Workhorse W-15 Electrical Pickup Truck.Supply: WorkhorseShares of Workhorse Group dropped greater than 50% at one level on Tuesday after the corpor
Workhorse W-15 Electrical Pickup Truck.
Supply: Workhorse
Shares of Workhorse Group dropped greater than 50% at one level on Tuesday after the corporate was handed over for a key contract from the U.S. Postal Service.
Amid heightened volatility, the inventory was halted a number of occasions over the past half hour of buying and selling, earlier than in the end ending the session with a 47.5% loss. In prolonged buying and selling the inventory dipped one other 10%.
The U.S. Postal Service awarded the primary a part of the 10-year, multi-billion greenback contract for modernization of the postal supply car fleet to Oshkosh Protection. The preliminary funding might be $482 million.
Workhorse makes electrical automobiles targeted on last-mile supply. The corporate presently has partnerships with UPS and FedEx Specific, amongst others.
The U.S. Postal Service contract award choice was drawn out over a number of years after a collection of delays. The contract was seen by the Avenue as an upside catalyst for pre-revenue Workhorse Group.
In a current notice to purchasers, BTIG stated that Workhorse securing a portion of the USPS contract was a part of the agency’s base case state of affairs. The agency has a purchase ranking on the inventory.
Regardless of the inventory nearly getting minimize in half on Tuesday, shares are nonetheless up 347% during the last 12 months.
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