MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmark

MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmark


MicroStrategy could boost earnings by over $3 billion if it chooses to adopt new standards, the report said. Benchmark said if the company reports positive earnings it meets the final condition for S&P 500 inclusion. This would boost MicroStrategy’s valuation as index funds would be forced to buy the stock, the broker said.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) could surprise Wall Street analysts and report better-than-expected earnings if the software company chooses to adopt new accounting standards, a move that means it could qualify for inclusion in America’s most important stock index, the S&P 500, broker Benchmark said in a research report on Thursday.

The company will report results for

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