What is HC Wainwright’s Estimate for DEFT FY2026 Earnings?

DeFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:DEFT) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of DeFi Technologies in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 8th. HC Wainwright analyst K. Dede now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.10. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $2.00 target price on the stock.

DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 2nd. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $19.08 million during the quarter. DeFi Technologies had a net margin of 63.61% and a return on equity of 105.05%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on DEFT. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of DeFi Technologies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of DeFi Technologies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $3.63.

DeFi Technologies Price Performance

DEFT stock opened at $0.75 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $0.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.19. The stock has a market cap of $289.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.39 and a beta of 4.24. DeFi Technologies has a 1 year low of $0.47 and a 1 year high of $4.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DeFi Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DEFT. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in DeFi Technologies by 79.6% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 37,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 16,524 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in DeFi Technologies by 971.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 15,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 13,600 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in DeFi Technologies by 54.5% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 42,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 15,133 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in DeFi Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Ignite Planners LLC bought a new stake in DeFi Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000.

Key Headlines Impacting DeFi Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting DeFi Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright maintains a “Buy” rating on DEFT with a $2.00 price target, which still implies material upside from current levels despite the cut. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 2025 earnings call transcript is available for investors to review management commentary and execution detail. Management remarks could clarify outlook drivers but did not prevent the guidance cut. Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: HC Wainwright issued 2026 quarterly EPS estimates at $0.00 across multiple quarters while keeping a Buy stance; this reflects conservative near-term earnings assumptions but continued analyst conviction at the new target.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports flagged unusually large options activity in DEFT, which can indicate speculative positioning or hedging ahead of volatility but is not a direct signal on fundamentals. Options Activity
• Negative Sentiment: Management cut FY2025 revenue guidance to $99.1 million versus the consensus ~$126.1 million — a significant shortfall that undermines growth expectations and likely pressures the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 2025 revenue guidance was set at $20.0 million versus consensus ~$29.7 million, indicating a weaker near-term revenue trajectory than investors expected.
• Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright reduced its prior $5.50 target to $2.00 (while keeping a Buy rating), signaling the analyst community trimmed upside assumptions after the updated guidance. Benzinga

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies Inc is a Vancouver-based company focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) and digital asset investments. Through strategic equity stakes and token allocations, the company aims to provide investors with exposure to leading DeFi protocols, applications, and infrastructure projects. Its core activities include sourcing, evaluating and acquiring positions in blockchain-based platforms that facilitate decentralized lending, trading, yield farming and liquidity provision.

In addition to its investment portfolio, DeFi Technologies works to develop and distribute tokenized products that bridge traditional capital markets with emerging DeFi ecosystems.