MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) Shares Up 5.8% – Still a Buy?

Posted by Brian Himes on Aug 27th, 2026

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report)’s stock price was up 5.8% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $12.15 and last traded at $11.83. 48,272,800 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 4% from the average session volume of 46,406,332 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.18.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on MARA shares. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of MARA in a research note on Friday, August 7th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of MARA in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of MARA from $16.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of MARA from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Citizens Jmp assumed coverage on shares of MARA in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued a “market outperform” rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MARA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.78.

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MARA Stock Up 8.2%

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $11.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a PE ratio of -1.33 and a beta of 5.40.

MARA (NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The business services provider reported ($1.60) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by ($1.77). MARA had a negative net margin of 429.71% and a negative return on equity of 26.05%. The business had revenue of $174.88 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $209.44 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.84 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 26.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that MARA Holdings will post -1.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MARA news, General Counsel Zabi Nowaid sold 8,376 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.00, for a total value of $100,512.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 898,780 shares in the company, valued at $10,785,360. This represents a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Salman Hassan Khan sold 16,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.21, for a total value of $147,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 377,066 shares in the company, valued at $3,472,777.86. This trade represents a 4.07% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 109,386 shares of company stock valued at $1,332,889. Company insiders own 0.97% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MARA

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MARA. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in MARA by 315.5% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 166,571 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,359,000 after buying an additional 126,482 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in MARA by 28.9% in the 4th quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 427,726 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,841,000 after acquiring an additional 95,970 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in MARA by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 46,706,277 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $419,422,000 after acquiring an additional 1,394,559 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB purchased a new stake in shares of MARA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $831,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of MARA by 56.2% during the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 213,066 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,913,000 after acquiring an additional 76,670 shares in the last quarter. 44.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MARA Company Profile

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MARA Holdings, Inc is an energy and digital infrastructure company whose core business is Bitcoin mining. Headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Florida, the company operates large-scale computing infrastructure designed to convert energy into high-value compute workloads.