Greenland Energy Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NASDAQ:GLND)

Greenland Energy Co (NASDAQ:GLND) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors acquired 13,375 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 9,386% compared to the typical volume of 141 put options.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Larry G. Swets, Jr. acquired 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $2.56 per share, for a total transaction of $38,400.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 585,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,497,600. This trade represents a 2.63% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greenland Energy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Greenland Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in Greenland Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. PEAK6 LLC acquired a new stake in Greenland Energy in the second quarter worth $143,000. Finally, Resolute Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Greenland Energy in the second quarter worth $163,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Greenland Energy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Greenland Energy from a “sell (e)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. Finally, ThinkEquity began coverage on Greenland Energy in a research report on Monday, June 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Greenland Energy has an average rating of “Hold”.

Greenland Energy Stock Performance

GLND stock traded up $1.89 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $3.09. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 87,927,363 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,390,091. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1.69. Greenland Energy has a 52 week low of $1.09 and a 52 week high of $23.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $135.13 million, a PE ratio of -18.09 and a beta of -2.64.

Greenland Energy (NASDAQ:GLND) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter.

Greenland Energy Company Profile

Greenland Energy Company operates as an early-stage oil and gas exploration company. It focuses on the Jameson Land Basin in East Greenland. The company is based in Denver, Colorado.