--- title: "Strategy Gears Up to Report Q3 Financials — Crypto Bettors Expect the Bitcoin Hoarder to Beat Earnings" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/303068929.md" description: "Strategy Inc. (MSTR) is expected to beat Q3 earnings estimates, with Polymarket pricing a 92% chance of EPS exceeding $8.67 and revenue reaching $129.6 million. Analysts from Barclays, Citigroup, and Cantor Fitzgerald raised price targets in October, citing a consensus target of $334. MSTR holds over 848,000 BTC valued at $68 billion. While short interest has declined, signaling bullish sentiment, the stock remains down 2.19% in pre-market trading." datetime: "2026-10-26T10:25:34.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/303068929.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303068929.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/303068929.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Strategy Gears Up to Report Q3 Financials — Crypto Bettors Expect the Bitcoin Hoarder to Beat Earnings Cryptocurrency bettors expect **Strategy Inc.** (NASDAQ:MSTR) to beat estimates when it releases quarterly results after the bell on Thursday. ## Strategy to Turn It Around? **Polygon** (CRYPTO: POL)-based **Polymarket** currently prices in a 92% chance that Strategy reports earnings per share greater than $8.67 in the third quarter. Note that the **Bitcoin** (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury giant missed expectations in the first two quarters of 2026. *Source: Polymarket* ## Analysts Raise Price Targets The company is also expected to announce quarterly revenue of $129.60 million, up 1% year over year. The MSTR stock has a consensus price target of $334 with a "Buy" rating, implying a potential upside of 135% from current levels. Interestingly, **Barclays**, **Citigroup** and **Cantor Fitzgerald** all raised their price targets on MSTR in October. **Read Also: Bitcoin Will Hit $100,000 Before $60,000, Says Mike Alfred, Who’d Bet Up to $1 Million — Scaramucci Backs the Call** ## Bitcoin’s Q3 Rebound Short interest in the MSTR stock now represents 7.8% of total float, according to Benzinga data. A declining short interest is typically viewed as a bullish signal. The Bull Bear Power indicator, which measures the strength of buyers and sellers, flashed a “Buy” signal for MSTR, according to TradingView. The Relative Strength Index hovered around 50, implying a “Neutral” condition. Strategy holds 848,517 BTC valued at over $68 billion as of this writing, with paper gains of more than $4 billion. Notably, Bitcoin jumped 42% in the third quarter, breaking a three-quarter run of declines. **Price Action**: As of this writing, BTC is down 0.9% in the last 24 hours to $79,992.50, according to Benzinga Pro.  Strategy shares are down 2.19% in pre-market trading. The stock closed 0.14% higher at $146.01 during Friday’s regular trading session. 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