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  • Progenity Inc. (PROG) Stock Skyrockets as Next Target of Reddit-Driven Meme Stock Phenomenon

    Progenity Inc. (PROG) Stock Skyrockets as Next Target of Reddit-Driven Meme Stock Phenomenon

    Progenity Inc. (PROG) stock prices soared by a massive 28.92% as of the market closing on June 11th, 2021, bringing the price per share up to USD$3.21 at the end of the trading day. Pre-market fluctuations saw the stock surge by another 12.77%, bringing it up to USD$3.62.

    Meme Stock Phenomenon

    The past several trading days have seen the stock market being dominated by the meme stock phenomenon that spurred the GME and AMC developments earlier in the year. In the absence of any significant news or developments, the recent surge in PROG stock prices is likely to be attributable to the coordinated pump by investors who are users of the popular social media platform, Reddit. With a relatively high percentage of shorted shares, at 6.7%, the company is a prime target for Reddit-driven retail investors.

    Private Placement

    Concurrent with the surge in stock price, PROG announced on June 10th, 2021 that it had entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with two leading healthcare-focused investment funds. The agreement will see the sale of units comprised of shares of common stock and warrants. The stocks are interchangeable with pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock and the warrants are for the purchase of common stock.

    Details of the Placement

    The private placement is expected to result in the generation of gross proceeds amounting to USD$40 million before the deduction of expenses related to the offering. As per the agreement, the closing of the placement will be followed by the issuance of units representing 16,194,332 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants. Warrants will also be issues concurrently, which will allow for the purchase of an aggregate of another 16,194,332 shares of common stock.

    Pricing of Placement

    Each unit issues by PROG will consist of one share of common stock, as well as one warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The price of each combined unit has been set at USD$2.47. Each warrant will have an exercise price of USD$2.84 per share with the option to be exercised at any time within 5 years of the issuance.

    Closing of the Placement

    The price per unit was partially determined by the average of the last five closing price of PROG’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market. Should the warrants be exercise for cash, the company will see the generation of additional gross proceeds of almost USD$46 million. The closing date of the placement is expected for June 14th, 2021, pending the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

    Future Outlook for PROG

    Armed with a solid liquidity position from their private placement, as well as the fortuitous surge in value of their equity, PROG is poised to capitalize on the opportunities presented to it. The company is keen to continue its trajectory of success and usher in more organic growth over the long-term. Current and potential investors are hopeful that the management will leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate significant and sustained increases in shareholder value.

  • Senseonics Holdings Inc (SENS) Stock Continue Upward Trend Following Results of PROMISE Study and Continued Meme Stock Craze

    Senseonics Holdings Inc (SENS) Stock Continue Upward Trend Following Results of PROMISE Study and Continued Meme Stock Craze

    Senseonics Holdings Inc (SENS) stock prices were up by a significant 10.77% as of the market closing on June 11th, 2021, bringing the price per share up to USD$4.01 at the end of the trading day. After-hours trading saw the stock continue to climb by 5.24%, bringing it up to USD$4.22.

    SENS Gains Traction on Reddit

    The recent wave of the meme stock crazy running rampant through the stock market worked in SENS’s favor. With the surge in activity regarding the stock on Reddit, the combination of high short interest and positive fundamental developments made SENS a prime target for the consort of retail investors. SENS consolidated the confidence of both existing and prospective investors with Q1 2021 reports jumping to USD$2.85 million, up from the USD$36,000 reported in the prior-year quarter.

    PROMISE Study

    The company’s stock price saw a surge that it has since maintained following the announcement on June 4th, 2021 by SENS of the results of their PROMISE study. The study was designed to evaluate the safety and accuracy of the next-gen Eversense CGM System for up to 180 days with reduced calibrations.

    Presenting Results

    The findings were presented at the University of Colorado, Denver as an oral presentation at the 14th Annual ATTD Meeting, The presentation showcased results from both the primary sensor and a secondary sensor with modified chemistry in a subset of study participants. The secondary sensor is referred to as the SBA sensor.

    Scope of CGM

    With the essential value of CGM for patients with diabetes, especially the demographic requiring insulin, SENS posits that it is imperative that more patients be enabled to utilize CGM. To this end, there needs to be a greater variety of choice in product features that leads to increases accessibility. With the accuracy profile demonstrated by Eversense in the PROMISE study, the role of long-term implantable CGM system is validated in its capacity to help people manage their glucose levels.

    Key Results of PROMISE Study

    The results reported an overall mean absolute relative difference (MARD) against reference value of 9.1% for the primary sensor, spanning 49,000 paired points. The secondary SBA sensor reported a MARD of 8.5%, spanning 12,000 paired points. The confirmed hypoglycemic alert detection rate was 93% for the primary sensor and 94% for the SBA sensor.

    Future Outlook for SENS

    Armed with both the promising results of the PROMISE study and the surge in value of its equity from Reddit-driven retail investors, SENS is poised to capitalize on the opportunities presented to it. The company is keen to use this momentum to establish a continued trajectory of success. Current and potential investors are hopeful that management will continue to leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate significant and sustained increases in shareholder value.

  • Sunworks (NASDAQ: SUNW) Stock Is Soaring Today. Here’s Why

    Sunworks (NASDAQ: SUNW) Stock Is Soaring Today. Here’s Why

    Sunworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) has shown strong performance on Wednesday session as its stock soared 45%. The strong performance of Sunworks highlighted the positive sentiments by investors after the company disclosed that it has received $10 million of new commercial and agriculture projects in the third quarter. This is the strongest quarterly booking activity of the company since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.

    The company revealed that the orders come from 19 existing and new customers and it includes the installation of more than 4.4 million megawatts. California based company has unveiled that the new projects it has received in the third-quarter comprised 3.2 million for modular-home sites in Northern and Southern California. Agriculture projects consist of $1.8 million for a follow-on project from a large customer and $1.4 million from a new customer.

    For the follow-on sale of Cibao Meat Products in the Northeast the total amount is $700,000. It will include the building of 154kW a parking canopy that will include 8 EV charging stations. Sunworks Chairman Chuck Cargile revealed that much of the company’s agriculture, commercial and industrial sales activities were halted due to the ongoing pandemic.

    But in the third quarter, the company’s team worked hard and assured its investors that this is the right time to invest in solar and get benefits from the incentives currently offered. The company disclosed that the huge volume of sales in the third quarter was booked in the last week of September. Sunworks is positive that its strong performance will continue in the fourth quarter as the company has received two major projects in the first week of October.

    The company’s Chairman revealed that the strong performance of the company has shown that the demands for its solar solutions specifically among agriculture and commercial customers will continue to increase in the future.

    Sunworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) shares were trading up 45.00% at $4.06 at the time of writing on Wednesday Sunworks, Inc. share price went from a low point around $0.29 to briefly over $8.50 in the past 52 weeks. SUNW market cap has remained high, hitting $66.87 million at the time of writing. Looking at its liquidity, it has a current ratio of 1.30.