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Stock Traders Buy High Volume of ALT5 Sigma Call Options (NASDAQ:ALTS)

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Key Points

  • On Thursday, ALT5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS) experienced a significant uptick in options trading, with traders purchasing 8,298 call options, a 597% increase from the average volume.
  • The stock's price rose by $0.33 to $7.29, while its trading volume surged to over 10.6 million shares, well above its average of 1 million shares.
  • Evernest Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake of 12,000 shares in ALT5 Sigma, indicating growing institutional interest in the company, which is focused on developing non-opioid therapies for pain and addiction.
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ALT5 Sigma Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTS - Get Free Report) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 8,298 call options on the stock. Thisisanincreaseof597% compared to the typical volume of 1,190 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALTS. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ALT5 Sigma by 27.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 194,813 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,412,000 after buying an additional 42,157 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of ALT5 Sigma in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $380,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of ALT5 Sigma by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 19,339 shares of the company's stock valued at $140,000 after purchasing an additional 1,661 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evernest Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ALT5 Sigma in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $87,000. 6.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ALT5 Sigma Stock Performance

Shares of ALTS traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $5.95. The stock had a trading volume of 2,920,196 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,138,751. ALT5 Sigma has a 1 year low of $1.55 and a 1 year high of $10.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock's 50 day moving average is $7.84 and its 200 day moving average is $6.60.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut ALT5 Sigma from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Saturday.

View Our Latest Research Report on ALTS

About ALT5 Sigma

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ALT5 Sigma Corp. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in identifying, acquiring, licensing, developing, partnering, and commercializing novel, non-opioid, and non-addictive therapies to address the large unmet medical need for the treatment of pain and addiction. It operates under the Biotechnology and Recycling segments.

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