We recently compiled a list of the 12 Trending AI Stocks on Latest News and Ratings.In this article, we are going to take a look at where MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) stands against the other trending AI stocks.
DeepSeek may have astounded the tech world following its emergence, but not everyone seems to be a fan. In the latest news report, Reuters reported that South Korea’s industry ministry temporarily blocked access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns. The government urges caution on generative AI services, particularly calling out ministries and agencies about using AI services such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek at work.
State-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power reported blocking the use of AI services including DeepSeek earlier this month. The defense ministry has done the same for its computers that are for military use, reported officials. Yonhap News Agency has further reported restricting access to DeepSeek in computers that connect to external networks. South Korea, however, isn’t the only country that despises DeepSeek for its security vulnerabilities.
BBC has also reported on the matter, stating that Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices and systems. The country is concerned over the security risk the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup poses. Its government further insisted that the ban comes not because the startup is Chinese, but because of the “unacceptable risk” it poses to national security. The move specifically requires government entities to “prevent the use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications, and web services”, as well as remove any previously installed, on any government system or device. As a result, a wide range of workers won’t be able to use DeepSeek in the country.
Similarly, the US Navy has also banned the use of DeepSeek, as reported by CNBC last week. The Navy reportedly said that DeepSeek’s AI was not to be used “in any capacity” due to “potential security and ethical concerns associated with the model’s origin and usage.”
“We would like to bring to your attention a critical update regarding a new AI model called DeepSeek,” The memo said it’s “imperative” that team members do not use DeepSeek’s AI “for any work-related tasks or personal use.”
For this article, we selected AI stocks by going through news articles, stock analysis, and press releases. These stocks are also popular among hedge funds.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).
Is MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) the Unstoppable Stock to Buy in 2025?
A software engineer wearing a headset, collaborating with a remote team on a project.
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 25
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR), offers AI-powered enterprise analytics software and services. It is the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin and the world’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company. On February 5, the company announced that it had changed its name to Strategy, reflecting on Bitcoin and AI as the two transformative technologies of the industry. Strategy will continue to trade under the ticker MSTR. The company reported financial results for the fourth quarter of its 2024 fiscal year on the same day. It reported a loss of $3.03 per share, compared to earnings of 50 cents last year. Revenue also declined 3% to $120.7 million. The consecutive quarterly loss stems from booking an impairment charge on its stockpile of the cryptocurrency. The company booked impairment losses from digital assets of $1.01 billion in the quarter, as compared with $39.2 million a year ago.
“Earlier today, we announced that we are now Strategy, a new name that powerfully and succinctly conveys the universal and global appeal of our company. Strategy is at the cutting edge of innovation, championing the two most transformative technologies of the 21st century: Bitcoin and AI. We have completed $20 billion of our $42 billion capital plan, significantly ahead of our initial timelines, while leading the digital transformation of capital in the financial markets. Looking ahead to the rest of 2025, we are well-positioned to further enhance shareholder value by leveraging the strong support from institutional and retail investors for our strategic plan”.
Strategy has been splurging on cryptocurrency and also announced plans to raise even more funding.
“The fourth quarter of 2024 marked our largest ever increase in quarterly bitcoin holdings, culminating in the acquisition of 218,887 bitcoins acquired for $20.5 billion, since the end of Q3. We carried this strong momentum forward into Q1, raising an additional $584 million through the launch and upsize of the inaugural STRK convertible preferred offering which was supported by both institutional and retail investors. 2025 will take our evolution further with the introduction of the BTC $ Gain KPI and when we adopt fair value accounting for our bitcoin holdings with our Q1 results, transforming our financial results and bringing more transparency to the value generation and profitability of our treasury operations”.
Overall MSTR ranks 9th on our list of the trending AI stocks on latest news and ratings. While we acknowledge the potential of MSTR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than MSTR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
