B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Purchases 3,144 Shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its stake in MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR - Free Report) by 87.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,754 shares of the software maker's stock after buying an additional 3,144 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in MicroStrategy were worth $1,956,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSTR. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in MicroStrategy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of MicroStrategy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of MicroStrategy by 422.2% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 94 shares of the software maker's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of MicroStrategy during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC grew its stake in MicroStrategy by 208.8% during the fourth quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 105 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.84% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSTR has been the subject of several research reports. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price objective on shares of MicroStrategy in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Mizuho assumed coverage on MicroStrategy in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $515.00 price target for the company. Compass Point raised MicroStrategy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Barclays lowered their target price on MicroStrategy from $515.00 to $421.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of MicroStrategy from $613.00 to $619.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, MicroStrategy presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $508.09.

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MicroStrategy Trading Up 4.0 %

Shares of MSTR traded up $11.33 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $293.61. The stock had a trading volume of 24,786,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,846,236. The stock's 50 day moving average is $305.50 and its 200 day moving average is $301.77. The firm has a market cap of $75.56 billion, a PE ratio of -52.12 and a beta of 3.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.65. MicroStrategy Incorporated has a 1 year low of $101.00 and a 1 year high of $543.00.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The software maker reported ($3.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.13) by ($3.07). MicroStrategy had a negative return on equity of 19.01% and a negative net margin of 251.73%.

Insider Activity

In other MicroStrategy news, Director Leslie J. Rechan sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.90, for a total value of $5,038,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 4,970 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,669,423. This represents a 75.11 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Andrew Kang sold 2,185 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $329.26, for a total value of $719,433.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 15,215 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,009,690.90. The trade was a 12.56 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 8,000 shares of company stock valued at $680,000 and have sold 22,998 shares valued at $7,671,926. Insiders own 9.16% of the company's stock.

MicroStrategy Profile

MicroStrategy Incorporated provides artificial intelligence-powered enterprise analytics software and services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers MicroStrategy ONE, which provides non-technical users with the ability to directly access novel and actionable insights for decision-making; and MicroStrategy Cloud for Government service, which offers always-on threat monitoring that meets the rigorous technical and regulatory needs of governments and financial institutions.