MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) shares were up 7.4% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $283.80 and last traded at $282.75. Approximately 6,174,477 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 67% from the average daily volume of 18,563,012 shares. The stock had previously closed at $263.26.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on MSTR shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $600.00 price target on shares of MicroStrategy in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $650.00 price target on shares of MicroStrategy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. BTIG Research lifted their price target on shares of MicroStrategy from $290.00 to $570.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of MicroStrategy from $510.00 to $409.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Maxim Group lifted their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $480.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $536.90.
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MicroStrategy Trading Up 13.0 %
The firm has a market capitalization of $76.56 billion, a PE ratio of -52.81 and a beta of 3.36. The firm's fifty day moving average is $321.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $281.99. 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 (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The software maker reported ($3.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($3.07). MicroStrategy had a negative return on equity of 19.01% and a negative net margin of 251.73%.
Institutional Trading of MicroStrategy
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in MicroStrategy by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,047,625 shares of the software maker's stock worth $881,470,000 after acquiring an additional 281,342 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in MicroStrategy in the fourth quarter worth about $523,981,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in MicroStrategy by 24.4% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,076,185 shares of the software maker's stock worth $311,685,000 after acquiring an additional 210,997 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in MicroStrategy by 25.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 802,464 shares of the software maker's stock worth $232,410,000 after acquiring an additional 162,757 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in MicroStrategy by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 761,776 shares of the software maker's stock worth $220,626,000 after acquiring an additional 97,515 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.84% of the company's stock.
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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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