GameStop shares experienced a significant decline of more than 16% on Monday following a sell-off that began on Friday. This sell-off was triggered by a lackluster earnings report and an unimpressive livestream from Keith Gill, also known as Roaring Kitty, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop's previous rally.
GameStop's stock dropped to just below $24 per share on Monday after plummeting nearly 40% on Friday alone. The company released its earnings report ahead of schedule, revealing a 29% decrease in sales for the first quarter. Additionally, GameStop announced plans to sell an additional 75 million shares.
During his livestream on Friday, Keith Gill disclosed that he did not have any institutional backers and that the GameStop positions he had shared in screenshots were his only investments. However, he offered little new reasoning behind his significant stake in the company.
Michael Pachter, a GameStop analyst at Wedbush, expressed skepticism about GameStop's ability to achieve a meaningful turnaround. He criticized the company's failed strategies, including attempts to emulate Amazon and the unsuccessful partnership with FTX to sell NFTs.
Pachter believes that any boost GameStop received from Keith Gill's livestream may be short-lived. He anticipates that the share price could once again decline in the absence of a clear strategy from the company.
Overall, the future of GameStop remains uncertain as it grapples with declining sales, failed business initiatives, and investor skepticism. The impact of Keith Gill's livestream on the company's stock price is yet to be determined.