Morgan Stanley raises target for MARA stock from USD 6.00 to USD 11.00

Published on 10/02/2026 at 00:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

For MARA stock, the second-quarter loss was USD 1.60 per share. Revenue fell 26.70 percent year over year to USD 174.88 million.

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MARA Holdings (ISIN US5657881067) is tied to Morgan Stanley's target increase from USD 6.00 to USD 11.00 on September 18, 2026, as MarketBeat reports. The move gives investors a clear split between a higher analyst target and sharply negative recent earnings.

Target rises as results weaken

The Morgan Stanley action lifted the target by USD 5.00, or 83.33 percent, from its prior USD 6.00 level. The same report identifies the rating as Underweight, keeping the higher target separate from a positive analyst stance.

MARA's second-quarter 2026 revenue was USD 174.88 million, down 26.70 percent from the year-earlier period, while diluted loss per share reached USD 1.60. MarketBeat said the loss missed the USD 0.17 consensus estimate by USD 1.77 and revenue missed the USD 209.44 million estimate by USD 34.56 million.

Revenue pressure sets the risk profile

The earnings gap matters because it combines a lower sales base with a large per-share loss. The quarterly revenue decline and the USD 1.77 earnings shortfall create a tougher operating backdrop than the average USD 19.20 analyst target alone suggests.

MARA operates Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure assets, including data centers and energy systems. Its business model links revenue and profitability to digital-asset conditions, power costs and the efficiency of its computing infrastructure, making the second-quarter loss an important counterweight to the higher Morgan Stanley target.

Nasdaq range sets the frame

MARA was last at USD 11.21 on Nasdaq on October 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Its 52-week range was USD 6.66 to USD 23.45, while market capitalization stood at USD 4.3 billion on the same date. The stock therefore sat USD 12.24 below its yearly high, a 52.20 percent gap calculated against the USD 23.45 high.