MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) Shares Up 1.1% - Still a Buy?

MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report)'s stock price was up 1.1% on Thursday . The company traded as high as $356.11 and last traded at $345.07. Approximately 4,481,361 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 76% from the average daily volume of 18,885,936 shares. The stock had previously closed at $341.25.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BTIG Research increased their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $290.00 to $570.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of MicroStrategy in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Maxim Group boosted their price objective on MicroStrategy from $193.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays raised their target price on MicroStrategy from $275.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Mizuho started coverage on MicroStrategy in a report on Wednesday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $515.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, MicroStrategy currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $483.22.

MicroStrategy Trading Down 0.3 %

The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $81.50 billion, a PE ratio of -161.41 and a beta of 3.25. The company's 50-day moving average is $362.51 and its 200 day moving average is $247.80.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The software maker reported ($1.56) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($1.44). The business had revenue of $116.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $121.45 million. MicroStrategy had a negative return on equity of 17.31% and a negative net margin of 87.05%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($8.98) EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Stephen X. Graham sold 20,000 shares of MicroStrategy stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.36, for a total transaction of $9,027,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,970 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,145,979.20. This trade represents a 74.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Jeanine Montgomery sold 752 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.45, for a total value of $242,482.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 6,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,069,484.10. The trade was a 10.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 102,000 shares of company stock worth $32,259,177. 9.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MicroStrategy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in MicroStrategy by 746.2% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 20,647 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $3,481,000 after acquiring an additional 18,207 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of MicroStrategy in the 3rd quarter valued at $254,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in MicroStrategy by 979.8% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,727 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,134,000 after purchasing an additional 6,104 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in MicroStrategy by 782.8% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,255 shares of the software maker's stock worth $717,000 after buying an additional 3,773 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC raised its holdings in MicroStrategy by 10,398.4% during the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 224,245 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $37,808,000 after buying an additional 222,109 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.84% of the company's stock.

About MicroStrategy

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.

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