ACCS ACCESS Newswire Inc.
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What changed
Recent filings, trades and moves- Industry (SIC)
- SERVICES-MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES (8742) · industry map
- Exchange
- XASE
- Market Cap
- $0.0B
- Employees
- 91
- List Date
- 1994-10-31
- CIK
- 0000843006
- Next Earnings
- 2026-11-10 (Pre-Market)
- EPS Forecast
- $0.12
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, NC
- Homepage
- https://www.accessnewswire.com
ACCESS Newswire Inc is a Public Relations (PR) and Investor Relations (IR) solutions provider. The group focuses on innovation, customer service, and value-driven offerings, ACCESS Newswire empowers brands.
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
| Month | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.18% | -11.93% | -4.38% |
| Feb | 1.47% | -17.70% | -8.12% |
| Mar | -9.44% | 22.54% | 6.55% |
| Apr | -10.44% | -7.60% | -9.02% |
| May | 21.14% | -21.89% | -0.38% |
| Jun | 20.15% | 4.17% | 12.16% |
| Jul | -2.63% | -1.64% | -2.13% |
| Aug | -9.84% | -17.92% | -13.88% |
| Sep | -0.92% | -10.53% | -5.72% |
| Oct | -11.98% | -26.78% | -19.38% |
| Nov | -13.14% | -5.60%* | -9.37% |
| Dec | 12.73% | -- | 12.73% |
| Total | -7.35% | -66.66% | -37.00% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report: ACCS
Executive Summary
BULLISH (Confidence Level: 7/10)
Key drivers:
- Oversold RSI signal
- Strong technical support from SMA and EMA lines
- Positive news sentiment with neutral overall tone
Primary risks:
- High volatility could lead to sharp price movements
- Negative earnings surprise or regulatory issues may impact stock performance
Investment thesis: ACCS presents a compelling buying opportunity due to its oversold RSI signal, strong technical support, and positive news sentiment. However, investors should be cautious of the high volatility and potential negative earnings surprises.
Recent news sentiment impact: Neutral overall tone with one positive headline (Notified and SWNS partnership) and five neutral headlines (start-of-day messages).
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction: Short-term bearish, Medium-term neutral, Long-term bullish
Support/Resistance Levels:
- SMA 20: $7.44
- SMA 50: $7.78
- Lower Bollinger Band: $5.79
Momentum Signals:
- RSI interpretation: Oversold (28.13)
- MACD signal: Bearish (-0.47 / Signal: -0.15 / Histogram: -0.32)
- Bollinger Bands position: Squeeze, potential mean reversion
Volume Analysis: Volume trends indicate institutional interest with increasing volume on price declines.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: Neutral overall tone with one positive headline and five neutral headlines.
Sentiment Assessment: Neutral (40% positive, 60% neutral)
Catalyst Identification: No specific catalysts identified from recent news headlines.
Market Narrative: Recent headlines do not contradict technical signals; however, lack of significant market-moving events could impact stock performance.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Beta Interpretation: Stock moves opposite to the market (negative beta -0.37).
Volatility Regime: High volatility with historical volatility above 60%.
Options Market Signals:
- IV Premium vs HV30: N/A (positive = implied richer than realized)
Downside Protection: Support levels at SMA 20 ($7.44) and Lower Bollinger Band ($5.79).
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: ACCS underperforms its sector.
Institutional Activity: Moderate institutional interest with increasing volume on price declines.
Correlation Analysis: Stock moves opposite to the market (negative beta -0.37).
Relative Valuation: Stock trades within a trading range.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- SMA 20 ($7.44)
- Lower Bollinger Band ($5.79)
Breakout/Breakdown Levels:
- Resistance at SMA 50 ($7.78)
- Support at SMA 20 ($7.44)
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No specific catalysts identified from recent news headlines.
Risk Management: Stop-loss levels should be set below the Lower Bollinger Band ($5.79) to manage risk.
Note: The analysis is based on the provided data and may not reflect actual market events or future performance of the stock.
ACCS Options Activity & IV Rank
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Calendars: the long leg is valued at the short leg’s expiration (Black-Scholes at its current IV) across the range of prices the short leg’s IV implies, giving the best-case profit (R/R = that over the debit) and P(profit).
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
Scanning bull put, bear call, iron condor and calendar spreads…
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Negative beta - stock moves opposite to market
| Investor | Value | Share of their portfolio | Rank | Q/Q shares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund Jim Simons | $190K | #2890 of 3138 | -0.3% | 13F | |
| Citadel Hedge fund Ken Griffin | $70K | #5906 of 6285 | -1.1% | 13F |
Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions
ACCS Institutional Ownership (13F)
Filings for 2026-06-30 · 5 already for 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
ACCS Insider Trading (Form 4)
Latest: 2026-08-24| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | Graeme P. Rein | Director | Buy (P) | +6,000 | $4.95 | $29.7K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-18 | Graeme P. Rein | Director | Buy (P) | +9,700 | $5.10 | $49.5K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-17 | Wesley T Pollard | Director | Buy (P) | +2,000 | $4.99 | $10.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-17 | Brian R Balbirnie | Director, CEO | Buy (P) | +10,000 | $4.95 | $49.5K | EDGAR |
| 2026-07-27 | Joseph Staples | Director | Award (A) | — | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-07-01 | Wesley T Pollard | Director | Award (A) | — | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-06-24 | Brian R Balbirnie | Director, CEO | Buy (P) | +1,750 | $6.70 | $11.7K | EDGAR |
ACCS Insider Holdings
4 insiders · @ $3.37| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian R Balbirnie | Director, CEO | 644,667 | $2.17M | $61.2K | 2 | 2026-08-17 |
| 2 | Graeme P. Rein | Director | 305,445 | $1.03M | $79.2K | 2 | 2026-08-24 |
| 3 | Wesley T Pollard | Director | 16,330 | $55.0K | $10.0K | 2 | 2026-08-17 |
| 4 | Joseph Staples | Director | 6,276 | $21.2K | $0 | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
ACCS Board & Officers
As of SEC filings through Aug 24, 2026Directors 4
- Brian R Balbirnie · since Sep 28, 2007
- Wesley T Pollard · listed since Aug 2010
- Graeme P. Rein · since Jun 11, 2021
- Joseph Staples · since Jul 1, 2024
Officers 2
- Brian R Balbirnie · Director, CEO · listed since Nov 2020
- Steven Winfield Knerr · Chief Financial Officer · since Nov 19, 2015
10% owners 1
- Brian R Balbirnie · listed since Dec 2007
Changes in the last 10 years (13)
| Jul 1, 2024 | Joseph Staples became a director |
| Jun 13, 2024 | The company announced the departure of Michael Joseph Nowlan from the board in an SEC filing |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Topline Capital Partners, LP became a 10% owner |
| Feb 20, 2024 | The company announced the departure of Timothy Pitoniak as Chief Financial Officer in an SEC filing |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Timothy Pitoniak became Chief Financial Officer |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Marti Beller Lazear became a director |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Graeme P. Rein became a director |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Brian R Balbirnie listed as Director, CEO (previously Director, C.E.O.) in SEC filings |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Eric Alan Frank reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Brian R Balbirnie listed as Director, C.E.O. (previously Chief Executive Officer) in SEC filings |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Michael Joseph Nowlan became a director |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Eric Alan Frank became a director |
| Feb 21, 2017 | Red Oak Partners, LLC no longer listed as a director in SEC filings |
Not reported recently (6)
- Topline Capital Partners, LP · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Aug 29, 2024
- J. Patrick Galleher · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Dec 5, 2023
- Marti Beller Lazear · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Jun 9, 2023
- William H Everett · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Jun 10, 2022
- David Sandberg · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Jun 2, 2017
- Red Oak Partners, LLC · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Jun 2, 2017
ACCS Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)
Latest: 2023-08-23What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.
How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.
10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.
"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.
Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.
| Filed | Filer | Role | Shares | Notice Value | Planned Sale | Broker | Plan | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-23 | Everett William H | Former Director | 6,000 | $124.3K | 2023-08-23 | Wells Fargo Clearing Services | — | EDGAR |
| Filing Date | Accession | Link |
|---|
| Filing Date | Accession | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 0001683168-26-006204 | EDGAR |
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.00% | $507,739 | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 2 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.00% | $145,731 | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 3 | DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | Dimensional | 0.00% | $39,147 | — | 2026-11-05 |
| 4 | IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.00% | $33,437 | $1.2B | 2026-11-06 |
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.
ACCS vs Peers
Related companies, largest first| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | YTD | IV rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIB CGI Inc. | $17.2B | — | — | −9.4% | 48 |
| BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation | $10.2B | 13.5 | −6.2% | +2.1% | 35 |
| G GENPACT LIMITED | $7.1B | 13.1 | +6.4% | −7.3% | 12 |
| FCN FTI Consulting, Inc. | $5.3B | 24.2 | +7.8% | +14.0% | 26 |
| EXPO Exponent Inc | $4.0B | 39.7 | +6.8% | +21.8% | 33 |
| HURN Huron Consulting Group Inc. | $2.6B | 24.1 | +12.3% | −5.5% | 17 |
| ASTH Astrana Health Inc. Common Stock | $1.7B | 41.2 | +58.9% | +33.9% | 27 |
| ICFI ICF International, Inc. | $1.4B | 17.1 | −7.9% | −3.0% | 52 |
| ACCS ACCESS Newswire Inc. | $13M | — | — | −65.6% | — |
| Peer median | $4.7B | 24.1 | +6.8% | −0.4% | 30 |
P/E uses the latest reported trailing-12-month diluted EPS; "—" means no positive earnings or no data.