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The GameStop short squeeze, starting in January 2021, was a short squeeze occurring on shares of GameStop, [19] [20] primarily triggered by the Reddit forum WallStreetBets. [21] [22] This squeeze led to the share price reaching an all-time intraday high of US$483 on January 28, 2021 on the NYSE.
Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Brian Sozzi and Myles Udland break down GameStop's latest share sale plan.
[110] [111] GameStop CEO George Sherman owns over 2.3 million shares in the company, according to Bloomberg News. These shares were worth $44 million on December 31, but reached $1.1 billion when GameStop's stock reached $469, briefly making him a billionaire, before the value of his stock dropped to $901 million on January 29. [112] [110]
Last month, GameStop sold 45 million shares, bringing in about $930 million in proceeds. The announcements came on the heels of the stock's 47% surge in the prior session after "Roaring Kitty ...
GameStop did not disclose the price at which it sold the shares, but based on Reuters calculations, they were sold at an average price of $20.74 each. Its shares were currently trading at $21.93.
GameStop acquired the remaining 50.1% of ownership in November 2013. GameStop tried to target areas for potential new Simply Mac locations in smaller markets that did not have an existing Apple Store within a reasonable driving distance. [43] [44] [45] In January 2017, GameStop closed many Simply Mac locations. The chain had as many as 70 ...
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And GameStop is overly reliant on gaming consoles — 56.8% of sales came from hardware and accessories last year. But console sales face an increasingly grim outlook as PCs and smartphones ...