By Kristi Waterworth

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MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) is one of the leading Bitcoin miners in the cryptocurrency space, holding nearly 51,000 BTC as it produces about 700 each month. Despite a history of volatility for its stock, many analysts are bullish, especially as Bitcoin continues to command premium prices.

Below, we’ll take a close look at how MARA Holdings stock is performing today, where its valuation stands, and where experts think it may be headed in 2025, 2026, and 2030. You’ll find projections from Wall Street analysts and independent models, along with an overview of the key trends, possible risks, and different opinions shaping MARA’s future.

MARA Holdings Current Stock Overview

Market Cap: $5.91 BillionTrailing P/E Ratio: 8.52Forward P/E Ratio: 40.651-Year Return: -7%2025 Year to Date: -5% but stable since early August.

MARA Holdings is trading near $16 a share as of September 2025 and has been hovering around that level for nearly a month, which is unusual considering the stock’s ups and downs. Its trailing P/E is 8.52, but its forward P/E is 40.65, pointing to higher past earnings and lower anticipated future earnings, given that shares were trading near the same level in August 2024.

As a dedicated Bitcoin miner, MARA Holdings may stand to benefit from a more regulated cryptocurrency environment as the United States moves to develop rules governing the asset class. Currently, major impacts are coming mainly from the volatility of Bitcoin itself, since the majority of MARA’s value comes from its BTC holdings.

Debt is a serious consideration for the company, with an increase of $2.6 billion in the last year alone. Expenditures have been used to acquire facilities to fuel growth, including a wind farm in Texas. Other commitments to computer infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities could pay off for long-term investors.

Analysts are bullish, with five out of six rating MARA as a Buy, according to Benzinga, with a consensus price target of $20.40. Analysts like Piper Sandler, Macquarie, and Cantor Fitzgerald anticipate an upside of over 60%, with Cantor Fitzgerald forecasting 145%. None of the analysts anticipate a downside.

Quick Snapshot Table of Predictions

The forecast range in this table is based on algorithmic projections provided by CoinCodex. These models use historical price trends, volatility patterns and moving averages to estimate future stock prices over multiple time horizons.

Bull & Bear Case

When considering any stock, it’s important to look at both bull and bear cases. For MARA, whose primary business revolves around a volatile asset class like cryptocurrency, it’s vital to understand its pros and cons well before investing.

Deep investments in operational capacity have led to significant EPS growth of 427% for 2025, notably higher than a 3-year average of 44.64%Increasing efficiency has also led to revenue growth of 97.91% versus a 3-year average of 59.28%Net profit margins of over 85% put MARA Holdings in the top of its industry, as well as giving it room to allow for Bitcoin value pullback.

The volatile nature of cryptocurrencies as a whole may be supporting MARA Holdings’ profitability in an unsustainable fashion. Bitcoin has increased in value from $20k to over $100k in the last three years, but there is no guarantee it will continue its upward trajectory.The DCF analysis using EPS places the fair value of MARA at just $0.43 per share. The stock is at serious risk of being greatly overvalued.MARA Holding’s debt load has increased by $2.65 billion, or 685%, this year. If debt can’t be handled responsibly, the company’s future is in question.

MARA Holdings Stock Price Prediction for 2025

Forecast Range: $15.35 – $19.35

Forecasters predict an average share price of $16.38 for the remainder of 2025, with a low of $15.35 and a high of $19.35. Although Bitcoin prices are up, they haven’t risen nearly as much as past years, with BTC leveling out after a rebound in May. However, MARA Holdings has resilience built into its model, with high profit margins that are capable of absorbing some amount of stagnation or even deflation in the value of Bitcoin.

MARA Holdings Stock Price Prediction for 2026

Forecast Range: $12.78 – $15.55

Longer-term forecasts can be difficult with cryptocurrency miners, but they’re made especially challenging by pending legislation that could serve to legitimize Bitcoin further, which could increase its demand and value. If this happens, the average share price of $13.85 predicted for 2026 may be too low. But even if the regulatory environment stabilizes, MARA Holdings still needs to get a handle on its debt load, or the forecasted low of $12.78 may be too high.

MARA Holdings Stock Price Prediction for 2030

Forecast Range: $1.15 – $28.13

Although sentiment is in favor of MARA Holdings right now, the longer-term picture is much harder to see, with various factors in flux that are confounding price forecasting. Bitcoin price, future regulatory environments, and even the cost of electricity due to tariffs on power coming in from other nations may affect the company’s overall financial picture. A balanced CAGR model (8% to 12% annualized) based on today’s price, however, suggests that it’s possible for MARA to close 2030 between $23.45 and $28.13. Low-end forecasters see prices as low as $1.15.

Investment Considerations

Investors looking to get exposure to Bitcoin without directly investing in the cryptocurrency may be suited for this pure-play miner. MARA is still a very speculative stock and will likely remain so for some time. This is due to a number of factors outside of the company’s control, including the overall costs of operating data centers long term, the value of Bitcoin as MARA Holdings continues to mine, and a risk of coin value dilution as more coins are introduced into the crypto ecosystem.

However, if the regulatory environment is friendly to Bitcoin in the short term, MARA may become a stock that feels much safer and more normalized as 2030 approaches. Right now, Bitcoin miners are on the fringe of the tech world, but with appropriate legislation, they could easily become mainstream, which would increase confidence in the stock from a wider range of investors.