PRTY - Bragar Eagel & Squire P.C. Reminds Investors That Class Action Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Party City Hayward and KeyCorp and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm | Benzinga
NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, reminds investors that class actions have been commenced on behalf of stockholders of Party City Holdco, Inc. (OTC:PRTY, PRTYQ)), Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW), and KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY). Stockholders have until the deadlines below to petition the court to serve as lead plaintiff. Additional information about each case can be found at the link provided.
Party City Holdco, Inc. (OTC:PRTY, PRTYQ))
Class Period: November 8, 2022 – June 9, 2023
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 2, 2023
After trading on January 17, 2023, Party City filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.
Following this news, Party City's stock price declined by 67% over a two-day span from a closing price of $0.374 on January 17, 2023, to $0.121 on January 19, 2023, a decline of $0.253.
Then, on June 9, 2023, Ernst & Young LLP resigned as the Company's auditor due to a disagreement about Party City's decision not to include a "going concern" warning in its quarterly filing on Form 10-Q for the third quarter 2022.
Following this news, Party City's stock price declined by 22% over the next three trading days from a closing price of $0.046 on June 9, 2023 to $0.036 on June 14, 2023.
According to the lawsuit, throughout he Class Period, the defendants: (1) affirmatively misrepresented that its capital resources "will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs for the next 12 months"; (2) omitted that there was substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; (3) downplayed the nature and extent of the Company's then existing liquidity problems; (4) omitted that the Company's existing credit facilities were insufficient to satisfy its operational needs and that it was unable to obtain additional loans in the normal course of business and; (5) omitted that there was a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
For more information on the Party City class action go to: https://bespc.com/cases/PRTY
Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW)
Class Period: October 2, 2023
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: March 2, 2022 – July 27, 2022
On July 28, 2022, Hayward Holdings announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2022, shocking analysts and investors by revealing that Hayward Holdings was expecting its channel partners to reduce ...