The KEEL re-rating has officially started.
Back in February, everyone just saw a bleeding crypto miner. They missed the real prize: massive, pre-approved utility-scale power allocations.
The critics keep crying that Keel isn’t comparable to comps like Iren and Cipher because there isn’t a signed tech lease on the board yet. They’re completely wrong. The valuation disconnect is an absolute joke... Keel sits on a staggering 2.2 GW pipeline at a modest $2.5B market cap while the comps command massive, multi-billion-dollar premiums. Wall Street is finally waking up anyway, with H.C. Wainwright bumping their target to $5.50 and consensus crawling toward $7-$8 as firms drop crypto multiples for tech infrastructure premiums.
The street thinks things will drag into Q3 or Q4, but June is going to bring a massive power demand frenzy as summer heat hits and hyper-scale AI models choke the utility grids. Honestly, I’m glad Ben didn’t jump the gun signing an early lease for cheap just to appease the markets. There is an insatiable demand for gigawatt capacity right now and almost zero supply of high-voltage power left unsigned. Basic economics tells you exactly what happens next: the lower the supply and higher the demand, the more the price for that product goes vertical. By holding out, Ben ensured Keel commanded maximum premium leverage.
With zoning locked down at Panther Creek, Sharon, and Moses Lake, and a $533M liquidity cushion completely erasing dilution risk, management is moving way faster than people realize. I expect that first major tier-1 tech lease to drop in June.
The shorts are trapped, dark pools show heavy whale accumulation, and the options chain is a powder keg stacked at the $5 and $10 lines. I’ve held Jan 2027 LEAPS since the floor in February. The haters are gonna hate because they missed the bottom and can't see the big picture, but the thesis is rock solid. This sideways grinding above $4 is just the launchpad.
It's a great day to be great.