Reasons Behind MSTR's Decline Exceeding the Broader Market Today
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 12 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Stock Performance: Strategy (MSTR) closed at $176.50, down 3.71% in the latest trading session, underperforming compared to the S&P 500 and other major indices, with a 12.1% decline over the past month.
Earnings Expectations: Analysts anticipate Strategy will report earnings of $46.02 per share, reflecting a significant year-over-year growth of 1538.13%, alongside a revenue estimate of $119.6 million, slightly down from the previous year.
Zacks Rank and Valuation: Strategy holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) with a Forward P/E ratio of 2.35, indicating it is trading at a discount compared to its industry average of 12.42.
Investment Insights: Zacks Investment Research highlights the importance of analyst estimate revisions for stock performance, and suggests that their proprietary Zacks Rank system has a strong track record of predicting stock returns, with top-rated stocks averaging a 25% annual return since 1988.
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Analyst Views on MSTR
Wall Street analysts forecast MSTR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MSTR is 453.17 USD with a low forecast of 229.00 USD and a high forecast of 705.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 158.450
Low
229.00
Averages
453.17
High
705.00
Current: 158.450
Low
229.00
Averages
453.17
High
705.00
About MSTR
Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy Incorporated, is a bitcoin treasury and business intelligence company. The Company provides cloud-native, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enterprise analytics software to thousands of global customers. The Company’s Strategy ONE platform provides access to AI-powered workflows, unlimited data sources, cloud-native technologies, and performance to speed up time from data to action. Strategy One delivers visualization, reporting, and embedded analytics capabilities across retail, banking, technology, manufacturing, insurance, consulting, healthcare, telecommunications, and the public sector. Its Strategy Mosaic is a universal intelligence layer that provides enterprises with consistent definitions and governance across data sources, regardless of where that data resides or which tools access it. The Strategy Mosaic offers data clarity and connection by eliminating trade-offs between flexibility, control, and speed.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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