MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor Sells 5,000 Shares

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Executive Chairman and 10% Owner Michael Saylor sold 5,000 shares of MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR, Financial) on February 9, 2024, according to a recent SEC filing. MicroStrategy Inc is a provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software and services. The company's offerings include MicroStrategy Analytics, MicroStrategy Mobile, and Usher. MicroStrategy Analytics provides organizations with the ability to make better business decisions and verify the results with transparency and detailed insights. MicroStrategy Mobile lets organizations rapidly build rich applications that deliver analytics combined with transactions, multimedia, and custom workflows to mobile devices. Usher is a digital credential and identity intelligence product.

Over the past year, the insider has sold a total of 130,000 shares and has not made any purchases. The recent transaction on February 9 involved the sale of 5,000 shares at a price of $634.03 each, resulting in a market cap for MicroStrategy Inc of $12.078 billion.

The insider transaction history for MicroStrategy Inc shows a pattern of selling, with 42 insider sells and no insider buys over the past year.

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The stock's price-earnings ratio stands at 555.08, significantly above the industry median of 26.6 and also above the company's historical median price-earnings ratio. This high price-earnings ratio suggests a premium valuation compared to the industry and the company's own trading history.

With the stock trading at $634.03 and a GuruFocus Value of $288.51, MicroStrategy Inc has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 2.2, indicating that the stock is considered Significantly Overvalued according to the GF Value metric.

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The GF Value is calculated based on historical trading multiples, an adjustment factor for past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates provided by Morningstar analysts.

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