NextNav Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NASDAQ:NN)

NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ:NNGet Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors bought 10,644 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 240% compared to the typical volume of 3,135 call options.

NextNav Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:NN opened at $11.04 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $11.90 and a 200-day moving average of $11.89. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of -14.72 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 5.01 and a current ratio of 5.01. NextNav has a 52-week low of $3.95 and a 52-week high of $18.54.

NextNav (NASDAQ:NNGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $1.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.73 million. NextNav had a negative return on equity of 128.95% and a negative net margin of 1,732.92%. On average, equities analysts predict that NextNav will post -0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NextNav

In other NextNav news, CFO Christian D. Gates sold 3,918 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.65, for a total transaction of $69,152.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 815,722 shares in the company, valued at $14,397,493.30. The trade was a 0.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Arun Raghupathy sold 3,332 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.32, for a total transaction of $61,042.24. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 1,087,019 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,914,188.08. This represents a 0.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 7,908 shares of company stock worth $141,851 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 11.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of NextNav by 57.6% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 107,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,670,000 after purchasing an additional 39,222 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of NextNav by 466.5% in the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 657,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,238,000 after purchasing an additional 541,842 shares during the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NextNav in the fourth quarter worth $535,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of NextNav in the fourth quarter worth $2,316,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of NextNav in the fourth quarter worth $511,000. 79.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About NextNav

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NextNav Inc provides next generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions in the United States. It offers Pinnacle, a dedicated vertical positioning network to cover entire metropolitan areas including devices equipped with a barometric pressure sensor with the highest quality wide-area altitude service.

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