MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• MicroStrategy has updated its earnings guidance for FY 2025, expecting earnings per share of $80.00, significantly higher than the consensus estimate of -$16.13.
• Wall Street analysts generally maintain a positive outlook on MicroStrategy, with multiple firms raising their price targets, and the stock receiving an average rating of "Moderate Buy".
• The company's stock has shown strong volatility, trading around $401.86 with a market cap of $109.87 billion and a one-year high of $543.00.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 80.000-80.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of -16.129. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

MicroStrategy Trading Down 8.8%

Shares of MicroStrategy stock traded down $35.23 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $366.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 21,707,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,748,176. MicroStrategy has a twelve month low of $102.40 and a twelve month high of $543.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $395.08 and a 200-day moving average of $352.85. The stock has a market cap of $100.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.81 and a beta of 3.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.66.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The software maker reported ($16.49) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($16.47). MicroStrategy had a negative net margin of 1,160.72% and a negative return on equity of 37.64%. The business had revenue of $111.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.66 million. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.83) EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on MSTR shares. Benchmark boosted their price objective on MicroStrategy from $650.00 to $705.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their price objective on MicroStrategy from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of MicroStrategy in a report on Monday, July 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on MicroStrategy from $614.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on MicroStrategy from $590.00 to $680.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $546.58.

Insider Activity at MicroStrategy

In other MicroStrategy news, CAO Jeanine Montgomery acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $90.00 per share, with a total value of $450,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at $450,000. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Andrew Kang acquired 2,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $90.00 per share, with a total value of $252,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 2,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $252,000. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 268,132 shares of company stock worth $24,169,295 and have sold 172,971 shares worth $70,540,378. Company insiders own 8.46% of the company's stock.

About MicroStrategy

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.