TD Cowen Significantly Raises Strategy Price Target and Bitcoin Forecast
Investment firm TD Cowen released a research report raising its price target for Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) stock from $590 to $680 per share. The report highlights the company's deepening role as a Bitcoin proxy and forecasts a potential surge in BTC prices to $155,000 by December. Specifically, TD Cowen provides a base-case target of $128,000 for Bitcoin by year-end, with a downside scenario of $55,000. However, the firm's upside forecast of $155,000 for Bitcoin could significantly lift Strategy's share price. Strategy is the world's largest corporate holder of BTC, and its stock has historically tracked closely with Bitcoin's performance.
Strategy Continues Accumulation: Latest Purchase of 4,225 BTC
According to a filing on July 14, Strategy purchased an additional 4,225 BTC for $472.5 million at an average price of $111,827 per coin. This brings total holdings to 601,550 BTC, currently worth approximately $73 billion at spot prices around $121,500. TD Cowen expects Strategy to raise $84 billion through its "42/42" plan—an equal mix of debt and equity—to continue acquiring Bitcoin, potentially growing total holdings to 900,000 BTC by the end of 2027.
From Defensive to Opportunistic: TD Cowen Analyzes Strategy's Bitcoin Strategy
TD Cowen analysts wrote: "What started as a defensive strategy to protect the value of its reserve assets has become an opportunistic strategy intended to accelerate the creation of shareholder value. Strategy intends to continue acquiring and holding Bitcoins via proceeds of debt and equity offerings." TD Cowen first highlighted Strategy's Bitcoin strategy back in 2023, calling it a "paradigm shift." At the time, the firm noted that Strategy was using cash from its software business to buy Bitcoin as a long-term move to protect against dollar inflation. They believed Bitcoin's limited supply made it a stronger store of value than fiat or gold, and saw Strategy as a smart way for investors to gain Bitcoin exposure. Today's updated report—with a higher price target and a $155,000 upside forecast for Bitcoin—shows that TD Cowen's long-term confidence hasn't changed.
Preferred Shares Get Buy Ratings, Institutional Confidence Grows
TD Cowen also initiated new "buy" ratings on Strategy's trio of preferred shares, highlighting their "compelling income and price appreciation potential with less expected volatility than the common shares or underlying Bitcoin." As institutional adoption accelerates, Strategy's Bitcoin acquisition strategy has become a model for corporate treasuries. The company's total Bitcoin investment of $29.27 billion now reflects significant unrealized gains, with a cost basis of $71,268 per BTC.
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High, Strategy Shares Rise
The report and Strategy's latest purchase came the same day Bitcoin hit a new all-time high, surpassing $123,000—showing the growth and adoption of Bitcoin. At the time of publication, Strategy's shares were trading at $448.20, up nearly 3% on the day, reflecting investor enthusiasm following the bullish report.