MicroStrategy (MSTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides MicroStrategy Support that helps customers achieve their system availability and usage goals through highly responsive troubleshooting and assistance; MicroStrategy Consulting, which provides architecture and implementation services to help customers realize their desired results; and MicroStrategy Education that offers free and paid learning options. In addition, it engages in the development of bitcoin. The company offers its services through direct sales force and channel partners. It serves the U.S. government, state and local governments, and government agencies, as well as a range of industries, including retail, banking, technology, manufacturing, insurance, consulting, healthcare, telecommunications, and the public sector. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $237.00 to $252.88
• 50-Day Range: $114.30 to $258.24
• 52-Week Range: $41.01 to $267.89
• Volume: 21.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $43.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $220.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

MicroStrategy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MicroStrategy scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 223rd out of 670 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

MicroStrategy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MicroStrategy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MicroStrategy is -175.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MicroStrategy is -175.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MicroStrategy has a P/B Ratio of 19.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.68% of the outstanding shares of MicroStrategy have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MicroStrategy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MicroStrategy has recently decreased by 3.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

MicroStrategy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

MicroStrategy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.20

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.68% of the outstanding shares of MicroStrategy have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MicroStrategy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MicroStrategy has recently decreased by 3.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

MicroStrategy has a news sentiment score of 0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for MicroStrategy this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

169 people have searched for MSTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 213% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

112 people have added MicroStrategy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 239% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MicroStrategy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,950,265.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.18% of the stock of MicroStrategy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.03% of the stock of MicroStrategy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MSTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MSTR shares performed this year?

MicroStrategy's stock was trading at $63.1620 at the start of the year. Since then, MSTR shares have increased by 287.1% and is now trading at $244.50.
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How were MicroStrategy's earnings last quarter?

MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The software maker reported ($1.56) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by $1.44. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 10.3% on a year-over-year basis.

When did MicroStrategy's stock split?

MicroStrategy shares split on the morning of Thursday, August 8th 2024. The 10-1 split was announced on Thursday, August 8th 2024. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, August 8th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 1,000 shares after the split.

Does MicroStrategy have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of MicroStrategy: Macro1 LLC, MacroStrategy LLC, MicroStrategy Administration Corporation, MicroStrategy Austria GmbH, MicroStrategy Belgium BVBA, MicroStrategy Benelux B.V., MicroStrategy Brasil Ltda., and others.

Who are MicroStrategy's major shareholders?

MicroStrategy's top institutional shareholders include IMC Chicago LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, National Pension Service (0.14%) and International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Timothy Edwin Lang, Leslie J Rechan, Phong Le, Andrew Kang, Wei-Ming Shao, Jeanine Montgomery, Stephen X Graham, Jarrod M Patten, Michael J Saylor and Carl J Rickertsen.
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How do I buy shares of MicroStrategy?

Shares of MSTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of MicroStrategy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MicroStrategy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Adobe (ADBE) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Today: 10/31/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MSTR
• CUSIP: 59497240
• CIK: 1050446
• Web: www.microstrategy.com
• Phone: (703) 848-8600
• Fax: 703-848-8610
• Employees: 1,934
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $220.00
• High Stock Price Target: $290.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $173.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.3960)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $429.12 million
• Net Margins: -43.69%
• Pretax Margin: -108.90%
• Return on Equity: -14.72%
• Return on Assets: -5.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.31
• Current Ratio: 0.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $496.26 million
• Price / Sales: 88.39
• Cash Flow: $3.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 82.34
• Book Value: $12.84 per share
• Price / Book: 19.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 177,370,000
• Free Float: 153,996,000
• Market Cap: $43.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.11