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AMC jumps after completing 50 million share offering

After the close on Thursday, a filing from AMC showed that the movie-theater chain has finished the sale of 50 million shares announced in early December, sending shares as much as 5% higher on Friday.

The company raised nearly $184 million through this offering, and may receive additional proceeds in the future, management said. For context, the money raised is more than 10% of its third-quarter sales.

As we suggested after the company tapped the market in May as the meme-stock mania kicked off:

“AMC is in the business of receiving money in exchange for providing access to a very entertaining show. I’m talking, of course, about its financing activities and the stock market — not going to the movies.”

The 50 million shares is a pretty staggering number, considering that before this, AMC had about 381 million shares outstanding, per FactSet.

The stock is still down about 46% from its 2024 peak.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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