MicroStrategy (MSTR) Stock Closed April with Its Best Monthly Performance

"The Bitcoin behemoth is back in the spotlight! ?

MSTR just closed April with its best monthly performance since November as investors eagerly await the company’s first-quarter earnings announcement on Thursday.

The company’s stock surged 32% last month, closing at $380.11 on Monday, April 30. This follows a previous report where we learned that the company's new sales agreement to issue and sell shares of its 8% Series A perpetual strike preferred stock would help raise funds for general corporate purposes, including potential Bitcoin acquisitions.

After US markets close on Thursday, May 1,

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) is set to report its Q1 2025 financial results. CEO Michael Saylor will host a webinar to discuss the results at 9 PM UTC.

The company is expected to report Q1 revenue of $116.6 million, according to the estimates of market analysts polled by Seeking Alpha. This would indicate a minimal 1% year-over-year increase in revenue. Furthermore, it represents a 3.40% quarter-over-quarter decrease from the $120.7 million in revenue that the company generated during the last quarter.

The company is also expected to report a net loss per share of $0.11, a slight improvement from the same period last year when it reported a loss of $0.31 per share.

The company’s Q4 2024 performance included a net loss of $670.8 million as it continued its aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy. During that quarter, the company added 218,887 Bitcoin to its holdings.

As of Monday, April 30, according to Saylor Tracker data, the company holds 553,555 Bitcoin, currently valued at approximately $52.57 billion.

"The biggest monthly gain for $MSTR since November!"

According to a recent post from Apollo Sat's founder, Thomas Fahrer, on X, formerly known as Twitter, he believes that Strategy will announce a huge capital raise in their earnings call. In his words, "$100B is in play."

Some industry observers, like Syz Capital partner Richard Byworth, have proposed alternative approaches to Strategy's Bitcoin acquisition strategy. Byworth recently questioned whether the company should take a more aggressive approach by acquiring companies to use their cash holdings to fund Bitcoin purchases rather than making over-the-counter buys.

"Maybe they should acquire companies that have lots of cash on the balance sheet and use that to buy Bitcoin?" suggested Byworth.

The company’s stock has been a strong performer in 2025, climbing 37% year-to-date. The recent April surge follows a 59% rise in November 2024, which coincided with Bitcoin reaching $100,000 for the first time on December 5.

Wall Street appears cautiously optimistic about the company’s future prospects. Based on one-year price targets from 13 analysts polled by TipRanks, the average target for MSTR stock is $446.20, with estimates ranging from a low of $200.00 to a high of $600.00. This average target suggests a potential upside of nearly 17% from the current price.

Investors will also be keeping an eye on any updates on the company’s Bitcoin holdings. From 2020 to 2024, the company's Bitcoin holdings grew at a 59% compound annual growth rate.

The company previously reported a $5.91 billion unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings according to new FASB accounting rules. This will likely be a key point of discussion during the upcoming earnings release.

According to data from Seeking Alpha, over the last two years, Strategy has beat revenue estimates 25% of the time.

For Q1 2025, analysts, on average, are expecting the company to report a loss per share of $0.11, an improvement from a loss of $0.31 in the same quarter last year.