On August 7, MARA Holdings fell 8.12% in regular trading, trading at $9.805/share, with turnover of $151 million. The decline was driven by the company's Q2 earnings report released after market close, which significantly missed Wall Street expectations on both top and bottom lines.

Specifically, MARA reported a Q2 loss of $1.60 per diluted share, far worse than the analyst consensus estimate ranging from a loss of $0.06 to earnings of $0.26. Revenue came in at $174.9 million, down 26.7% year-over-year from $238.5 million, missing the FactSet consensus estimate of approximately $209.4 million. This marks the second consecutive quarter of severe underperformance, following Q1 results that showed an 18% revenue decline and a net loss of $1.3 billion driven by bitcoin price depreciation and large-scale BTC sales.

Adding to investor concerns, Morgan Stanley maintains an Underweight rating on the stock with a $7 price target, well below the analyst mean target of $17.78. While the company has pursued strategic growth initiatives including a $1.52 billion Long Ridge Energy acquisition and a Texas data infrastructure campus, near-term profitability remains under significant pressure.

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