What's Going On With MicroStrategy Stock As Bitcoin Falls?

MicroStrategy Incorporated MSTR shares are trading lower Monday after the price of Bitcoin BTC/USD fell below $62,000. 

The Details:

Last week, MicroStrategy announced it had acquired approximately 11,931 bitcoins for roughly $786 million in cash between April 27 and June 19 at an average price of about $65,883 per bitcoin. 

The company now holds 226,331 bitcoins, valued at more than $14.9 billion at the current market price. These were acquired at a total purchase price of around $8.33 billion, averaging approximately $36,798 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses.

Bitcoin is down by nearly 5% over the past 24 hours, and MicroStrategy shares are moving lower as bitcoin retreats. 

According to data from Benzinga Pro, shares are trading about even with the stock’s 50-day moving average of $1,423.00 and 21.39% of shares are being sold short. 

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Is MSTR A Good Stock To Buy?

An investor can make a few decisions when deciding whether a stock is a good buy. In addition to valuation metrics and price action which you can find on Benzinga's quote pages – like MicroStrategy‘s page for example – there are factors like whether or not a company pays a dividend or buys a large portion of its stock each quarter.

These are known as capital allocation programs. MicroStrategy does not pay a dividend, but obviously has a few ways it can return value to shareholders. Feel free to search Benzinga's dividend calendar for the next company that is due to pay a dividend and determine what kind of yield you can earn for holding a share of the company.

For example, if you're looking to earn an annualized return of 19.77%, you'll need to buy a share of Dividend Growth Split by June 28, 2024. Once done, you can expect to receive a nominal payout of $0.10 on July 15, 2024.

Buyback programs are obviously different and highly variable. A company can approve a buyback program and purchase shares as it sees fit over the course of time in which the buyback was authorized. Looking through the latest news on MicroStrategy will often yield whether or not the company has approved a buyback program recently. Buyback programs usually serve as a support for share prices, serving as a backstop for demand.

MSTR Price Action: According to Benzinga Pro, MicroStrategy shares are down 9.85% at $1,337.56 at the time of publication Monday.

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