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MicroStrategy Upsizes Preferred Stock Offering, Raising $563M for More Bitcoin

The initial dividend yield will be 10%, up from an originally expected 8%.

Updated Jan 31, 2025, 1:19 p.m. Published Jan 31, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

What to know:

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR).

MicroStrategy's (MSTR) initial attempt to expand its capital raising activities via perpetual preferred stock appeared to have been met with strong demand.

The company more than doubled the $250 million it was looking to raise, selling 7.3 million shares of STRK (the ticker for the new series) at $80 each, and coming away with $563.4 million after expenses.

The new pricing raises the dividend yield to 10% from an initially expected 8%, a move that's likely to increase investor demand.

Funds will be used to acquire more bitcoin (BTC).

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