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    Why Hut 8 (HUT) Is Up 20.3% After Fully Leasing Its 1‑GW AI Data Center Campus

    Simply Wall St·07/25/2026 15:25:01
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    • Hut 8 Corp. recently announced it has fully commercialized its one‑gigawatt Beacon Point data center campus in Texas by signing a second 15‑year triple-net lease for 352 MW of IT capacity with the same high‑investment‑grade tenant, bringing the campus’s total contracted capacity to 704 MW and a base-term contract value of US$19.60 billion.
    • This expansion cements Beacon Point as Hut 8’s first fully commercialized AI data center campus, anchored by long-duration, investment-grade leases that underpin more predictable infrastructure-style cash flows across its growing AI portfolio.
    • Next, we’ll examine how fully contracting Beacon Point’s 1,000 MW utility-backed campus could reshape Hut 8’s investment narrative around AI infrastructure.

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    Hut 8 Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Hut 8 today, you need to believe it can successfully pivot from a volatile Bitcoin miner to a contracted AI infrastructure operator. The Beacon Point Phase 2 lease meaningfully reinforces that shift by fully commercializing the campus with long-duration, investment grade contracts, which could be the key near term catalyst for improving cash flow visibility. At the same time, execution risk around building out Beacon Point and River Bend at scale remains one of the biggest near term concerns.

    Among recent developments, the 15‑year, US$7.0 billion Fluidstack lease at River Bend is especially relevant. Together with Beacon Point, it shows Hut 8 leaning heavily into long term AI data center contracts that could reduce reliance on Bitcoin mining and help address concerns about revenue volatility. For investors, comparing the contracted economics at River Bend and Beacon Point will likely be central to judging how resilient this AI‑led narrative really is.

    Yet beneath these long contracts, investors should still be aware of how execution setbacks at Beacon Point or River Bend could...

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    Hut 8's narrative projects $1.6 billion revenue and $258.0 million earnings by 2029.

    Uncover how Hut 8's forecasts yield a $126.94 fair value, a 15% upside to its current price.

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    While this Beacon Point deal highlights the bullish contracted revenue story, the lowest analysts were modeling about US$1.0 billion revenue and no profits by 2029, reminding you that views on Hut 8’s AI shift can differ sharply and may evolve as this new capacity ramps.

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    • A great starting point for your Hut 8 research is our analysis highlighting 1 key reward and 2 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.
    • Our free Hut 8 research report provides a comprehensive fundamental analysis summarized in a single visual - the Snowflake - making it easy to evaluate Hut 8's overall financial health at a glance.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.