Vontobel Holding Ltd. Acquires 8,003 Shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) by 32.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 32,713 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 8,003 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in MicroStrategy were worth $9,474,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. AlphaMark Advisors LLC raised its position in MicroStrategy by 2,900.0% during the 3rd quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in MicroStrategy during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in MicroStrategy by 900.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its position in MicroStrategy by 900.0% during the 3rd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 170 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in MicroStrategy by 208.8% during the 4th quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 105 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. 59.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at MicroStrategy

In other MicroStrategy news, Director Stephen X. Graham sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.36, for a total transaction of $9,027,200.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 6,970 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,145,979.20. The trade was a 74.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 9.16% of the company’s stock.

MicroStrategy Stock Up 3.9 %

Shares of MSTR stock opened at $337.73 on Friday. MicroStrategy Incorporated has a 1-year low of $66.43 and a 1-year high of $543.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $349.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $261.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $80.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -59.96 and a beta of 3.25.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $650.00 target price on shares of MicroStrategy in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Maxim Group lifted their target price on MicroStrategy from $480.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on MicroStrategy in a research report on Friday, February 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $560.00 price target for the company. Barclays reduced their price target on MicroStrategy from $515.00 to $421.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $600.00 price target on shares of MicroStrategy in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MicroStrategy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $536.90.

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.