Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) Hits New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR)’s share price reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as $163.12 and last traded at $165.2950, with a volume of 4990744 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $177.18.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSTR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $54.00 price target (down previously from $65.00) on shares of Strategy in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Strategy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Strategy in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $485.00 price target on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on shares of Strategy from $464.00 to $474.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, HC Wainwright dropped their price objective on shares of Strategy from $521.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $485.80.

Strategy Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $52.11 billion, a PE ratio of 15.96 and a beta of 3.87. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $262.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $336.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68.

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The software maker reported $8.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $8.52. The business had revenue of $128.69 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.65 million. Strategy had a net margin of 1,036.61% and a return on equity of 18.83%. The company’s revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($1.56) earnings per share. Strategy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 80.000-80.000 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Wei-Ming Shao sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $357.37, for a total transaction of $10,721,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 12,726 shares in the company, valued at $4,547,890.62. This trade represents a 70.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jane A. Dietze acquired 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $95.28 per share, with a total value of $104,808.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $247,728. This trade represents a 73.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 37,380 shares of company stock valued at $3,632,719 and have sold 53,177 shares valued at $17,122,166. Corporate insiders own 8.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Strategy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Strategy in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Strategy in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Binnacle Investments Inc grew its position in Strategy by 492.9% during the second quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 83 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. MCF Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Strategy during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in Strategy during the second quarter worth about $36,000. 59.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Strategy Company 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.