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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

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

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
MicroStrategy-1,160.72% -37.64% -25.22%
Cleanspark -35.43%-4.65%-3.71%

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

59.8% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Cleanspark shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Cleanspark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 58 more articles in the media than Cleanspark. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for MicroStrategy and 27 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 media.

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

Cleanspark has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
MicroStrategy$463.46M234.16-$1.17B-$21.81-18.20
Cleanspark$378.97M8.60-$145.78M-$0.96-12.08

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

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

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$108.18B$162.12B$27.52B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A1.28%3.13%4.04%
P/E Ratio-18.2037.4237.1820.11
Price / Sales234.1617.101,893.64119.79
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%1.31%4.67%
1 Month Performance1.23%7.13%4.75%6.64%
1 Year Performance204.92%47.90%52,367.70%21.31%

MicroStrategy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MSTR
MicroStrategy
4.3703 of 5 stars
$396.94
+0.3%
$514.42
+29.6%
+207.6%$108.18B$463.46M-18.201,534Trending News
CLSK
Cleanspark
3.3927 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
3.35 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
1.9561 of 5 stars
$16.41
-7.1%
$20.94
+27.6%
-10.2%$5.77B$656.38M-11.319
PYPL
PayPal
4.7427 of 5 stars
$76.06
-0.7%
$83.42
+9.7%
+27.0%$73.91B$31.80B17.0024,400Positive News
RIOT
Riot Platforms
1.6639 of 5 stars
$11.38
-6.5%
$17.35
+52.5%
+23.1%$4.07B$376.66M-8.64340Gap Up
TSLA
Tesla
4.4848 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
4.8787 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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