Hut 8 (HUT) Stock News Today: Analyst Targets Rise After Google-Backed $7 Billion AI Data Center Lease
Dec. 19, 2025 — Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT; TSX: HUT) is back in the market spotlight as investors and analysts digest a headline-grabbing pivot: a long-term, Google-backed AI infrastructure lease that could reshape how Wall Street values the company. Hut 8 shares were trading around $42.55 in Friday trading, up roughly 10% on the session, after swinging between $40.14 and $43.20 earlier in the day. Bitcoin, still a key sentiment driver for many “crypto-adjacent” equities, was hovering near $87,960, down about 1%. The immediate catalyst isn’t Bitcoin mining economics. It’s the market’s attempt to price Hut 8 as something