Shares of the video game retailer GameStop and theater chain AMC dropped late in the week as the meme stock campaign sparked by the return of "Roaring Kitty" fizzled out.
Shares of the video game retailer GameStop and theater chain AMC dropped late in the week as the meme stock campaign sparked by the return of "Roaring Kitty" fizzled out.
Unlike 2021, when Reddit users banded together to target highly shorted stocks that burned the bearish bets of hedge funds, institutional investors too were part of the meme-stock mania, Vanda Research, which tracks retail investor flows, said.
The company also expects its first-quarter net sales to drop from a year ago, as customers transition to buying video games and collectibles online, while the retailer largely relies on brick and mortar stores