John Chen’s actions here may only be part of the action. The stock of the struggling smartphone player is up a sharp 20% from the $7.44 price at the end of 2013. Friday actually marks the second trading day of the twelve trading days of 2014 that we have seen the stock go above $9.00.
Citron Research is usually known for its short sell idea focused articles, but the research shop has shown that the short selling mentality here needs to be dropped. A short squeeze could drive BlackBerry shares even higher, maybe even up to $15. Citron’s report is a 12-page reversal of fortune report. Again, Citron is often known for being negative on companies.
Blackberry shares were up 4.4% at $8.94 on almost 20 million shares. The 52-week trading range is $5.44 to $18.32.
We would point out that the consensus price target is down at $7.00, but analysts have not been key drivers on most days and investors are generally not buying or selling BlackBerry based just upon its valuations.
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