Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT)Financial Services | Capital Markets | Castle Rock, United States | NasdaqCM
18.99 USD
-1.89
(-9.052%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 18.96 -0.03 (-0.030%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:25 a.m. EDT
The fundamental picture for Riot Platforms is mixed, characterized by a lack of profitability and heavy debt loads that prevent a top-tier long-term rating despite the company's exposure to the booming Bitcoin and AI sectors. While revenue is growing and the long-term price trajectory shows a massive cumulative gain over the last decade, the absence of earnings and the recent multi-year volatility pattern keep the long-term outlook neutral rather than a strong buy. The short-term outlook is more compelling; the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, creating a technical setup for a bounce, which is reinforced by aggressive options positioning at higher strikes suggesting traders expect a catalyst to push prices higher. However, the statistical forecasting models offer zero guidance, highlighting the difficulty in predicting this stock's path without external crypto market data. Investors should view this as a speculative play on Bitcoin's momentum rather than a traditional value investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.274698 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.274700 |
| MSTL | 0.287755 |
| AutoTheta | 0.396826 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 27% |
| H-stat | 1.61 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.99 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2017-10-11 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2017-10-11 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 40.034 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.938 |
| Market Cap | 7,126,167,040 |
| Forward P/E | -20.31 |
| Beta | 3.85 |
| Profit Margins | -196.28% |
| Previous Name | Riot Blockchain, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.riotplatforms.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call Open Interest builds heavily at strikes above the current price ($23-$30), while Put Open Interest concentrates aggressively at lower strikes ($11-$18). This distribution suggests a 'straddle' or 'strangle' strategy, betting on a binary event or a sharp move in either direction, likely driven by Bitcoin price action or earnings uncertainty, rather than a confident directional bias toward upside or downside.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-12 | 1.0 | 12.195122 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.481902 |
| Address1 | 3,855 Ambrosia Street |
| Address2 | Suite 301 |
| All Time High | 79.5 |
| All Time Low | 0.511 |
| Ask | 34.0 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 18,003,230 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 18,625,267 |
| Average Volume | 18,625,267 |
| Average Volume10Days | 18,003,230 |
| Beta | 3.853 |
| Bid | 14.73 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 5.8 |
| City | Castle Rock |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 18.99 |
| Current Ratio | 1.585 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 20.61 |
| Day Low | 18.755 |
| Debt To Equity | 40.034 |
| Display Name | Riot Platforms |
| Dividend Date | 1,508,284,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,393,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,393,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | -898,936,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -1.33272 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -8.379 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 11.167 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,532,579,328 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.42712 |
| Eps Forward | -0.93509 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.49 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,507,766,400 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.0838 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.0937996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14009362 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 48.1902 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 30.32 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.33 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.37368074 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.49 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6513043 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.5 - 30.32 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,459,431,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 349,140,913 |
| Forward Eps | -0.93509 |
| Forward P E | -20.308205 |
| Free Cashflow | -718,855,744 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 816 |
| Fullday Change | -1.89 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -9.05172 |
| Fullday Price | 18.9598 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.28257 |
| Gross Profits | 190,596,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.06843 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87407994 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 375,258,935 |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
| Industry Disp | Capital Markets |
| Industry Key | capital-markets |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,507,766,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.0 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Riot Platforms, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a Bitcoin mining company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Bitcoin Mining and Engineering. The company offers comprehensive and critical infrastructure for bitcoin mining and data center services at its facilities. The company also designs and manufactures power distribution equipment and engineered-to-order electrical products; and electricity distribution product design, manufacturing, and installation services for large-scale industrial and governmental customers, as well as data center, power generation, utility, water, industrial, and alternative energy markets. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Castle Rock, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Riot Platforms, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 7,126,167,040 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1532998 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | -1,323,915,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 7,846,664,330 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 21 |
| Open | 20.52 |
| Operating Cashflow | -492,329,984 |
| Operating Margins | -1.22334 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 303 794 2000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.03019905 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.15902607 |
| Post Market Price | 18.9598 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,570 |
| Prev Name | Riot Blockchain, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 20.88 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -13.3065195 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.2741377 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 10.564892 |
| Profit Margins | -1.96277 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.166 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.42857 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.89 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -9.05172 |
| Regular Market Day High | 20.61 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.755 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.755 - 20.61 |
| Regular Market Open | 20.52 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.88 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.99 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 17,289,252 |
| Return On Assets | -0.21197 |
| Return On Equity | -0.48243 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.139 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.938 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 375,258,935 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.13340001 |
| Shares Short | 50,048,851 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 53,394,795 |
| Short Name | Riot Platforms, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.14479999 |
| Short Ratio | 2.27 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | RIOT |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 22.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 32.40286 |
| Target Median Price | 30.0 |
| Total Cash | 471,383,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.256 |
| Total Debt | 877,795,008 |
| Total Revenue | 674,513,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.49 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.5229 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.46710014 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.025217442 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 17,289,252 |
| Website | https://www.riotplatforms.com |
| Zip | 80,109 |