MicroStrategy's (MSTR) Surging Stock – What's Driving the Rise?

Shares of MicroStrategy rose to $1404.97 during today's afternoon trading session. Despite the 8.1% change, the Large-Cap Software company still trades 60.02% above its average analyst target price of $878.0. So there may be further downside for the Software stock. MicroStrategy has target prices ranging from $537.0 to $1220.0 per share, and its average rating is buy.

The stock has an unusually large proportion of its shares sold short at 22.4%, and a short ratio of 2.26. The company's insiders own 0.33% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 61.1% of MicroStrategy's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in MicroStrategy

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-12-31 Capital International Investors 10% 1,558,897 $2,186,711,558
2023-12-31 Vanguard Group Inc 8% 1,151,977 $1,615,912,674
2023-12-31 Blackrock Inc. 7% 1,023,418 $1,435,579,111
2023-12-31 Morgan Stanley 4% 602,441 $845,062,052
2023-12-31 FMR, LLC 4% 558,914 $784,005,424
2023-12-31 Susquehanna International Group, LLP 2% 287,180 $402,835,995
2023-12-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 271,311 $380,576,073
2023-12-31 State Street Corporation 2% 272,305 $381,970,387
2023-12-31 Northern Trust Corporation 1% 119,765 $167,997,956
2023-12-31 Invesco Ltd. 1% 116,069 $162,813,466
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