Strategy stock faces an EPS miss as B. Riley lifts its target

Published on 09/25/2026 at 12:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Strategy stock carries a USD 195.00 B. Riley target after the firm raised it from USD 175.00 on September 22, 2026. Quarterly EPS missed consensus by USD 22.26.

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Strategy stock (ISIN US5949724083) stood at USD 161.61 on Nasdaq at 4:00 p.m. ET on September 24, 2026, down USD 0.59, or 0.36 percent, from the prior close. The immediate corporate signal is mixed: B. Riley raised its target from USD 175.00 to USD 195.00 on September 22, 2026, while maintaining a Buy rating.

B. Riley raises its target

According to MarketBeat, B. Riley lifted the Strategy target from USD 175.00 to USD 195.00 in a research note issued on September 22, 2026. The new target stands 20.00 percent above the previous target, while the current share price is 17.12 percent below USD 195.00.

The broader analyst picture also remains constructive in the cited September 24, 2026 coverage, with a Moderate Buy consensus and an average target of USD 239.88, according to MarketBeat.

Quarterly loss stays central

Strategy's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, produced revenue of USD 122.37 million and adjusted EPS of negative USD 24.45. Revenue increased 6.9 percent year over year, but the EPS result missed the negative USD 2.19 consensus estimate by USD 22.26, according to MarketBeat.

The contrast matters for valuation. Revenue growth supplied a positive operating comparison, while the earnings miss shows how sharply non-operating effects can dominate Strategy's quarterly result. The company also reported net income of negative USD 8,219,628,000 for Q2 2026, with gross profit of USD 81,550,000 and a 67.00 percent gross margin.

Stock remains below its target

On September 24, 2026, MSTR traded between USD 158.29 and USD 165.14 on Nasdaq, with volume of 16,738,047 shares. Its 52-week range was USD 81.81 to USD 365.21, while the market capitalization stood at USD 53,461,880,880.