Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts
Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) has received a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from 18 analysts. The average 12-month price target is $485.80. Recent analyst actions include HC Wainwright lowering their target to $475 and Cantor Fitzgerald to $560. The stock opened at $170.50, with a market cap of $48.99 billion. Recent earnings exceeded expectations with $8.42 EPS. Insider trading includes significant purchases and sales. Institutional investors have adjusted their positions in the company.
Shares of Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $485.80.
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A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on MSTR shares. HC Wainwright lowered their price target on Strategy from $521.00 to $475.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on shares of Strategy from $697.00 to $560.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Strategy in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. They set a "buy" rating and a $485.00 target price for the company. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Strategy in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Strategy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th.
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MSTR stock opened at $170.50 on Friday. Strategy has a one year low of $166.31 and a one year high of $457.22. The firm has a market cap of $48.99 billion, a PE ratio of 15.01 and a beta of 3.87. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $284.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $349.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68.
Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The software maker reported $8.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $8.52. Strategy had a return on equity of 18.83% and a net margin of 1,036.61%.The company had revenue of $128.69 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $116.65 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($1.56) earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Strategy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 80.000-80.000 EPS.
Insider Buying and Selling
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In other news, Director Jarrod M. Patten purchased 12,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, October 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $96.88 per share, for a total transaction of $1,162,560.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 29,335 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,841,974.80. This trade represents a 69.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Wei-Ming Shao sold 2,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.02, for a total value of $525,252.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 32,726 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,611,306.52. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders acquired 36,399 shares of company stock worth $3,539,220 and sold 53,177 shares worth $17,122,166. 8.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of Strategy
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Strategy in the third quarter valued at approximately $6,129,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its position in Strategy by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 6,719 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $2,165,000 after buying an additional 877 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Strategy by 210.8% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,349 shares of the software maker's stock worth $435,000 after acquiring an additional 915 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Strategy by 26.8% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 12,561 shares of the software maker's stock worth $4,047,000 after acquiring an additional 2,657 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Strategy by 26.6% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,199 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $708,000 after acquiring an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.84% of the company's stock.
About Strategy
(Get Free Report)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.
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