{"id":167467,"date":"2021-01-31T20:37:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T17:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thanks-bitcoin-microstrategy-stock-is-up-113-since-being-downgraded-by-citigroup\/"},"modified":"2021-01-31T20:37:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T17:37:04","slug":"thanks-bitcoin-microstrategy-stock-is-up-113-since-being-downgraded-by-citigroup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thanks-bitcoin-microstrategy-stock-is-up-113-since-being-downgraded-by-citigroup\/","title":{"rendered":"# Thanks Bitcoin, MicroStrategy stock is up 113% since being downgraded by Citigroup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3717afb893e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3717afb893e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thanks-bitcoin-microstrategy-stock-is-up-113-since-being-downgraded-by-citigroup\/#Why_has_MicroStrategy_stock_performed_so_strongly_despite_the_downgrade\" >Why has MicroStrategy stock performed so strongly despite the downgrade?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thanks-bitcoin-microstrategy-stock-is-up-113-since-being-downgraded-by-citigroup\/#Whats_next\" >What\u2019s next?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Thanks Bitcoin, MicroStrategy stock is up 113% since being downgraded by Citigroup  <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>On Dec. 8, 2020, Citigroup, one of the largest banks in the world, downgraded MicroStrategy&#8217;ss stock (MSTR). Since then, MSTR stock is up 113.27% from $289.45 to $617.31, as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rallied.<\/p>\n<p>In the same period, the Citigroup stock has declined slightly by 0.63%, from $58.36 to $57.99.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-01\/82f46a41-0992-47ba-be67-5ca065fdab83.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>MicroStrategy stock vs. BTC and Nasdaq. Source: ecoinmetrics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_has_MicroStrategy_stock_performed_so_strongly_despite_the_downgrade\"><\/span>Why has MicroStrategy stock performed so strongly despite the downgrade?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>MicroStrategy has been investing its treasury holdings in Bitcoin, making BTC is treasury reserve asset. Currently, it is the biggest public company holder\u00a0with over 70K BTC worth roughly $2.4 billion at today&#8217;s prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, on Dec. 9, 2020, MicroStrategy announced raising $550 million in capital from convertible bonds.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement, MicroStrategy explicitly said that it intends to invest in Bitcoin with the proceeds of the bond. This is also the statement that is said to have triggered Citi to downgrade MicroStrategy. The statement <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microstrategy.com\/en\/company\/company-videos\/microstrategy-announces-pricing-of-offering-of-convertible-senior-notes\">read<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMicroStrategy intends to invest the net proceeds from the sale of the notes in bitcoin in accordance with its Treasury Reserve Policy pending the identification of working capital needs and other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> corporate purposes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At the time, Citigroup analyst Tyler Radke issued a sell rating. He acknowledged that the return on MicroStrategy\u2019s Bitcoin investment has been \u201cimpressive,\u201d but said the market is overpricing the core business of the firm. He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMSTR&#8217;s bitcoin investment has returned $250M (or worth $26\/share or +20% towards stock) since August &#8217;20. While impressive, it pales in comparison to the 172% return in the stock. At the current stock price, our analysis suggests that the market is pricing in much more optimistic valuation scenarios for the core business and Bitcoin.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since December 2020, however, the price of Bitcoin saw an explosive rally. While the skepticism toward the core business of MicroStrategy could have some merit, BTC saw a rally of over 100% in the last month of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In just December, Bitcoin rallied from $18,319 to over $42,000 on Binance, outperforming most assets in both the stock market and the crypto market.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_next\"><\/span>What\u2019s next?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>MicroStrategy remains an important multi-billion dollar business intelligence firm with strong core business.<\/p>\n<p>But as long as the price of Bitcoin continues to increase in the near term, it will likely have a positive impact on the stock price of MSTR.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Saylor, the CEO of MicroStrategy, remains fully confident in the company\u2019s position on Bitcoin, and often buying the price dips. In the fourth quarter financial results for 2020, Saylor wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cGoing forward, we continue to plan to hold our bitcoin and invest additional excess cash flows in bitcoin. Additionally, we will explore various <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches to acquire additional bitcoin as part of our overall corporate strategy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Since then, MSTR stock is up 113.27% from $289.45 to $617.31, as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rallied. 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