Yousif Capital Management LLC Buys 121 Shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)

Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) by 6.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,036 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 121 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in MicroStrategy were worth $590,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,120 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 38.2% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 141 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Masso Torrence Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Masso Torrence Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,055 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $885,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,083 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $603,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Means Investment CO. Inc. increased its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Means Investment CO. Inc. now owns 3,159 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $915,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.84% of the company’s stock.

MicroStrategy Price Performance

MSTR stock opened at $337.73 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $349.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $262.49. MicroStrategy Incorporated has a 12-month low of $66.43 and a 12-month high of $543.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -59.96 and a beta of 3.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The software maker reported ($3.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by ($3.07). MicroStrategy had a negative net margin of 251.73% and a negative return on equity of 19.01%.

Insider Transactions at MicroStrategy

In other news, Director Stephen X. Graham sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $451.36, for a total transaction of $9,027,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,970 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,145,979.20. The trade was a 74.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 9.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on MSTR shares. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of MicroStrategy from $515.00 to $421.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Maxim Group raised their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $480.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Compass Point raised shares of MicroStrategy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $392.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, BTIG Research raised their price objective on shares of MicroStrategy from $290.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $536.90.

MicroStrategy Company Profile

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.