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As of close of business last night, Microstrategy Inc.’s stock clocked out at $1223.01, up 8.29% from its previous closing price of $1129.42. In other words, the price has increased by $8.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.52 million shares were traded. MSTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $1242.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1172.82.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MSTR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.78 and its Current Ratio is at 0.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.51.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, The Benchmark Company on February 27, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $990.
On December 11, 2023, BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $560 to $690.
On July 26, 2023, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $520.TD Cowen initiated its Outperform rating on July 26, 2023, with a $520 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 25 ’24 when SAYLOR MICHAEL J sold 5,000 shares for $1245.18 per share. The transaction valued at 6,225,883 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
SAYLOR MICHAEL J sold 5,000 shares of MSTR for $6,478,995 on Apr 24 ’24. The Executive Chairman now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $1295.80 per share. On Apr 23 ’24, another insider, SAYLOR MICHAEL J, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $1346.28 each. As a result, the insider received 6,731,400 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MSTR now has a Market Capitalization of 21693018112 and an Enterprise Value of 25229453312. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 42.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 51.532 whereas that against EBITDA is -86.285.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSTR is 3.03, which has changed by 2.83283 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22379243 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSTR has reached a high of $1999.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $266.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 78.29%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MSTR traded 2.39M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1403250 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 16.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 15.00M. Insiders hold about 11.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 53.01% stake in the company. Shares short for MSTR as of 1713139200 were 3452773 with a Short Ratio of 1.44, compared to 1710460800 on 3266105. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3452773 and a Short% of Float of 22.08.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Microstrategy Inc. (MSTR) is currently drawing attention from 2.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.18 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.29 and a low estimate of $0.08, while EPS last year was $2.35. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.54, with high estimates of $0.63 and low estimates of $0.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.7 and $1.44 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.57. EPS for the following year is $2.24, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.64 and $1.85.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $121.62M. It ranges from a high estimate of $123.9M to a low estimate of $118.3M. As of the current estimate, Microstrategy Inc.’s year-ago sales were $124.7MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $129.35M. There is a high estimate of $134.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $123.1M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSTR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $518.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $484.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $503.17M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $496.26MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $522.52M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $547.4M and the low estimate is $490.4M.
