Data Storage Co. (NASDAQ:DTST) CEO Sells $12,034.50 in Stock

Data Storage Co. (NASDAQ:DTST) CEO Charles M. Piluso sold 3,390 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.55, for a total transaction of $12,034.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 392,243 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,392,462.65. The trade was a 0.86 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Data Storage Price Performance

NASDAQ:DTST opened at $3.67 on Wednesday. Data Storage Co. has a one year low of $3.24 and a one year high of $8.00. The company has a market cap of $25.74 million, a PE ratio of 183.50 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $3.94 and a 200-day moving average of $4.00.

Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 31st. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $6.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.20 million. Data Storage had a return on equity of 0.79% and a net margin of 0.64%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Data Storage

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Data Storage in the 3rd quarter worth $46,000. Hilltop Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in Data Storage during the third quarter worth about $73,000. LPL Financial LLC bought a new stake in Data Storage in the 4th quarter worth about $103,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Data Storage by 14.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 32,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,000 after buying an additional 4,061 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Perritt Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Data Storage by 40.0% during the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 35,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $148,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. 11.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Data Storage

Data Storage Corporation provides data management and cloud solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers a suite of multi-cloud IT solutions, including cyber security solutions, which comprise ezSecurity, a security solution for endpoint security, system assessments, and risk analysis, as well as IBM system protection, including Ransomware defense.