. The Odessa Facility is an approximately 52-acre site, located next to a natural gas power production facility. Through a subsidiary, it is in the process of constructing a data center for HPC near Colorado City, Texas (the Barber Lake Facility).
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
