Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $258.94 According to Analysts

Shares of Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation, twelve have given a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $246.13.

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Strategy from $400.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Strategy from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of Strategy in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $435.00 price objective (down from $570.00) on shares of Strategy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Strategy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 21st.

More Strategy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Strategy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategy purchased 267 Bitcoin for approximately $22.1 million, bringing its holdings to 848,517 BTC. The purchase reinforces the company’s core Bitcoin-treasury strategy and could benefit MSTR if Bitcoin resumes its rally. Strategy buys $22M in Bitcoin, repurchases $193M in STRC
• Positive Sentiment: The company increased its preferred-stock repurchase authorization to $3 billion from $2 billion and repurchased approximately 1.94 million STRC shares for $193.1 million. Buybacks may support preferred-security values and improve capital-structure flexibility. Strategy adds Bitcoin and raises buyback program
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts said a sustained Bitcoin rally could revive corporate-treasury buying and potentially restore premiums to the value of treasury companies’ Bitcoin holdings, allowing Strategy to raise capital more efficiently. Bitcoin rally could revive treasury buying
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysts identified a “golden cross” in MSTR, a potentially bullish signal, but warned that weak momentum, Bitcoin-financing costs and possible index changes could limit a recovery. MSTR golden cross risks
• Negative Sentiment: Strategy’s Bitcoin purchases slowed sharply in the third quarter to a net 1,666 BTC from 83,901 BTC in the second quarter, suggesting that capital-raising conditions and investor demand for treasury strategies have become less favorable. Bitcoin rally could revive corporate treasury buying
• Negative Sentiment: Strategy sold 140,872 MSTR shares to help fund the latest Bitcoin purchase, highlighting ongoing dilution risk. Separately, proposed MSCI eligibility rules could lead to Strategy’s removal from certain indexes, potentially creating forced selling when the final list is announced. MSCI rules could affect Strategy

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Strategy news, Director Jarrod Patten sold 2,775 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.33, for a total transaction of $347,790.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 28,406 shares in the company, valued at $3,560,123.98. This trade represents a 8.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders sold 14,100 shares of company stock worth $1,815,669 in the last 90 days. 5.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Strategy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Strategy by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,527,561 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $654,371,000 after purchasing an additional 506,635 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Strategy by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,965,680 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $494,917,000 after purchasing an additional 117,374 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Strategy by 122.6% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,130,881 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $265,934,000 after purchasing an additional 1,173,549 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Strategy by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 766,100 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $95,609,000 after purchasing an additional 50,720 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Strategy by 24.3% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 755,890 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $94,335,000 after buying an additional 147,562 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.84% of the company’s stock.

Strategy Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Strategy stock opened at $136.02 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $52.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.40 and a beta of 3.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 5.39 and a quick ratio of 5.39. Strategy has a 52-week low of $81.81 and a 52-week high of $306.16. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $136.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.41.

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The software maker reported ($24.45) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($2.19) by ($22.26). The firm had revenue of $122.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $122.90 million. Strategy had a negative return on equity of 74.18% and a negative net margin of 6,102.95%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $32.52 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Strategy will post -23.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Strategy Company Profile

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) is a global provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software. The company’s flagship platform offers business intelligence, data discovery, and advanced visualizations that enable organizations to analyze large volumes of data and deliver actionable insights. In addition to traditional on-premises deployments, Strategy provides a range of cloud-based services and managed offerings that allow customers to leverage the power of its analytics tools without managing complex infrastructure.

Founded in 1989 by Michael J.