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  • SCWorx Corp. (WORX) Stock Skyrockets as Meme Stock Phenomenon Continues to Run Rampant

    SCWorx Corp. (WORX) stock prices skyrocketed by 59.28% as of the market closing on July 12th, 2021, bringing the price per share up to USD$2.66. Subsequent premarket fluctuations have seen the stock rise by a massive 58.27%, bringing it up to USD$4.21.

    Regaining Nasdaq Compliance

    June 1st 2021 saw the company announce that it had regained Nasdaq compliance in regard to their continued listing requirements for periodic reporting. This was a result of WORX’s filing of a Form 10-K for the year ended December 31st 2021. Furthermore, a letter from Nasdaq, dated May 27th, 2021, consolidated the regaining of compliance with the annual meeting requirement, on the basis of the company having completed its Special Meeting as a substitution for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As such, the company has addressed its deficiencies and continues to be traded on Nasdaq under the WORD ticker.

    Change in Leadership

    The company also concurrently announced the promotion of WORX’s President and COO, Tim Hannibal, to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Having joined the company in the latter half of 2016, Mr. Hannibal brings a wealth of expertise from his tenure as Founder, President and CEO of VaultLogix, a Software-as-a-Service company, for 13 years.

    Contextualizing WORX’s Gains

    While promising, these developments do not adequately explain the recent surge in WORX’s stock price. Rather, in the absence of any significant developments or changes in fundamentals, WORX seems to be the latest target of the meme stock phenomenon that has been spreading like wildfire across the stock markets. The absence of underlying reasons to rationally invest in the company goes as far as to see companies with obvious reasons to not invest in being pumped and inflated.

    Meme Stock Phenomenon

    A high short interest seems to be a common denominator among the stocks being targeted by the meme stock movement, signaling institutional investors’ confidence in the company’s stock price falling. Accordingly, retail investors coordinate a short squeeze, seeking to capitalize on the confidence of the institutional investors. As a result, some of the biggest names in finance have seen losses in the billions, with some going as far as to declare bankruptcy. Given the largely baseless driving forces behind the movement, these gains in stock prices are rife with inherent volatility and risk.

    Future Outlook for WORX

    Nevertheless, armed with the fortuitous surge in equity value, WORX is poised to capitalize on the opportunities afforded to it from the expanded scope of exposure it has received. Current and potential investors are hopeful that management will be able to leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate more organic growth over the long term.

  • SCWorx Corp, (WORX) stock surged in the after hours trading session; here’s why

    SCWorx Corp, (WORX) stock surged in the after hours trading session; here’s why

    In the after-hours trading session, SCWorx Corp. (WORX) stock had risen at last check by 12.57% to trade at the price of $1.88. WORX stock previously closed the session of Monday and gained 2.45% at $1.67. In the past 50 days, the WORX stock volume traded 0.37 million shares, and today traded 0.79 million shares. In the past year up to date, WORX shares have shed by -27.71% and in the past week the stock has moved up by 7.05%. In the past three and six months, the WORX stock has shed -17.73% and has shed -9.87%.

    Find out what all there is to about SCWorx Corp.’s operational framework

    SCWorx Corp. is health information services company from the healthcare industry that specifically focses on providing its clients software solutions relating to health management and business application systems. These services are required by heath care providers like hospitals, clinics, medical research centers and labs. The company has set up its operations in the United States.

    The service and product offerings that the company provides includes repair, maintenance, installation of information system, as well as analysis of big data models through display and statistical operations. The product offerings include various software solutions which includes the virtualized item master file repair, automation of files as well as expansion of work. There is an electronic medical management service that provides records and integrates master management for healthcare providers through integration of their healthcare purchasing monitoring systems.

    WORX stock also provides a module for healthcare providers to manage automation for the administering of care to patients. A completely diverse project that the company provides in its services is the CageTix which is a ticketing platform for the industry of mixed martial arts. SCWorx Corp. has also decided to sell rapid test kits for COVID-19 as well as PPE. The company is based in New York.

    Recent updates and development in SCWorx

    As of June, SCWorx has made some managerial changes and updated their progress on compliance with NASDAQ Listing Standards. WORX stock’s board of directors had made an announcement in which they promoted Tim Hannibal who was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the company to the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Hannibal has been with the company for almost the past 5 years. Initially, Hannibal was appointed for the role of Chief Revenue Officer in 2016 and has been the CEO and president for 13 years of Software-as-a-Service company known as VaultLogix.

    Compliance with NASDAQ Stock Market listing requirements

    SCWorx also announced that it was focusing on bringing the necessary requirements onto the table which has allowed it to regain compliance with Nasdaq Stock Market for its continued listing requirements. Specifically, the requirements were related to stockholder meetings and periodic reporting.

    The letter was dated 25th May 2021, which officially confirmed the compliance with the NASDAQ listing by adhering to and reporting the Company’s Annual Report requirement on the 10-K for the year that ended 31st December 2021, and then the rest of the deficiencies had been rectified as soon as the company completed its Special Meeting along with Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 24th May 2021.

  • Early Morning Vibes: 4 Top Trending Stocks To Watch Right Now

    Early Morning Vibes: 4 Top Trending Stocks To Watch Right Now

    Trades on January 7, US stock indexes finished in the green zone, setting new all-time highs. The S&P 500 Index rose 1.48% to 3804 points, the Dow Jones added 0.69%, the NASDAQ rose 2.56%. Investors took advantage of the attractive weakness in growth stocks as concerns about a corporate tax hike eased. Macro statistics turned out to be better than expected, business activity in the services sector rose steadily in December. Against this background, the IT sector became the growth leader with a result of 2.65%.

    Corporate Updates

    Plug Power (PLUG: + 35.1%) has entered into a strategic partnership with SK Group, which is investing $1.5 billion in PLUG in exchange for a 9.9% stake.

    L Brands (LB: + 6%), which owns the Victoria’s Secret brand, reported strong sales over the holidays and raised its 4Q EPS forecast.

    Albemarle (ALB: + 5.1%) will double production in Nevada by 2025 to meet demand for lithium used in electric car batteries.

    Today, world stock exchanges are showing mostly positive dynamics. The news background is quite calm and no new drivers of movement are observed. Donald Trump has been criticized for supporting his supporters on social media, and senators are discussing the possibility of an earlier removal of the president from office. On a positive note, Trump is committed to a peaceful transfer of power to new President Joseph Biden. Investors remain focused on assessing Biden’s potential reforms under Congress with a slight Democratic lead. Expectations are generally positive, so risk appetite is increased. The focus of investors’ attention will gradually shift from the political arena to the real economy.

    According to the latest comments from representatives of the Federal Reserve, the pace of economic recovery in the first quarter will be minimal, there is a risk of GDP contraction. In this regard, today’s publication of the block of macro-statistics on the labor market, which may not meet expectations, is of interest.

    Economic Highlights

    Today will be published the change in the number of employed in the non-agricultural sector for December. Growth is expected by 71 thousand, which is much less than the previous – 245 thousand. Published on Wednesday, January 6, data from the ADP showed a decline in the number of employees, which may be reflected in today’s publication. Yesterday, the employment component of the service PMI showed weakness, falling below 50. All this indicates the risk of the unemployment rate rising in December from 6.7% to 6.8-7.0%.

    The Freedom Finance Sentiment Index climbed to 66 out of 100. The indicator reflects market participants’ hope for a global economic recovery in 2021. Worries about the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic are starting to wane thanks to the prospect of mass vaccinations starting soon.

    Technical picture

    Technically, the S&P 500 still looks attractive, the trend remains strong. Buyers continue to demonstrate relative strength. At the same time, the index is approaching the overbought zone according to the RSI indicator, which may mean a quick slowdown in growth and, at least, consolidation. A fall below the 3640-support level will lead to a reversal of the short-term trend.

    Today Top Movers

    ‎Scworx Corp (WORX), a software solutions provider company for the management of health, soared about 48.73% ‎at $2.35 in pre-market trading Friday.‎‎ 

    ‎Jaguar Health Inc (JAGX) share price jumped 13.05% to $3.03 during early morning ‎trading session on Friday.‎ 

    ‎Ideanomics Inc (IDEX) stock ascended 7.38% at $3.20 in the pre-‎market trading today. The company recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of privately held Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification, Inc. for cash and stock consideration.‎

    ‎Future Fintech Group Inc (FTFT) increased over 36.35% at $7.84 in pre-market ‎trading on Friday following the declaration from the firm that on December 31, 2020, China Copyright Protection Center has accepted the Company’s application for ten software copyrights relating to blockchain technology applications.‎

    Top Upgrades & Downgrades

    Keefe, Bruyette & Woods turned bullish on Regions Financial Corporation (RF), upgrading the stock to “Outperform” and assigning a $18.5 price target, representing potential upside of 4.76% from Thursday’s close. 

    Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) has won the favor of Jefferies’s equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Hold to Buy and moved their price target to $60.0, suggesting 34.02% additional upside for the stock. 

    3M Company (MMM) received an upgrade from analysts at B of A Securities, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $170.0. They changed their rating on MMM to Underperform from Neutral in a recently issued research note. 

    Earlier Friday RBC Capital reduced its rating on Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (TMHC) stock to Sector Perform from Outperform and assigned the price target to $27.0. With shares trading at around $25.78, the Wall Street firm thinks Taylor Morrison Home Corporation’s stock could add than 4.71%. 

    Evercore ISI Group analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) has been changed to In-Line from Outperform and the new price target is set at $64. 

    Analysts at Needham downgraded Lam Research Corporation (LRCX)’s stock to Hold from Buy on Friday.

    Latest Insider Activity

    Capstone Turbine Corporation (CPST) Chief Financial Officer Hencken Frederick S. III announced the sale of shares taking place on Jan 05 at $10.69 for some 2,569 shares. The total came to more than $27463.

    Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Director RUBINSTEIN JONATHAN sold on Jan 05 a total 6,758 shares at $3166.01 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $0.99 million. 

    Blue Apron Holdings Inc. (APRN) 10% Owner DPH Holdings Ltd declared the purchase of shares taking place on Jan 04 at $5.63 for some 8,000 shares. The transaction amount was around $45040.

    Root Inc. (ROOT) 10% Owner Malka Meyer bought on Dec 30 a total of 1,753,976 shares at $16.55 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $12.48 million.

    Important Earnings

    Top US earnings releases scheduled for Monday include Teligent Inc. (NASDAQ:TLGT). It will announce its Dec 2020 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of -$1.27 per share from revenues of $15.45M in the three-month period. 

    Analysts expect Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) to report a net income (adjusted) of $0.54 per share when the bank releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Nov 2020 is predicted to come in at $1.34B.