ACCESS Newswire (ACCS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ACCESS Newswire is a communications technology company that provides press release distribution and media outreach services for businesses, public companies, investor relations professionals and public relations agencies. Its platform is designed to help organizations distribute corporate announcements, financial news, regulatory disclosures and other information to journalists, investors and the broader public.

The company’s services include multimedia news release distribution, newsroom and content management tools, media targeting, audience engagement and analytics. ACCESS Newswire supports communications programs across multiple industries and geographies, helping clients reach news outlets, digital audiences and financial-market participants through its distribution network.

ACCESS Newswire operated historically under the Issuer Direct name before adopting its current branding. The company is listed on the NYSE American under the symbol ACCS. Its offerings are focused on combining news distribution with technology and communications services for organizations seeking to manage and measure their public messaging.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.52 to $4.90
• 50-Day Range: $4.70 to $6.88
• 52-Week Range: $4.52 to $11.34
• Volume: 11,996 shs
• Average Volume: 23,040 shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.38 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

ACCESS Newswire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ACCESS Newswire scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

ACCESS Newswire has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ACCESS Newswire has a consensus price target of $12.00, representing about 150.0% upside from its current price of $4.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ACCESS Newswire has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ACCESS Newswire is 12.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ACCESS Newswire is 12.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 206.50.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ACCESS Newswire has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.46% of the float of ACCESS Newswire has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ACCESS Newswire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.38, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ACCESS Newswire has recently decreased by 9.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

ACCESS Newswire does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

ACCESS Newswire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for ACCESS Newswire this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of ACCESS Newswire in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $59,480.00 in company stock, which represents 0.3235% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ACCESS Newswire insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $59,480.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.03% of the stock of ACCESS Newswire is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.02% of the stock of ACCESS Newswire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Advertising
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:ACCS
• Previous Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:ACCS
• CIK: 843006
• Web: www.accessnewswire.com
• Phone: (919) 461-1600
• Fax: 919-481-6222
• Employees: 91
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ACCESS Newswire: $12.00
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +150.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.35)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.29 million
• Net Margins: -7.63%
• Pretax Margin: -7.96%
• Return on Equity: 4.88%
• Return on Assets: 3.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.62 million
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $1.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.91
• Book Value: $7.84 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,830,000
• Free Float: 2,869,000
• Market Cap: $18.38 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.42