Traders Purchase High Volume of Call Options on Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR)

Richtech Robotics Inc. (NASDAQ:RR) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders acquired 26,355 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 62% compared to the average volume of 16,269 call options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Richtech Robotics from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Richtech Robotics from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Richtech Robotics in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Richtech Robotics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $6.00.

Richtech Robotics Stock Up 18.8%

RR stock traded up $0.30 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $1.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,320,613 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,097,092. Richtech Robotics has a 1 year low of $1.30 and a 1 year high of $7.43. The stock has a market cap of $433.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -31.90 and a beta of -0.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $2.26.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Richtech Robotics

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Richtech Robotics in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Richtech Robotics in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Richtech Robotics during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Griffin Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Richtech Robotics in the first quarter worth $29,000. Finally, AXQ Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Richtech Robotics in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

About Richtech Robotics

Richtech Robotics Inc develops, manufactures, deploys, and sells robotic solutions for automation in the service industry. The company offers indoor transport and delivery, sanitation, and food and beverage automation solutions, such as ADAM and ARM worker robots; delivery robots, including Matradee, Matradee X, Matradee L, Richie, and Robbie; and cleaning robots comprising DUST-E SX, and DUST-E MX, as well as accessories, such as bus tubs, cup holders, magnetic tray cases, smartwatches, table location systems, and tray covers.