STRC dividend switch could boost Bitcoin holdings and lift MSTR to $385
US-based TD Cowen says the STRC dividend switch at Strategy (MSTR) could support both shareholders and Bitcoin treasury exposure. Strategy has proposed changing STRC preferred share dividends from monthly to twice per month, aiming to accelerate capital reinvestment and improve liquidity.
Analysts Lance Vitanza and Jonnathan Navarrete frame STRC as a more price-stable preferred equity vehicle that can help Strategy keep accumulating Bitcoin with less reliance on traditional funding. Voting runs until June 8, with the new STRC dividend payments starting July 15.
TD Cowen also adjusted its MSTR outlook: it lowered the price target to $350 earlier in the month, then revised it up to $385 on Monday. MSTR shares were around $168, down more than 44% over six months. TD Cowen adds that STRC dividend switch amendments may raise the NAV premium as Bitcoin inflows increase and improve capital flexibility for higher Bitcoin returns.
The report notes a “feedback loop” effect: STRC’s launch encouraged further Bitcoin purchases and may increase investor interest for other firms using similar treasury models. Strive (ASST) is cited as running a comparable structure (SATA preferred shares linked to STRC-like acquisitions). TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” stance on ASST with a $26 target.
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Bullish
The news is broadly bullish because it links a specific STRC dividend switch to potentially higher capital availability and stronger Bitcoin inflows for Strategy (MSTR). If dividends shift to twice-monthly payouts while the company’s stated goal is faster capital reinvestment, it can reduce funding frictions for recurring Bitcoin accumulation—an ingredient that historically supports premium/rerating narratives in Bitcoin treasury equities.
Short term, the revised MSTR target to $385 (after being cut to $350) can attract incremental equity/derivatives attention from traders, especially when the stock has already sold off (down >44% in six months). The market may front-run the June 8 vote and July 15 implementation window, pushing expectations around NAV premium expansion.
Longer term, TD Cowen’s emphasis on a “feedback loop” (STRC enabling more Bitcoin buys, which then attracts more investor interest and capital access) resembles prior cycles where structured yield/financing vehicles increased institutional demand for Bitcoin exposure. However, because this is a proposal and the actual dividend mechanics depend on approval, near-term volatility around the vote date is likely.