Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC Makes New $4.75 Million Investment in MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)

Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC purchased a new position in shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 16,413 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,754,000. MicroStrategy accounts for 0.6% of Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSTR. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in MicroStrategy by 900.0% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 150 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. AlphaMark Advisors LLC grew its holdings in MicroStrategy by 2,900.0% during the 3rd quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in MicroStrategy during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 900.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of MicroStrategy by 900.0% in the 3rd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 170 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. 59.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at MicroStrategy

In other MicroStrategy news, EVP Wei-Ming Shao sold 18,000 shares of MicroStrategy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.01, for a total transaction of $6,624,180.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,377,344.60. The trade was a 73.59 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Jeanine Montgomery sold 56,250 shares of MicroStrategy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $257.41, for a total value of $14,479,312.50. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 5,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,459,514.70. The trade was a 90.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 102,000 shares of company stock valued at $32,259,177. Insiders own 9.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on MSTR shares. Mizuho started coverage on MicroStrategy in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $515.00 target price for the company. Barclays raised their target price on MicroStrategy from $275.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on MicroStrategy from $300.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $650.00 target price on shares of MicroStrategy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Compass Point raised shares of MicroStrategy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $483.22.

MicroStrategy Price Performance

MSTR opened at $347.09 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $358.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $252.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65. MicroStrategy Incorporated has a one year low of $46.75 and a one year high of $543.00.

MicroStrategy Company Profile

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.