Strategy (MSTR) has restarted Bitcoin purchases after a 10 week pause, adding 4,603 coins to reach holdings of 845,050. The move was funded by new share issuance and keeps attention on its Bitcoin centric treasury approach.

Over the past month, Strategy's stock has seen a sharp rebound, with a 30 day share price return of about 29.9%, even though the year to date share price return is down 21.6% and the 1 year total shareholder return is down 62.7%. The 3 year total shareholder return is over 3.5x higher and the 5 year total shareholder return is also positive, suggesting shorter term momentum has picked up again as investors react to renewed Bitcoin buying, fresh equity issuance and recent developments such as the Mosaic partnership with Carahsoft and ongoing index eligibility debates.

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For Strategy, this fresh Bitcoin buying can look like a renewed business thesis or just a sentiment driven swing trade. The valuation work next helps you judge which story the current share price reflects.

Preferred Price to Book Multiple of 1.5x: Is it justified?

On recent data, Strategy trades on a price to book, or P/B, multiple of 1.5x, which screens as low relative to both its direct peers and the broader US Software sector. For investors watching the Bitcoin buying and the rebound in Strategy's share price, this gap between market price and balance sheet value is an important piece of the story.

P/B compares the company's market value to its accounting book value, so it is often used where earnings are volatile or currently negative. That fits Strategy, which reported a loss of $31,367.134 and is currently unprofitable, making earnings based metrics less informative. In this context, a 1.5x P/B suggests the market is putting a relatively modest premium on Strategy's equity base despite its role as a Bitcoin treasury company and its AI focused software operations.

Relative to peers, the contrast is clear. Strategy's 1.5x P/B sits well below a peer group average of 17.3x and also below the US Software industry average of 3.1x. This points to a sharp valuation discount compared with both narrower and broader benchmarks. There is no fair ratio estimate available, so there is no SWS regression based target level to reference as a potential anchor that the P/B could move towards over time.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Result: Price-to-book of 1.5x (UNDERVALUED)

However, Strategy's heavy reliance on Bitcoin exposure and its recent loss of $31,367.134 mean that sentiment could quickly turn if crypto prices or funding conditions weaken.

Find out about the key risks to this Strategy narrative.

Next Steps

With sentiment on Strategy finely balanced between concern and optimism, now is a good time to review the data yourself and decide where you stand. To help frame both sides of the argument, start with the 1 key reward and 2 important warning signs .

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