OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Purchases Shares of 2,937 Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)

OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC bought a new stake in shares of Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,937 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $851,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Riverview Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Strategy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Strategy in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Strategy by 855.6% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 86 shares of the software maker's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC purchased a new position in Strategy during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Strategy by 422.2% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 94 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. 59.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on MSTR shares. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Strategy from $421.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Compass Point upgraded Strategy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Strategy from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $220.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. BTIG Research restated a "buy" rating on shares of Strategy in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Mizuho began coverage on Strategy in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $515.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $514.42.

Insider Transactions at Strategy

In related news, EVP Wei-Ming Shao sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.00, for a total value of $3,150,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,597 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,338,055. This trade represents a 48.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Leslie J. Rechan sold 15,000 shares of Strategy stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.90, for a total transaction of $5,038,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 4,970 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,669,423. This trade represents a 75.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 8,000 shares of company stock valued at $680,000 and sold 41,198 shares valued at $13,901,970. Insiders own 9.16% of the company's stock.

Strategy Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSTR traded up $2.77 during trading on Friday, reaching $399.80. The stock had a trading volume of 12,343,405 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,076,202. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $328.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $333.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Strategy Incorporated has a one year low of $102.40 and a one year high of $543.00. The company has a market capitalization of $109.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -70.97 and a beta of 3.79.

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The software maker reported ($16.49) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($16.47). Strategy had a negative net margin of 251.73% and a negative return on equity of 19.01%. The firm had revenue of $111.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.83) earnings per share. Strategy's revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Strategy Profile

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.