Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $508.09.

MSTR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on Strategy from $510.00 to $409.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Mizuho assumed coverage on shares of Strategy in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $515.00 price target for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods began coverage on Strategy in a research report on Friday, February 7th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $560.00 price target for the company. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Strategy from $515.00 to $421.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Maxim Group boosted their target price on shares of Strategy from $480.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Strategy

In other Strategy news, EVP Wei-Ming Shao purchased 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $85.00 per share, with a total value of $42,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 500 shares in the company, valued at $42,500. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Leslie J. Rechan sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.90, for a total value of $5,038,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 4,970 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,669,423. This trade represents a 75.11 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have bought 8,000 shares of company stock worth $680,000 and have sold 22,998 shares worth $7,671,926. Company insiders own 9.16% of the company's stock.

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Institutional Trading of Strategy

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Strategy by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,047,625 shares of the software maker's stock worth $881,470,000 after purchasing an additional 281,342 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Strategy in the fourth quarter worth $523,981,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Strategy by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,076,185 shares of the software maker's stock worth $311,685,000 after buying an additional 210,997 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in shares of Strategy by 25.4% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 802,464 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $232,410,000 after acquiring an additional 162,757 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Strategy by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 761,776 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $220,626,000 after purchasing an additional 97,515 shares in the last quarter. 59.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Strategy Price Performance

MSTR stock traded up $10.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $310.00. The stock had a trading volume of 2,735,454 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,766,701. The stock has a market cap of $79.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.03 and a beta of 3.46. The company's 50 day moving average price is $295.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $306.65. Strategy has a 1-year low of $101.00 and a 1-year high of $543.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.71.

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

About Strategy

Strategy Incorporated, formerly known as MicroStrategy, provides artificial intelligence-powered enterprise analytics software and services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers Strategy ONE, a platform that allows non-technical users to access novel and actionable insights for decision-making, and Strategy Cloud for Government, which provides always-on threat monitoring designed to meet the strict technical and regulatory standards of governments and financial institutions.