Vista Investment Partners II LLC purchased a new position in MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 16,962 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $4,913,000. MicroStrategy makes up about 2.9% of Vista Investment Partners II LLC's holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 990.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,766,283 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $465,573,000 after purchasing an additional 2,512,645 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 971.3% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 639,707 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $107,855,000 after purchasing an additional 579,994 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 587.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 664,261 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $111,994,000 after purchasing an additional 567,628 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 904.7% during the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 468,200 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $78,939,000 after purchasing an additional 421,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 262.8% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 570,217 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $165,146,000 after purchasing an additional 413,028 shares in the last quarter. 59.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently weighed in on MSTR. Mizuho began coverage on shares of MicroStrategy 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 shares of MicroStrategy in a research report on Friday, February 7th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $560.00 price target for the company. Compass Point raised shares of MicroStrategy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price target on shares of MicroStrategy in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of MicroStrategy in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $536.90.
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MicroStrategy Stock Performance
Shares of MicroStrategy stock traded down $47.91 on Monday, hitting $239.27. 31,334,814 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 18,864,701. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $324.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $279.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.58 billion, a PE ratio of -42.48 and a beta of 3.36. MicroStrategy Incorporated 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.
MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The software maker reported ($3.20) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($3.07). MicroStrategy had a negative net margin of 251.73% and a negative return on equity of 19.01%.
MicroStrategy Profile
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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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