SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) Director David Allen May Acquires 34,716 Shares of Stock

SurgePays, Inc. (NASDAQ:SURGGet Free Report) Director David Allen May purchased 34,716 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $0.53 per share, with a total value of $18,399.48. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 156,626 shares in the company, valued at $83,011.78. This trade represents a 28.48% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

David Allen May also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, June 4th, David Allen May purchased 121 shares of SurgePays stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $0.53 per share, with a total value of $64.13.
  • On Wednesday, June 3rd, David Allen May purchased 5,413 shares of SurgePays stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $0.53 per share, with a total value of $2,868.89.

SurgePays Stock Down 13.1%

Shares of SURG opened at $0.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.81 million, a P/E ratio of -0.24 and a beta of 0.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $0.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.10. SurgePays, Inc. has a twelve month low of $0.46 and a twelve month high of $3.45.

SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURGGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The medical equipment provider reported ($0.51) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by ($0.32). SurgePays had a negative net margin of 64.91% and a negative return on equity of 967.32%. The firm had revenue of $15.98 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.50 million. Sell-side analysts expect that SurgePays, Inc. will post -0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of SurgePays from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of SurgePays in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Ascendiant Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of SurgePays from $9.75 to $5.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.00.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SURG. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of SurgePays by 34,091.3% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 51,287 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 51,137 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of SurgePays in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of SurgePays by 61.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 45,400 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 17,200 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of SurgePays in the 2nd quarter worth about $125,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of SurgePays by 46.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 19,000 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 6,000 shares in the last quarter. 6.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

SurgePays Company Profile

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SurgePays, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities.

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