Mizuho Securities grew slightly more bearish on Circle Internet Group’s shares on Friday.
The firm’s analysts reduced their base case price target to $70 from $84. Circle’s shares (ticker CRCL) were trading at roughly $82 on Friday, down nearly 40% over the past month.
“We do not believe CRCL’s valuation appropriately reflects key risks to the earnings over the medium-term,” Mizuho analysts said in a research note. The analysts also said looming risks include “looming interest rate cuts, relatively stagnant USDC circulation, and structurally high (and growing) distribution costs,” and increasing competition among stablecoins.
Measured by supply, USDC is the world’s second-largest stablecoin behind Tether’s USDT.
Circle’s shares began trading in June in a blockbuster IPO, with the stock rocketing over 200% to over $90 per share on its first trading day. At one point, the company’s shares hit about $250.
Mizuho’s prediction contrasts sharply with JPMorgan analysts, who this week upgraded the company’s shares to “overweight,” issuing a new stock price target for Circle of $100 by December 2026.
“CRCL is likely to see downward revisions to consensus estimates over the coming years amid declining rates, less stellar proliferation than many are hoping for of its USDC stablecoin, and growing costs to distribute the coin,” Mizuho also said.
Mizuho’s bull case price target for Circle’s stock is $251, while its bearish target is $38.
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