MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) Stake Boosted by Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC

Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR - Free Report) by 73.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,035 shares of the software maker's stock after acquiring an additional 2,565 shares during the period. MicroStrategy comprises approximately 3.0% of Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in MicroStrategy were worth $3,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MSTR. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in MicroStrategy by 90.0% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,874 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,815,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares during the last quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services acquired a new stake in MicroStrategy in the 4th quarter valued at about $6,566,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in MicroStrategy in the 4th quarter valued at about $12,367,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,126,980 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $369,965,000 after buying an additional 103,107 shares during the period. Finally, RIA Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MicroStrategy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,118,000. Institutional investors own 72.03% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of MicroStrategy to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, March 18th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $1,560.00 to $1,450.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $1,810.00 price target on shares of MicroStrategy in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. BTIG Research lifted their price target on shares of MicroStrategy from $780.00 to $1,800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 5th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $1,875.00 price objective on shares of MicroStrategy in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,733.75.

MicroStrategy Trading Up 3.4 %

MSTR stock traded up $41.97 on Friday, hitting $1,282.38. 881,462 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,592,514. MicroStrategy Incorporated has a twelve month low of $266.00 and a twelve month high of $1,999.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The business's fifty day moving average is $1,351.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $813.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.51 and a beta of 2.89.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The software maker reported $5.62 earnings per share for the quarter. MicroStrategy had a net margin of 86.47% and a return on equity of 42.81%. The business had revenue of $124.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.90 million.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MicroStrategy news, Chairman Michael J. Saylor sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $507.91, for a total transaction of $2,539,550.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, Chairman Michael J. Saylor sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $507.91, for a total transaction of $2,539,550.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Phong Le sold 10,000 shares of MicroStrategy stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $861.24, for a total transaction of $8,612,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 595 shares of the company's stock, valued at $512,437.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 117,452 shares of company stock valued at $122,745,797. Company insiders own 13.18% of the company's stock.

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.