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Company snapshot — MicroStrategy Incorporated

MSTR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Strategy Inc, formerly MicroStrategy, holds bitcoin on its balance sheet and issues equity and debt instruments that give investors different kinds of exposure to that holding. It also sells enterprise analytics software, including Strategy One for business users and Strategy Mosaic, a data-governance layer that standardises definitions across an organisation's data sources. It is based in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and lists on Nasdaq.
Where it sits in the stack
Strategy carries no seat in our index's AI build-out layers; it sits instead in the broader technology universe under software - application, alongside its bitcoin-treasury role. Its balance sheet, not its software, is what the diary watches when it appears in crypto-market coverage.
Who it is priced against
Our diary groups it with bitcoin-market bellwethers such as Coinbase and the spot-bitcoin ETFs (IBIT, BITW) rather than with other application-software vendors; the wider market sometimes compares it with Coinbase directly.
Why Closelook tracks it
It sits in the Nasdaq-100 but carries no seat in our AI index and no Closelook score. It has appeared in the diary's Weekly Signal and Daily Pulse notes as a bitcoin-treasury bellwether alongside Coinbase and crypto miners.
What the diary watches
Whether its share moves keep tracking bitcoin's price more closely than its software business, and whether analyst target changes reflect the treasury holding rather than product growth.

MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MSTR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 6 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Barclays, 2026-09-15

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for MSTR from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Barclays — target 160 from 125 Target raised to $160 from $125 (+16.8% to spot) 2026-09-15
  • Price target Canaccord — target 179 from 175 Target raised to $179 from $175 (+25.4% to spot) 2026-09-08
  • Price target Alliance Global — target 217 Target set to $217 (+73.8% to spot) 2026-09-01

6 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 5 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR)?

MicroStrategy Incorporated trades as MSTR on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is MSTR in a Closelook index?

Not currently — MicroStrategy Incorporated is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does MSTR trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +20.6% vs the 50-day and -3.6% vs the 200-day average, 63.8% below the 52-week high and +61.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does MicroStrategy Incorporated do?

Strategy Inc, formerly MicroStrategy, holds bitcoin on its balance sheet and issues equity and debt instruments that give investors different kinds of exposure to that holding. It also sells enterprise analytics software, including Strategy One for business users and Strategy Mosaic, a data-governance layer that standardises definitions across an organisation's data sources. It is based in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and lists on Nasdaq. Our diary groups it with bitcoin-market bellwethers such as Coinbase and the spot-bitcoin ETFs (IBIT, BITW) rather than with other application-software vendors; the wider market sometimes compares it with Coinbase directly.

Where does MicroStrategy Incorporated sit in the AI build-out?

Strategy carries no seat in our index's AI build-out layers; it sits instead in the broader technology universe under software - application, alongside its bitcoin-treasury role. Its balance sheet, not its software, is what the diary watches when it appears in crypto-market coverage. It sits in the Nasdaq-100 but carries no seat in our AI index and no Closelook score. It has appeared in the diary's Weekly Signal and Daily Pulse notes as a bitcoin-treasury bellwether alongside Coinbase and crypto miners.

What has Wall Street done on MicroStrategy Incorporated recently?

The most recent analyst action on MicroStrategy Incorporated on the Closelook wire is a price target by Barclays on 2026-09-15 (target 160 from 125). 6 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 5 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelook written about MicroStrategy Incorporated?

MicroStrategy Incorporated appears in 3 Closelook pieces, most recently Daily Pulse: Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, Materials (2026-08-24); Weekly Signal: Bitcoin Weekly Signal — Two-Step Test + BTC/Gold Decoupling (2026-04-27); Weekly Signal: Bitcoin Weekly Signal (2026-02-24). What Closelook said most recently: The crypto ladder — fresh, and only half confirmed IBIT (spot bitcoin) 1w +22.6% · 1m +19.2% BITW (top-10 basket) 1w +23.9% MSTR (treasury holder) 1w +28.2% · 3m −27.7% COIN (exchange) 1w +25.6% · 3m −3.7% · HOOD (broker) 1w +13.2% · 3m… (Daily Pulse, 2026-08-24). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MSTR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook 3 pieces · newest: Daily Pulse, “Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, Materials” (2026-08-24)

Mentioned on Closelook

Where MSTR appears in the diary — 3 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Dailies

  • Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, MaterialsDaily Pulse · 24 Aug 2026The crypto ladder — fresh, and only half confirmed IBIT (spot bitcoin) 1w +22.6% · 1m +19.2% BITW (top-10 basket) 1w +23.9% MSTR (treasury holder) 1w +28.2% · 3m −27.7% COIN (exchange) 1w +25.6% · 3m −3.7% · HOOD (broker) 1w +13.2% · 3m…

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