Shares of GameStop Corp. shot higher again Tuesday, closing at its highest point since the end of January and pushing its market cap back above $17 billion.
After plunging about 90% from its highs of the meme-stock-buying frenzy in January, GameStop stock
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has skyrocketed more than 108% in the past five trading sessions, including Tuesday’s 27% gain. Shares closed Tuesday’s regular session at $246.90, off from a record close of $347.51 on Jan. 27, and were up another 3% in after-hours trading.
GameStop shares are up more than 1,200% year to date, and more than 5,700% over the past 12 months.
Shares started spiking again Monday after GameStop announced a new strategy committee to identify ways to accelerate its transformation, which will be led by activist investor and Chewy Inc.
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co-founder Ryan Cohen.
Late Tuesday, GameStop said it will report fourth-quarter and fiscal-year earnings after the market closes March 23.
Earlier in the day, the Senate Banking Committee started hearings into financial speculation and the easy-trading practices of Robinhood and other zero-commission firms that, combined with chatter from Reddit forums, helped fuel the historic buying of heavily shorted stocks — such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment Inc. — earlier this year.
