Strategy lifts STRC dividend to 11.5% as MSTR extends monthly losing streak to 8
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Strategy increased the STRC preferred stock dividend to 11.5% to stabilize its price near $100, while its common stock MSTR fell 14% in February, extending a losing streak to eight months amid bitcoin's decline.
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What to know:
- Strategy raised the dividend on its perpetual preferred stock, STRC, by 25 basis points to 11.50%.
- The company's common stock, MSTR, fell 14% in February, marking its eighth consecutive monthly decline.
- Strategy raised the dividend on its perpetual preferred stock, STRC, by 25 basis points to 11.50%.
- The company's common stock, MSTR, fell 14% in February, marking its eighth consecutive monthly decline.
Leading bitcoin BTC$67,086.98 treasury company Strategy has again raised the dividend on its STRC ("Stretch") preferred series.
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the firm lifted the annualized payout by 25 basis points to 11.5%.
While STRC to this point has performed as hoped by the company — continuing to trade in a tight range close to $100 — Strategy's common stock, MSTR, has floundered alongside the price of bitcoin.
MSTR closed February with its eighth consecutive monthly decline, falling 14% as bitcoin tumbled nearly 20%.
Stretch is meant for steady income
Strategy describes STRC as a short-duration, high-yield savings account. This latest dividend increase marks the seventh since STRC began trading in July 2025.
A perpetual preferred stock that pays monthly cash distributions, the STRC dividend rate is set each month to help the shares trade close to their $100 par value and to limit price volatility. STRC closed at $100 on Friday but had traded somewhat below that level during part of February's brutal month for crypto, necessitating the payout boost.
- A bitcoin market bottom could be nearing, potentially as soon as next month, when priced in gold, according to Mercado Bitcoin's analysis.
- Historically, bitcoin bear markets have lasted 12-13 months, suggesting a potential downturn until late 2026 if priced in USD.
- Global uncertainty, rising tensions, and capital rotation into gold have contributed to BTC’s weakness relative to gold.
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