Insider Selling: Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) Major Shareholder Sells $590,105.00 in Stock

Newsmax Inc. (NYSE:NMAXGet Free Report) major shareholder Conyers Investments Llc sold 53,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.03, for a total transaction of $590,105.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 22,696,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $250,337,861.67. This represents a 0.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Major shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Conyers Investments Llc also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Friday, August 28th, Conyers Investments Llc sold 13,350 shares of Newsmax stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.04, for a total value of $147,384.00.
  • On Friday, August 21st, Conyers Investments Llc sold 32,416 shares of Newsmax stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.02, for a total value of $357,224.32.

Newsmax Stock Down 1.7%

Newsmax stock opened at $10.67 on Friday. Newsmax Inc. has a twelve month low of $5.11 and a twelve month high of $13.60. The company has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -213.40 and a beta of 2.72. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $9.13 and its 200 day moving average is $7.68.

Newsmax (NYSE:NMAXGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.05. Newsmax had a negative return on equity of 8.28% and a negative net margin of 3.15%.The business had revenue of $54.12 million for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts expect that Newsmax Inc. will post -0.02 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on NMAX shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Newsmax from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Newsmax in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Read Our Latest Analysis on NMAX

Institutional Trading of Newsmax

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NMAX. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Newsmax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $176,208,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in Newsmax by 520.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 628,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,857,000 after buying an additional 527,126 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Newsmax by 329.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 574,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,441,000 after buying an additional 440,577 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Newsmax by 1,033.1% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 458,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,546,000 after buying an additional 418,199 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of Newsmax by 4,495.3% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 421,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,257,000 after buying an additional 412,173 shares during the last quarter.

Newsmax Company Profile

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Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) is a diversified media company that produces and distributes conservative-oriented news, opinion and informational content. The company operates across multiple platforms, including a cable news channel, a digital streaming service, a website, a print magazine and various mobile applications. Newsmax focuses on delivering political coverage, financial analysis and cultural commentary to its audience.

Originally launched as a news website in 1998, Newsmax expanded into print with the debut of Newsmax magazine in 2003 and later launched its flagship cable network, Newsmax TV, in 2014.

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