Quality Momentum

QM · rank #4 · 2026-07-22

IREN

NASDAQ · $13.93B (USD)

SignalHold
verdict · CAUTION

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Momentum 12-1
Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago.
+443.17%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+7.7%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+20.9%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $500M required.
$13.93B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-06-22
$56.87
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-06-20
$10.47

The AI research card

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Summary

IREN Ltd is a vertically integrated bitcoin miner and AI cloud builder operating renewable-powered data centers in Australia and Canada, with mining scale around 50 EH/s and an emerging GPU cloud business.

Rationale

The name screens well for quality_momentum because it combines very strong 12-month price momentum with positive profitability metrics, including a 7.7% ROE and 20.9% profit margin, while still operating at a mid-cap scale that can sustain re-rating.

Material risks

  • 1The biggest thesis breaker is bitcoin exposure: a sharp drop in BTC price or mining economics compression from network difficulty and energy costs would quickly erode the earnings base that is driving the momentum.
  • 2The AI cloud leg lacks durable revenue visibility and faces hyperscale competition, so any slowdown in GPU demand or customer in-sourcing could compress growth expectations and sentiment.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 1 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Error