Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Has $1.84 Million Stock Position in Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) by 10.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,345 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 598 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Strategy were worth $1,838,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in shares of Strategy by 855.6% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 86 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Riverview Trust Co bought a new stake in Strategy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Strategy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Strategy by 422.2% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 94 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aspect Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Strategy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 59.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on MSTR shares. Compass Point upgraded shares of Strategy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Strategy from $409.00 to $464.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $650.00 price target on shares of Strategy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded Strategy from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Maxim Group boosted their price objective on Strategy from $480.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $514.42.

Insider Activity at Strategy

In related news, Director Jarrod M. Patten sold 3,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $365.33, for a total value of $1,132,523.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 4,970 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,815,690.10. This trade represents a 38.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Wei-Ming Shao acquired 500 shares of Strategy stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $85.00 per share, for a total transaction of $42,500.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,500. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 8,000 shares of company stock valued at $680,000 and sold 37,798 shares valued at $12,535,866. 9.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Strategy Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ MSTR opened at $386.53 on Tuesday. Strategy Incorporated has a 52-week low of $102.40 and a 52-week high of $543.00. The stock has a market cap of $99.47 billion, a PE ratio of -68.62 and a beta of 3.79. The business has a fifty day moving average of $306.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $324.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.71.

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The software maker reported ($16.49) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($16.47). The firm had revenue of $111.07 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.66 million. Strategy had a negative net margin of 251.73% and a negative return on equity of 19.01%. The business’s revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.83) EPS.

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.