MicroStrategy enters top 100 US public companies
MicroStrategy (MSTR), a business intelligence firm and a self-described bitcoin (BTC) development company, recently broke into the top 100 publicly traded companies in the United States, ranking 97th at the moment.
With a 12% price spike through $400 per share on Tuesday, the company jumped 29 spots and is currently trading at $430 as the market closes. Bitcoin reached new all-time highs of over $94,000 at the same time as the outstanding performance.
MicroStrategy shares surge over 500%
The company's audacious decision to use Bitcoin as a Treasury asset, which was made in August 2020, is still producing outstanding results. One of the biggest stories of 2024 has been MicroStrategy, which has increased by more than 500% so far this year, while Bitcoin has increased by more than 100% during the same period.
The most striking statistic is that, despite MSTR's adoption of Bitcoin as a treasury asset only in August 2020, MicroStrategy has outperformed NVIDIA (NVDA) in just five years. NVIDIA is up 2,688%, and MicroStrategy is up 2,739%.
On Wednesday, MicroStrategy is up more than 3% in pre-market trading.
MicroStrategy Bitcoin holdings
MicroStrategy had 331,200 Bitcoin as of November 18, making their current holdings worth more than $30 billion. Between November 11 and November 17, MicroStrategy bought an extra 51,780 Bitcoin (BTC) for roughly $4.6 billion at an average price of $88,627 per BTC, according to a Monday 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, the company's entire holdings were acquired for an average price of $49,874 per Bitcoin, or roughly $16.5 billion without fees and expenses.
MicroStrategy announces convertible senior notes offering
The largest publicly traded Bitcoin company continues to see new developments. A $1.75 billion convertible senior note with a 0% coupon was announced by MicroStrategy on November 18. According to the terms, the note may be repurchased or redeemed before its December 1, 2029, maturity date. It will not pay interest on a regular basis and is unsecured.
The notes will only be convertible prior to June 1, 2029, under specific periods of time and circumstances and during and then at any point up to the second scheduled trading day right before the maturity date. The net proceeds from this offering will be used by MicroStrategy for both general company requirements and the purchase of more Bitcoin.
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