MicroStrategy Inc - MSTR STOCK NEWS

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has been named a Customers' Choice in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer' report, marking its third consecutive year as the only vendor achieving this distinction in the Analytics & Business Intelligence (ABI) Platforms market. The company was among just three vendors selected out of 20 ABI platforms based on reviews during an 18-month period ending September 30, 2024.

The recognition follows several notable achievements, including four prestigious awards in late 2024 and early 2025: Snowflake's EMEA Data Cloud Product Acceleration Partner of the Year, leadership recognition in The Modern Marketing Data Stack 2025, the Proddy Award for Top Embedded BI Product, and two Vendors in Partnership Awards at NRF 2025. The company's MicroStrategy ONE platform has been particularly praised for enabling data-driven decision-making and AI-powered business intelligence solutions.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has secured two prestigious awards at the 2025 NRF conference in New York City: Partner of the Year and AI Innovation & Application. The awards, determined partly by customer testimonials, recognize MicroStrategy's exceptional service and AI innovation in retail partnerships.

The Warehouse Group, New Zealand's largest non-food retailer, highlighted their 20-year partnership with MicroStrategy and their collaboration on a generative AI 'Budget Bot'. GUESS, another long-term customer, utilizes MicroStrategy's solutions across their organization for customer insights and market trends.

MicroStrategy became the first BI platform to offer fully integrated GenAI in October 2023, enabling enterprises to make data insights widely accessible. Federated Co-Operatives in Western Canada has implemented MicroStrategy's Auto bot for natural language support, significantly reducing time-to-insight for users.

MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Competencies in both Government and Education, demonstrating its expertise in delivering solutions for government agencies and educational institutions. This recognition validates MicroStrategy's ability to help agencies meet mandates, reduce costs, drive efficiencies, and increase innovation across civilian agencies, national defense and intelligence communities, and state and local governments.

The company's BI + AI platform, available through MicroStrategy Cloud for Government and MicroStrategy ONE® on AWS Marketplace, provides scalable and secure solutions that enable government and educational organizations to deliver superior services and achieve strategic goals. The achievement highlights MicroStrategy's capability to leverage AWS's services for customer innovation and efficiency.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has announced a strategic partnership with STACKIT to launch the MicroStrategy Sovereign European Cloud, enabling highly regulated European businesses to utilize MicroStrategy's cloud-native AI/BI platform while maintaining data sovereignty compliance.

The partnership ensures customer data is exclusively hosted in Germany and Austria, adhering to EU security standards and GDPR requirements. STACKIT holds key security certifications including ISO 27001, C5, ISAE 3000 (SOC 2), and ISAE 3402.

The solution features MicroStrategy AI, including the Auto™ AI bot for natural language BI insights, and integrates with AI-driven workflows for secure AI application development. The partnership is backed by the Schwarz Group, one of the world's largest retailers, providing economic stability for customers in government, healthcare, and financial services sectors.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has announced plans to raise up to $2 billion through public offerings of perpetual preferred stock as part of its broader 21/21 Plan. This initiative aims to raise $21 billion in equity and $21 billion in fixed income instruments over three years.

The preferred stock offering, planned for Q1 2025, will be senior to class A common stock and may include features such as convertibility to class A common stock, cash dividend payments, and share redemption provisions. The company intends to use the proceeds to strengthen its balance sheet and acquire more bitcoin.

The final terms, including the number of depositary shares and pricing, are yet to be determined. The offering will be registered via Form S-3 with the SEC, though MicroStrategy maintains discretion over proceeding with the offering based on market conditions.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Michael Saylor recently appeared on Episode 158 of ICR's 'Welcome to the Arena' podcast. During the discussion with ICR Co-Founder & CEO Tom Ryan, Saylor shared insights about his transformation from bitcoin skeptic to maximalist, discussed Bitcoin as a digital capital asset, and explored its potential impact on traditional finance valuation methods. The conversation also covered the importance of regulatory support for bitcoin's growth. The podcast, which launched in August 2021, features bi-weekly discussions with business leaders and is available on major streaming platforms.

MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced that Zebra Technologies has selected its cloud-native platform, MicroStrategy ONE, for Zebra's Workcloud Workforce Optimization Suite. The collaboration enhances Zebra's retail decision-making capabilities with self-service reporting and AI features.

The integration provides Zebra customers with modern reporting tools, including generative AI capabilities through MicroStrategy's AI bot 'Auto', enabling natural language queries for data analysis. The platform offers improved performance and customizable analytics, particularly beneficial for handling large datasets in retail operations including labor cost optimization, timekeeping, budgeting, forecasting, and task management.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has completed a $3 billion offering of 0% convertible senior notes due 2029. The notes, sold to qualified institutional buyers, are convertible into cash, shares of MicroStrategy's class A common stock, or a combination of both. The initial conversion rate is 1.4872 shares per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to approximately $672.40 per share, representing a 55% premium over the weighted average price. The company raised approximately $2.97 billion in net proceeds, which it intends to use for acquiring additional bitcoin and general corporate purposes.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has priced its offering of $2.6 billion 0% convertible senior notes due 2029, upsized from the previously announced $1.75 billion. The notes will be sold to qualified institutional buyers and certain non-U.S. persons. The initial conversion price is set at $672.40 per share, representing a 55% premium over the current stock price. The company expects net proceeds of approximately $2.58 billion, which it intends to use for acquiring additional bitcoin and general corporate purposes. The notes will mature on December 1, 2029, and can be converted into cash, shares of MicroStrategy's class A common stock, or a combination of both.