What’s a smart MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) investor to do?
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What’s more, it’s important to analyze the newest info surrounding MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR).
Hedge fund activity in MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 17 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 0% from the previous quarter. With hedgies’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes considerably.
Out of the hedge funds we follow, Ricky Sandler’s Eminence Capital had the most valuable position in MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR), worth close to $77 million, accounting for 1.9% of its total 13F portfolio. On Eminence Capital’s heels is Sanford J. Colen of Apex Capital, with a $21.2 million position; 1.4% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Other peers that hold long positions include Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, and Glenn J. Krevlin’s Glenhill Advisors.
Since MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) has faced declining interest from the top-tier hedge fund industry, it’s easy to see that there is a sect of hedge funds that slashed their entire stakes at the end of the second quarter. Intriguingly, Andrew Sandler’s Sandler Capital Management sold off the largest investment of the 450+ funds we monitor, totaling about $11.4 million in stock. Matthew Hulsizer’s fund, PEAK6 Capital Management, also dumped its stock, about $1.6 million worth. These moves are interesting, as total hedge fund interest stayed the same (this is a bearish signal in our experience).
What have insiders been doing with MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)?
Bullish insider trading is best served when the company in question has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the latest six-month time period, MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also examine the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR). These stocks are Interactive Intelligence Group Inc (NASDAQ:ININ), Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLKB), NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT), Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA), and Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY). All of these stocks are in the business software & services industry and their market caps resemble MSTR’s market cap.
