Updated 9 September 2026. Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) closed at $136.52 on 8 September, down 4.40% from a $142.80 previous close, on volume of 19.9 million shares (StockAnalysis). The stock has ranged between $81.81 and $365.21 over the past 52 weeks.
Verdict: MSTR is no longer trading as a software company and only loosely as a leveraged bitcoin proxy. The 8 September 8-K showed a company that bought no bitcoin for a second straight week and spent $176.3 million buying back its own preferred stock instead. The 16-analyst range is unusually wide – $125 at the low, $435 at the high – and where you land inside it depends almost entirely on one input: where bitcoin goes into the 15-16 September FOMC.
Key facts
- Price: $136.52 at the 8 September close, -4.40% on the day (StockAnalysis). 52-week range $81.81-$365.21.
- Bitcoin holdings: 845,050 BTC, unchanged – the company neither bought nor sold bitcoin in the 31 August to 7 September window, per its 8 September 8-K.
- What it bought instead: 1,810,885 shares of its STRC preferred stock for $176.3 million, funded from USD Cash.
- Buyback doubled: the board raised the authorised aggregate purchase price under the Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program from $1.0 billion to $2.0 billion, with $1.19 billion still available.
- Liquidity: a USD Reserve of $5.10 billion earmarked for dividends and interest, plus $1.44 billion of USD Cash for general treasury purposes including further bitcoin purchases.
- Bitcoin: $78,698.99 on 9 September, down 0.52% over 24 hours, after failing to hold $80,000 and retreating from above $82,000 last week.
- Analyst range: 16 analysts, consensus “Strong Buy”, average target $224.60, low $125, high $435 (StockAnalysis, updated 8 September).
What the 8 September filing actually said
Strategy’s weekly disclosure is normally read for one number – how much bitcoin it added. This time the number was zero, for the second consecutive week. Holdings stayed at 845,050 BTC.
The capital that would once have gone into bitcoin went into the company’s own capital structure instead. Between 31 August and 7 September, Strategy repurchased 1,810,885 shares of STRC preferred for $176.3 million, and the board doubled the authorisation behind that programme from $1.0 billion to $2.0 billion, leaving $1.19 billion available. The filing also disclosed a $5.10 billion USD Reserve set aside for dividend and interest obligations and $1.44 billion of USD Cash. The Block, TFTC and StockTitan all reported the same figures from the filing.
That is a meaningful shift in posture. A company whose entire equity story was “we convert every available dollar into bitcoin” spent a week converting dollars into its own preferred shares – and told the market it has authorisation to spend another $1.19 billion doing so. FinanceFeeds covered the filing itself in Strategy Holds 845,050 Bitcoin as Company Pauses Purchases for Another Week.
Why MSTR fell 4.4% on 8 September
Two things happened at once. Bitcoin slipped back under $79,000 after a failed run at $80,000 – it had traded above $82,000 the week before – and the filing removed the weekly “Strategy bought the dip” headline that has historically supported the stock on down days. Crypto equities broadly pulled back on the same session.
The bitcoin leg matters more. Strategy’s most recent purchase, disclosed at the end of August, was 4,603 BTC for roughly $369.7 million at an average of $80,318 per coin. At $78,699, bitcoin sits about 2% below that newest cost basis. The largest corporate buyer in the market made its latest purchase into the same $80,000 area bitcoin has now failed at repeatedly – which is precisely the level the current bitcoin tape keeps rejecting. We covered that rejection in Bitcoin Price Breaks $78,500 as Polymarket and Fed Futures Split on a September Hike.
The mNAV question – and why published readings disagree
The single most common question on MSTR is whether the stock trades above or below the value of the bitcoin it holds. Be careful here, because the trackers do not agree.
The verifiable inputs are these. Strategy holds 845,050 BTC (its own 8-K). Bitcoin was $78,698.99 on 9 September. That values the stack at roughly $66.5 billion – a FinanceFeeds calculation from those two figures, not a published number. StockAnalysis put Strategy’s market capitalisation at $52.45 billion at the 8 September close.
What you cannot do is turn that into a single authoritative “mNAV”. Published readings diverge sharply because they treat the capital structure differently – whether they count only Class A shares or all classes, and how they net off convertible debt and the STRK, STRF, STRD and STRC preferreds that sit ahead of common equity. In early September mnav.com displayed 1.13x, a premium; other trackers had shown Strategy at a deep discount of around 0.68x in early August. Analyst Brian Vieten’s $350 target explicitly assumes a return to 1.0x mNAV alongside roughly one million BTC on the balance sheet and a base-case bitcoin price of $175,000 across 3Q26-2Q27.
The honest summary: the preferred stack and the debt are the reason the number is contested, and anyone quoting you a precise mNAV to two decimal places is quoting one methodology out of several. The buyback is directly relevant – retiring preferred shares is the one lever that mechanically improves bitcoin-per-common-share without buying any bitcoin.
Scenario table
Anchored on the 8 September close of $136.52. All three levels are published analyst targets, not FinanceFeeds estimates.
| Case | Level | vs $136.52 | Anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | $125 | -8.4% | Lowest of the 16 analyst targets compiled by StockAnalysis. Implies bitcoin stays capped under $80,000 and the pause in buying extends. |
| Base | $179 | +31.1% | Canaccord, raised from $175 on 5 September with a Buy rating. |
| Consensus | $224.60 | +64.5% | Average of 16 analysts, consensus rating “Strong Buy” (updated 8 September). |
| Bull | $435 | +218.6% | Highest published target in the same set. Brian Vieten’s $350 sits just below it on a 1.0x mNAV, ~1m BTC and $175,000 bitcoin assumption. |
Note the shape of that range. The gap between the low and high target is more than 3.4x – far wider than a normal large-cap dispersion, and a direct read on how little consensus there is about what the equity is worth relative to its bitcoin.
What would change the call
- August CPI, Friday 11 September, 08:30 ET. The last inflation print before the 15-16 September FOMC. Bitcoin’s reaction is the dominant variable for MSTR over the next fortnight.
- The next weekly 8-K. A third consecutive week without bitcoin purchases would confirm the shift from accumulation to capital-structure management. A resumption of buying would reverse it.
- Preferred buyback pace. $1.19 billion of authorisation remains. Aggressive use raises bitcoin-per-common-share; letting it sit idle does not.
- Index treatment. An MSCI consultation has raised the prospect of removing digital-asset treasury companies from global indexes – see MSCI Proposal Could Remove Strategy and Metaplanet From Global Indexes. Passive outflows would be a mechanical, bitcoin-independent headwind.
- Bitcoin below the cost basis. Sustained trade under $80,318 keeps the newest tranche underwater and revives the question of whether Strategy sells again, as it did earlier this year – see Will Strategy Sell More Bitcoin, and When? The Dividend Math.
Quick Take
MSTR at $136.52 is a bet on bitcoin plus a bet on the capital structure. The bitcoin leg is currently unfavourable – spot is about 2% under the company’s newest $80,318 cost basis and has failed at $80,000 repeatedly. The capital-structure leg just turned more shareholder-friendly, with the preferred buyback authorisation doubled to $2.0 billion. The $125-$435 analyst spread is the honest picture: nobody agrees what this equity is worth, and Friday’s CPI print will move it more than any company disclosure due in the same window.
FAQ
What is MSTR’s stock price today?
Strategy closed at $136.52 on 8 September 2026, down 4.40% from a $142.80 previous close, per StockAnalysis. Its 52-week range is $81.81 to $365.21.
How much bitcoin does Strategy own?
845,050 BTC as of the 8 September 2026 8-K. The figure was unchanged from the prior week – the company neither bought nor sold bitcoin between 31 August and 7 September.
Why did MSTR stock drop on 8 September?
Bitcoin slipped back under $79,000 after failing at $80,000, and the weekly filing showed no bitcoin purchases for a second straight week, removing a headline that has historically supported the stock. Crypto equities fell broadly on the session.
Does MSTR trade at a premium or discount to its bitcoin?
It depends whose methodology you use, and published readings genuinely disagree. Holdings of 845,050 BTC at $78,698.99 are worth roughly $66.5 billion; StockAnalysis put market capitalisation at $52.45 billion. But trackers differ on whether to count all share classes and how to net off convertible debt and the STRC, STRK, STRF and STRD preferreds – mnav.com showed 1.13x in early September while other trackers had shown roughly 0.68x in early August. Treat any single precise mNAV figure with caution.
What is Strategy’s average bitcoin cost basis?
Its most recent tranche – 4,603 BTC for about $369.7 million disclosed at the end of August – was bought at an average of $80,318. Bitcoin at $78,699 on 9 September sits roughly 2% below that. Strategy’s earlier round trip is covered in Strategy Sold Bitcoin in the $60,000s and Bought It Back at $80,318.
What is the analyst price target for MSTR?
The average of 16 analysts is $224.60 with a consensus “Strong Buy”, ranging from $125 to $435 (StockAnalysis, updated 8 September 2026). Canaccord raised its target to $179 from $175 on 5 September.
What is the next catalyst for MSTR?
August CPI on Friday 11 September at 08:30 ET, the final inflation print before the 15-16 September FOMC decision on 16 September. After that, the next weekly 8-K will show whether the pause in bitcoin buying has extended to a third week.
Sources
Strategy Inc. Form 8-K dated 8 September 2026 (holdings, STRC repurchase, buyback authorisation, USD Reserve and USD Cash), as reported by The Block, TFTC and StockTitan; StockAnalysis (MSTR price, market capitalisation, 52-week range and analyst target set); Canaccord via published reporting of its 5 September target increase; bitcoin spot price as of 9 September 2026.
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