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Mizuho Securities maintains a "underperform" rating on Circle stock and lowers the target price to $70.
Golden Financial reports that Mizuho Securities maintains a "underperform" rating on Circle stock, with analysts lowering the fundamental target price from $84 to $70. Circle's stock (ticker symbol CRCL) traded around $82 on Friday, down nearly 40% over the past month.
Mizuho Securities analysts stated in a research report: "We believe the company's valuation fails to adequately reflect the major risks facing its mid-term earnings." The analysts also pointed out that potential risks include "upcoming interest rate cuts and relatively stagnant economic growth." High (and rising) circulation costs, as well as increasingly fierce competition among stablecoins.
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