Paltalk, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALT) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Posted by Faye Duncan on Jul 12th, 2024

Paltalk, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALT – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 13,900 shares, a growth of 124.2% from the June 15th total of 6,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Paltalk Stock Up 1.5 %

NASDAQ:PALT traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $4.12. 12,222 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 83,869. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.78 and a beta of 0.85. Paltalk has a 52 week low of $1.53 and a 52 week high of $5.19. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $3.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.71.

Paltalk (NASDAQ:PALT – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.60 million for the quarter. Paltalk had a negative net margin of 7.45% and a negative return on equity of 4.07%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Paltalk

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Paltalk stock. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Paltalk, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALT – Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 24,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $75,000. Virtu Financial LLC owned approximately 0.26% of Paltalk at the end of the most recent reporting period. 3.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Maxim Group cut their price target on shares of Paltalk from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 10th.

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Paltalk Company Profile

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Paltalk, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops communications software and multimedia social applications worldwide. It offers consumer applications, which include Paltalk, Camfrog, and Tinychat for live video chat; and owns and operates Vumber, a telecommunications services provider that enables users to have multiple phone numbers in any area code through which calls can be forwarded to a user's existing cell phone or land line telephone number.