Peek Under The Hood: DFAC Has 28% Upside
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Apr 01 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
ETF Performance Analysis: The Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) has an implied analyst target price of $40.29, indicating a potential upside of 27.69% from its current trading price of $31.55.
Individual Stock Upside Potential: Notable underlying holdings such as TeraWulf Inc., Immunovant Inc., and Nurix Therapeutics Inc. show significant upside potential, with expected increases of 232.08%, 198.81%, and 197.07% respectively based on their average analyst target prices.
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Analyst Views on WULF
Wall Street analysts forecast WULF stock price to fall
11 Analyst Rating
11 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 23.580
Low
17.00
Averages
21.93
High
26.00
Current: 23.580
Low
17.00
Averages
21.93
High
26.00
About WULF
TeraWulf Inc. develops, owns, and operates digital infrastructure platforms that support artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and other compute-intensive workloads. The Company uses power infrastructure, grid connectivity, and development sites to provide capacity for data center and compute deployments. The Company operates in energy markets and grid integration and provides infrastructure for AI and computing workloads in the United States. The Company operates through two segments: Digital Asset Mining and HPC Leasing. Digital Asset Mining consists of providing hash computation services to a mining pool operator facilitating transaction validation on the global bitcoin network using its fleet of application-specific integrated circuit miners. HPC Leasing consists of providing high-density colocation services to third parties for HPC operations. Its subsidiaries include Akela Data LLC, Big Country Wulf LLC, Lake Hawkeye LLC, and others.
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.
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