Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT ) stock is falling on Thursday as the social media company's shares continue a recent decline alongside a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The big news here is the SEC approving and declaring effective a registration statement.
Shares of Trump Media, the company behind Truth Social majority-owned by former President Donald Trump, were down more than 10% in premarket trading. Trump's 114,750,000 shares in the company, worth more than $5.6 billion at the beginning of the month, would be worth around $3.2 billion based on Thursday's moves before the bell.
The parent company of former President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform said it had been cleared to resell certain shares and warrants.
Martin Shkreli, the investor widely referred to as ‘Pharma Bro,' has claimed that he and Barron Trump are behind the launch of the mysterious DJT crypto token, following a rally in the price of the meme coin on rumors of its purported links to U.S. presidential candidate Donald J. Trump.
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. — the company behind former President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform — said Tuesday that regulators allowed some of its investors to resell certain securities and made certain warrants available for exercise.
Trump Media & Technology Group said on Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the company's filing for resale of certain shares and warrants, potentially giving it about $247 million in proceeds.
In about two weeks, Trump Media has fallen over 35%. That drop has lit up negative issues.
The stock price of Trump Media plummeted by more than 17% in after-hours trading. The Truth Social owner said its registration of additional shares had been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group tumbled more than 13% on Tuesday, accelerating the stock's steady slide in recent weeks. Trump Media shares are down about 40% since May 30, when a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
As former President Donald Trump awaits sentencing, Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT ) is planning to launch its own streaming service. Despite the news, however, shares of DJT stock are down again today.
Typical fundamental analysis would conclude that Trump Media's stock is overpriced. However, a comparison with similar companies combined with an understanding of Trump Media's unique features produces a more complex view.
In several media reports, Monday's (June 10) DJT decline was linked to Trump Media's SEC Form S-1/A ("A" for amended) filing. (For example, the Barron's article, " Trump Media Stock Slumps on Filing of Reaudited Finances.