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Fermi Inc

FRMINASDAQ

SectorReal Estate

IndustryREIT - Specialty

Beta (adjusted)1.00

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $4.05Price as of 1 Oct 2026

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Market Cap $2.6B

Enterprise Value $3.1B

Shares Outstanding 712.5M diluted

Next Earnings Date9 Nov 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Fermi Inc. (FRMI) represents a high-risk, high-reward play on the infrastructure backbone of the artificial intelligence era. By developing grid-independent, gigawatt-scale private power campuses (Project Matador), Fermi bypasses utility grid interconnection bottlenecks that currently delay hyperscale data center deployments. While the company is pre-revenue and currently embroiled in a high-profile governance battle with its co-founder and former CEO Toby Neugebauer, its massive asset base ($1.4B+ in infrastructure), secured power generation capacity (over 2 GW), and potential commercial catalysts (such as rumored capacity evaluations by major AI players like OpenAI) make it an attractive speculative buy for long-term investors.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets8 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$6.00

Mean target$17.13

High · most bullish analyst$35.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$6.00

Fermi fails to sign a 200 MW tenant lease by the December 31, 2026 deadline, delaying vertical construction and jeopardizing the Texas Tech ground lease. The proxy battle results in prolonged litigation or a disruptive board takeover, damaging relationships with financial partners and hyperscalers. Cash burn accelerates without new capital, forcing highly dilutive equity raises at depressed stock prices.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$17.13

Matches the consensus mean

Fermi continues steady construction progress at Project Matador, utilizing its $243M in cash and $785M in equipment financing. A definitive lease agreement with a hyperscale tenant is signed in late 2026 or early 2027, meeting the minimum requirements to proceed with vertical construction. The board successfully fends off the former CEO's hostile takeover attempt, but governance noise and high capital expenditure keep the stock trading near consensus levels.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$35.00

Fermi successfully signs a major anchor tenant (e.g., OpenAI or another leading hyperscaler) for at least 200 MW before the end of 2026, unlocking the Texas Tech University notice to proceed. The company resolves its governance dispute in favor of the current board and 'Fermi 2.0' strategy, stabilizing leadership. Equipment financing facilities (including the $500M MUFG facility) are fully utilized to accelerate the construction of the 1.1 GW phase, leading to rapid commercialization and a re-rating of the stock toward historical highs.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Strategic behind-the-meter power solution that bypasses utility grid delays, offering up to 17 GW of potential capacity.
Substantial tangible asset base with over $1.4 billion already invested in Project Matador infrastructure.
Strong financial backing with $785 million in newly secured equipment financing facilities, including a $500 million facility from MUFG.
High-profile commercial interest, with reports indicating major AI developers are actively evaluating the campus capacity.

Key Investment Risks

Pre-revenue development stage with significant ongoing cash burn and net losses ($188.7M in Q1 2026).
Severe governance instability and proxy conflict following the termination of co-founder Toby Neugebauer for cause.
Strict operational deadlines, including the requirement to sign a 200 MW tenant lease by December 31, 2026, to proceed with vertical construction.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Failure to execute a binding Phase 1 tenant lease of at least 200 MW by December 31, 2026.
Loss of key regulatory permits or failure to obtain the additional 5 GW Clean Air Permit from the TCEQ.
A successful takeover of the board by the former CEO's faction that leads to a premature, undervalued sale of the company.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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