Shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR – Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $220.00.
MSTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of MicroStrategy from $2,890.00 to $290.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. BTIG Research upped their target price on shares of MicroStrategy from $180.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of MicroStrategy in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $194.00 target price on the stock. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd.
Read Our Latest Stock Report on MSTR
Insider Activity
Hedge Funds Weigh In On MicroStrategy
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MSTR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 34.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,553,048 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,647,263,000 after purchasing an additional 401,071 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 224,965.1% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 238,569 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $40,223,000 after purchasing an additional 238,463 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,791,564 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,053,828,000 after purchasing an additional 232,667 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 827.3% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 225,531 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $38,025,000 after purchasing an additional 201,210 shares during the period. Finally, Strong Tower Advisory Services raised its stake in MicroStrategy by 990.0% during the 3rd quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services now owns 160,668 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $27,089,000 after acquiring an additional 145,928 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.03% of the company’s stock.
MicroStrategy Stock Up 0.3 %
NASDAQ:MSTR opened at $219.70 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $153.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $147.96. The company has a market capitalization of $38.97 billion, a PE ratio of -32.79 and a beta of 3.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 0.47 and a quick ratio of 0.47. MicroStrategy has a 1-year low of $34.61 and a 1-year high of $227.15.
MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The software maker reported ($0.57) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by ($0.48). The business had revenue of $111.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $121.99 million. MicroStrategy had a negative return on equity of 14.72% and a negative net margin of 43.69%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.15 earnings per share.
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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