Why PRTH rose 33.3% on Sep 21 2026: take-private merger
PRTH+33.3%on Mon Sep 21 2026
Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. was up 33.3% on the day at $7.77, ranked #4 on 305× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this spike at 08:08 ET during the pre-market session.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT
- 08:08 ETMOVER · PRE-MARKET
$7.77 · ▲ 33.3% ON THE DAY · 305× 5M RVOL · RANK #4
JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE5/5PRTH is up 34.5% after announcing a $1.6 billion all-cash take-private merger led by CEO Thomas Priore's investor group. The large premium-style move is directly explained by a definitive merger agreement and trading halt for news, rather than an unquantified announcement.
WHYUp 34.5% on a $1.6 billion definitive all-cash take-private deal is a substantial but proportionate reaction to a change-of-control transaction.ANALYZED 08:06 ET · 1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 08:08 ET
LAST7.77DAY▲ 33.3%5 MIN▼ 0.38%5M RVOL305×5M $VOL$610KFLOAT*82.4MRANK#4SESSIONPRE-MARKETVWAP7.80HOD7.89LOD7.75OR HIGH—OR LOW—PREV CLOSE5.83PM HIGH7.89PM LOW7.75GAP▲ 33.12% (indicated)* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
— MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO
THE SESSION
- 07:25 ETHalted (T1); resumed 08:00 ET, after 35 minutes
- 09:30 ETOpened at $7.79, +33.5% on the previous close of $5.83
- 10:08 ETRegular-session low, $7.76
- 15:59 ETRegular-session high, $7.84
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $7.82, +34.0% on the previous close of $5.83
- Volume: 16.2M shares in regular hours, 2.3M before the open
PRTH opened at $7.79 after rising sharply from the previous close of $5.83, with the move following a 07:25 ET news halt that resumed at 08:00 ET. TapeRank’s read tied the advance to the announced $1.6 billion all-cash take-private merger led by CEO Thomas Priore’s investor group, citing the definitive merger agreement as the catalyst. After trading near $7.77 when TapeRank recorded it at 08:08 ET, the stock dipped to a $7.76 low at 10:08 ET, then reached $7.84 late in the session and finished at $7.82.
WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 17:52 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE
- 07:55 ETTrading Halt: Halt status updated at 7:55:00 AM ET: Quotation Resumption: News and Resumption TimesBenzinga
- 07:32 ETPriority Technology Announces $1.6B All-Cash Take-Private Deal With CEO Thomas Priore-Led Investor GroupBenzinga
- 07:25 ETTrading Halt: Halted at 7:25:00 a.m. ET - Trading Halt: Halt News PendingBenzinga
- 03:40 ET8-K — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Departure or Election of Directors or Officers; Other Events; Financial Statements and ExhibitsSEC 8-K
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