Two Cryptocurrency Stocks Benefit from Bitcoin's All-Time Highs
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 12 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Recent Performance of Bullish and MARA Holdings: Both Bullish and MARA Holdings have seen significant gains of over 30% in the past month, with Bullish launching a spot crypto exchange for U.S. institutional investors and MARA reporting a 4% increase in Bitcoin production.
Market Trends in Cryptocurrency: October has been favorable for cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin rising 7% this month, driven by factors such as the government shutdown, which has increased interest in alternative assets like crypto and gold.
Investment Considerations: When investing in Bitcoin-related companies, it's important to assess how integral Bitcoin is to their business model, including the amount held and the potential risks associated with price fluctuations.
Stock Advisor Recommendations: The Motley Fool's Stock Advisor has identified ten top stocks for investment, notably excluding Bullish, while highlighting the historical success of their recommendations compared to the S&P 500.
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Analyst Views on MARA
Wall Street analysts forecast MARA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MARA is 22.11 USD with a low forecast of 13.00 USD and a high forecast of 30.00 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.
12 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 9.860
Low
13.00
Averages
22.11
High
30.00
Current: 9.860
Low
13.00
Averages
22.11
High
30.00
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. is engaged in digital asset compute that develops and deploys technologies. The Company secures the blockchain ledger and supports energy transformation by converting clean, stranded, or otherwise underutilized energy into economic value. It also offers advanced technology solutions to optimize data center operations, including liquid immersion cooling and firmware for bitcoin miners. It is primarily focused on computing for, acquiring, and holding digital assets as a long-term investment. Its core business is bitcoin mining, and it produces, or mines, bitcoin using energy-efficient fleets of specialized computers while providing dispatchable compute as an optionality to the electric grid operators to balance electric demands on the grid. It is also engaged in the sale of data center infrastructure, such as immersion-cooled systems, to third parties operating in the bitcoin ecosystem and the artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance compute (HPC) sectors.
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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