Twitter Interim CEO Dorsey Buys More Shares in Show of Faith

Advertisement
By Reuters | Updated: 11 August 2015 09:30 IST
Twitter Inc interim Chief Executive Jack Dorsey joined other insiders in buying more shares in the company in a show of confidence in the stock, which traded at a record-low last week.

Dorsey, who stepped in as interim CEO on July 1, has been candid about the problems faced by the microblogging website .

User growth in the second quarter increased at the slowest pace since the company went public in 2013.

"Investing in @twitter's future," Dorsey tweeted on Monday, after disclosing he had bought 31,627 shares, worth about $875,000 at $27.67 per share.

Advertisement

Dorsey now owns about 21.9 million shares, or about 3 percent of Twitter.

Advertisement

Twitter's shares closed up 9 percent at $29.50 on Monday. The stock fell to a record low of $27.82 on Aug. 7 - just shy of the IPO price of $26.

Separately, director Peter Currie disclosed he had bought and 9,200 shares worth about $249,000 at $27.03.

Advertisement

CFO Anthony Noto and another director, Peter Fenton, disclosed share purchases in the company last week.

Trading in Twitter's options contracts was busier than usual on Monday, with much of the trading biased towards calls, usually used for bullish bets on the shares.

Advertisement

Trading in calls outnumbered puts by a ratio of 2.6-to-1, the highest the ratio has been since June 23, according to Trade Alert data. Calls betting on the shares closing above $30 and $29 by Friday were particularly busy.

Overall options volume was at 211,000 contracts, compared with average daily volume of 179,000 contracts.

Twitter also clinched a multiyear partnership on Monday with the National Football League to deliver video and other content to NFL fans on a daily basis.

© Thomson Reuters 2015

 

Catch the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show on Gadgets 360, at our CES 2026 hub.

Further reading: Social, Twitter
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Vivo Y500i With a 7,200mAh Battery, 50-Megapixel Camera Launched
  2. These OnePlus, Samsung Phones Will Be on Sale During Amazon's Next Sale
  3. Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026: iQOO Smartphone Deals Revealed
  4. Vivo X200T Confirmed to Launch in India Soon: See Expected Specs
  5. Disney+ to Launch Vertical Video Feed to Rival TikTok, YouTube Shorts
  6. Grok Banned in Indonesia and Malaysia Following Deepfake Image Concerns
  7. Best Laser Printers to Buy in India Right Now
  1. After OpenAI, Now Anthropic Introduces Claude for Healthcare AI Tools
  2. Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design Launch Date, Colourways Announced; Set to Arrive Alongside Magic 8 Pro Air
  3. Mahasenha Volume 1 OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch This Mystical Thriller Online?
  4. Kirkkan OTT Release Date Confirmed: When and Where to Watch it Online?
  5. OnePlus 15T Colourways, RAM, Storage Variants Leaked Online; Tipped to Launch With Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC
  6. Vivo X200T India Launch Teased; Flipkart Availability Confirmed: Expected Specifications
  7. Bitcoin Trades Flat as Crypto Markets Enter Consolidation Phase
  8. Forza Horizon 6 and Fable Gameplay to Debut at Xbox Developer Direct on January 22
  9. Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’
  10. Shell OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch Elizabeth Moss and Kate Hudson’s Psychological Drama Online?
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2026. All rights reserved.