Investor Alert

New York Markets Open in:

Market Pulse Archives

July 6, 2022, 1:50 p.m. EDT

United Maritime stock quadruples on Nasdaq trading debut after spinoff from Seanergy

new
Watchlist Relevance
LEARN MORE

Want to see how this story relates to your watchlist?

Just add items to create a watchlist now:

  • X
    United Maritime Corp. (USEA)
  • X
    Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (SHIP)
  • X
    S&P 500 Index (SPX)

or Cancel Already have a watchlist? Log In

By Tomi Kilgore

Shares of United Maritime Corp. /zigman2/quotes/236697405/composite USEA +0.02% more than quadrupled in very volatile trading in their Nasdaq debut Wednesday, enough to lead all gainers on major U.S. exchanges. The seaborne transportation services company completed its spinoff from Greece-based marine dry bulk transportation services company Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. /zigman2/quotes/200900682/composite SHIP -1.54% on Tuesday, and the shares started trading as of Wednesday morning. They were up 310% in afternoon trading, and have been halted for volatility no less than five times so far. Seanergy's stock, minus its United Maritime subsidiary, slumped 11.9% to trade at an 18-month low. As part of the spinoff, Seanergy shareholders received one United Maritime share for each 118 Seanergy shares they held as of June 28. Seanergy's stock has tumbled 25.0% year to date, while the S&P 500 /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.80% has lost 19.6%.

/zigman2/quotes/236697405/composite
US : U.S.: Nasdaq
$ 2.48
+0.0006 +0.02%
Volume: 18,280
Dec. 7, 2023 3:40p
P/E Ratio
0.74
Dividend Yield
12.09%
Market Cap
$21.60 million
Rev. per Employee
N/A
loading...
/zigman2/quotes/200900682/composite
US : U.S.: Nasdaq
$ 7.03
-0.11 -1.54%
Volume: 227,432
Dec. 7, 2023 4:00p
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.42%
Market Cap
$140.29 million
Rev. per Employee
$1.42M
loading...
/zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime
US : S&P US
4,585.59
+36.25 +0.80%
Volume: 0.00
Dec. 7, 2023 5:07p
loading...

This Story has 0 Comments
Be the first to comment
More News In
Industries

Story Conversation

Commenting FAQs »

Partner Center

Link to MarketWatch's Slice.