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MSTR vs. CLSK, COIN, HOOD, MARA, PYPL, RIOT, TSLA, CRM, INTU, and ADBE

Should you be buying MicroStrategy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MicroStrategy include Cleanspark (CLSK), Coinbase Global (COIN), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Marathon Digital (MARA), PayPal (PYPL), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), Intuit (INTU), and Adobe (ADBE).

MicroStrategy vs. Its Competitors

Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 61 more articles in the media than Cleanspark. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for MicroStrategy and 25 mentions for Cleanspark. MicroStrategy's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Cleanspark's score of 0.62 indicating that MicroStrategy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cleanspark
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MicroStrategy
34 Very Positive mention(s)
20 Positive mention(s)
22 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cleanspark has a net margin of -35.43% compared to MicroStrategy's net margin of -1,160.72%. Cleanspark's return on equity of -4.65% beat MicroStrategy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cleanspark-35.43% -4.65% -3.71%
MicroStrategy -1,160.72%-37.64%-25.22%

43.1% of Cleanspark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of MicroStrategy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Cleanspark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of MicroStrategy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cleanspark has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cleanspark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cleanspark$378.97M8.60-$145.78M-$0.96-12.08
MicroStrategy$459.28M236.29-$1.17B-$21.81-18.20

Cleanspark has a beta of 4.23, suggesting that its stock price is 323% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroStrategy has a beta of 3.7, suggesting that its stock price is 270% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Cleanspark currently has a consensus target price of $20.38, suggesting a potential upside of 75.65%. MicroStrategy has a consensus target price of $514.42, suggesting a potential upside of 29.60%. Given Cleanspark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cleanspark is more favorable than MicroStrategy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cleanspark
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.11
MicroStrategy
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

Summary

Cleanspark beats MicroStrategy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MSTR vs. The Competition

MetricMicroStrategyCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$108.52B$162.14B$27.50B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A1.28%3.13%4.04%
P/E Ratio-18.2037.4237.2220.11
Price / Sales236.2917.161,932.01119.81
Price / CashN/A28.1338.4157.86
Price / Book5.359.947.185.56
Net Income-$1.17B$3.58B$763.56M$248.40M
7 Day Performance-1.33%3.76%1.36%4.67%
1 Month Performance1.23%7.13%4.80%6.64%
1 Year Performance204.92%47.90%52,367.76%21.31%

MicroStrategy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MSTR
MicroStrategy
4.3688 of 5 stars
$396.94
+0.3%
$514.42
+29.6%
+207.6%$108.52B$459.28M-18.201,534Trending News
CLSK
Cleanspark
3.4003 of 5 stars
$11.19
-8.6%
$20.38
+82.0%
-24.8%$3.14B$378.97M-11.63130Analyst Forecast
COIN
Coinbase Global
3.2148 of 5 stars
$355.85
+0.0%
$291.06
-18.2%
+60.9%$90.35B$6.56B66.653,772Trending News
Analyst Forecast
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
3.3586 of 5 stars
$92.93
-1.6%
$69.76
-24.9%
+313.2%$82.24B$2.95B52.772,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Up
MARA
Marathon Digital
1.9572 of 5 stars
$16.41
-7.1%
$20.94
+27.6%
-10.2%$5.77B$656.38M-11.319Gap Up
PYPL
PayPal
4.744 of 5 stars
$76.06
-0.7%
$83.42
+9.7%
+27.0%$73.91B$31.80B17.0024,400Positive News
RIOT
Riot Platforms
1.6659 of 5 stars
$11.38
-6.5%
$17.35
+52.5%
+23.1%$4.07B$376.66M-8.64340
TSLA
Tesla
4.4891 of 5 stars
$291.97
-7.4%
$301.60
+3.3%
+17.7%$939.79B$97.69B160.31125,665Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
CRM
Salesforce
4.8789 of 5 stars
$269.75
-0.9%
$349.08
+29.4%
+6.3%$257.81B$37.90B42.2076,453Positive News
Insider Trade
INTU
Intuit
4.4755 of 5 stars
$783.32
+0.3%
$798.27
+1.9%
+18.5%$218.59B$16.29B63.6118,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
ADBE
Adobe
4.9209 of 5 stars
$378.01
-0.3%
$480.08
+27.0%
-33.6%$160.40B$21.51B24.1930,709Trending News

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This page (NASDAQ:MSTR) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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