Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

by · The Markets Daily

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT – Get Free Report) gapped down before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $13.06, but opened at $12.26. Red Cat shares last traded at $12.33, with a volume of 2,178,863 shares traded.

Red Cat Stock Down 15.1 %

The firm has a market cap of $804.82 million, a P/E ratio of -21.83 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.61.

Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 16th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.27). Red Cat had a negative net margin of 162.50% and a negative return on equity of 66.19%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.11) EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Red Cat Holdings, Inc. will post -0.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Red Cat

In related news, insider George Michael Matus sold 309,491 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.27, for a total transaction of $4,416,436.57. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 304,406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,343,873.62. The trade was a 50.41 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Joseph David Freedman sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.24, for a total value of $213,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 585,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,333,105.60. This represents a 2.50 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,930,441 shares of company stock worth $21,099,751 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 21.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Red Cat

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Red Cat in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wolverine Trading LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Red Cat in the third quarter worth $233,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Red Cat by 44.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 221,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,000 after buying an additional 68,800 shares during the period. Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position in Red Cat during the third quarter worth about $207,000. Finally, Corsair Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Red Cat in the 3rd quarter worth about $308,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.97% of the company’s stock.

Red Cat Company Profile

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Red Cat Holdings, Inc engages in the provision of various products, services, and solutions to the drone industry. The company operates through two segments: Enterprise and Consumer. It built infrastructure to manages drone fleets and fly, and provide services remotely, navigate confined industrial interior spaces and dangerous military environment.

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