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ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS)

ACCESS Newswire Inc., originally incorporated as Issuer Direct Corporation in 1988, is a communications and compliance company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, having adopted its current name in January 2025. The firm delivers an extensive suite of services designed for public relations and investor relations professionals, serving clients across the United States and internationally. Its diverse offerings include the Media Advantage Platform, which facilitates press release distribution, provides access to comprehensive media databases, offers media monitoring services, and enables custom newsrooms. Furthermore, the company operates ACCESSWIRE, a dedicated service for news dissemination and media outreach. For virtual engagements, its Webcaster Platform offers a cloud-based environment for live and on-demand webcasts, webinars, and virtual meetings, allowing users to efficiently create, produce, and broadcast events to audiences of all sizes. The company also provides advanced professional conference and events software, featuring a mobile application that empowers organizers, issuers, and investors to streamline registration, request and approve one-on-one meetings, manage schedules, handle event promotion and sponsorships, print attendee badges, and coordinate lodging. An investor relations content network supplies vital data feeds, encompassing news updates, stock information, financial fundamentals, regulatory filings, corporate governance insights, and other critical data points. In the realm of compliance, ACCESS Newswire offers a whistleblower hotline for secure incident notifications and essential workflow management, ensuring alignment with corporate governance policies. It also includes a stock transfer module, providing clients with real-time access to shareholder information, stock ledgers, and reports, alongside capabilities for issuing new shares. A proxy module further delivers a real-time voting platform for its customers and their registered shareholders. The company's clientele is broad, encompassing public and private corporations, mutual funds, law firms, brokerage houses, investment banks, individuals, and various other institutional organizations.

Sector: Services-Management Consulting Services

Industry: Advertising Agencies

ACCESS Newswire Inc. logo

ACCESS Newswire Inc.

NYSE:ACCSCommunication Services
-6.46%$3.91
Mkt Cap$14.96M
Float2.1M
O/S3.83M
Inst Own33.3%
SI0.4%
Dilution
Historical Data
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Key Metrics
Market Cap$14.96M
Enterprise Value--
P/E Ratio--
Est. Net Cash/Share--
Institutional Ownership33.35%

based on 3.83M shares outstanding

SectorCommunication Services
IndustryAdvertising Agencies
ExchangeNYSE American
CountryUSUS
IPO DateJan 23, 2008
Shares Outstanding3.83M
Float2.10M
Company Overview

ACCESS Newswire Inc., originally incorporated as Issuer Direct Corporation in 1988, is a communications and compliance company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, having adopted its current name in January 2025.

The firm delivers an extensive suite of services designed for public relations and investor relations professionals, serving clients across the United States and internationally.

Its diverse offerings include the Media Advantage Platform, which facilitates press release distribution, provides access to comprehensive media databases, offers media monitoring services, and enables custom newsrooms. Furthermore, the company operates ACCESSWIRE, a dedicated service for news dissemination and media outreach. For virtual engagements, its Webcaster Platform offers a cloud-based environment for live and on-demand webcasts, webinars, and virtual meetings, allowing users to efficiently create, produce, and broadcast events to audiences of all sizes.

The company also provides advanced professional conference and events software, featuring a mobile application that empowers organizers, issuers, and investors to streamline registration, request and approve one-on-one meetings, manage schedules, handle event promotion and sponsorships, print attendee badges, and coordinate lodging. An investor relations content network supplies vital data feeds, encompassing news updates, stock information, financial fundamentals, regulatory filings, corporate governance insights, and other critical data points. In the realm of compliance, ACCESS Newswire offers a whistleblower hotline for secure incident notifications and essential workflow management, ensuring alignment with corporate governance policies.

It also includes a stock transfer module, providing clients with real-time access to shareholder information, stock ledgers, and reports, alongside capabilities for issuing new shares. A proxy module further delivers a real-time voting platform for its customers and their registered shareholders.

The company's clientele is broad, encompassing public and private corporations, mutual funds, law firms, brokerage houses, investment banks, individuals, and various other institutional organizations.

Leadership

Brian R. Balbirnie

Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman

Mark J. Lloyd

Chief Technology Officer

Steven Knerr

Chief Financial Officer, Controller & Interim Principal Accounting Officer

Charlie Terenzio

Head of Product PR Optimizer Team

Independent: 2 of 3 listed

Employees

113

Country

US

Sector

Communication Services

Website

accessnewswire.com

Analyst Coverage
Analyst Coverage
ConsensusBuy
Price Target
No price targets available
Ratings Distribution
BUY
1
HOLD
0
SELL
0
TOTAL1
Insider Trades
InsiderTypeShares
Rein Graeme P. profile photoRein Graeme P.Purchase6.0K
Rein Graeme P. profile photoRein Graeme P.Purchase9.7K
BALBIRNIE BRIAN R profile photoBALBIRNIE BRIAN RPurchase10.0K
Pollard Wesley T profile photoPollard Wesley TPurchase2.0K
Staples Joseph profile photoStaples JosephGrant/Award4.4K
Pollard Wesley T profile photoPollard Wesley TGrant/Award4.4K
Shareholders
33.3%
Institutional
(16)
17.4%
Insiderⓘ
(3)
24.7%
5%+ Owners
(5)
of which 4.8% rests on schedules older than 24 months (1 holder)
24.6%
Unattributed (incl. retail)ⓘ
Institutional33.3%
Insider17.4%
5%+ Beneficial24.7%
Unattributed (incl. retail)24.6%
Top Shareholders
NameShares%
Topline Capital Management, LLC logo
Topline Capital Management, LLC
· also on 13F· may incl. warrants· filed Nov 2024
715.5K18.7%
Topline Capital Management, LLC logo
Topline Capital Management, LLC
709.3K18.5%
BALBIRNIE BRIAN R profile photo
BALBIRNIE BRIAN R
Director, CEO, Director, 10% Owner
644.7K16.8%
Graeme P. Rein logo
Graeme P. Rein
· joint filing· may incl. warrants· filed May 2026
282.5K7.4%
Forager Fund, LP logo
Forager Fund, LP
· may incl. warrants· reaffirmed 13G/A Jan 2025
229.6K6.0%
2717 Partners LP logo
2717 Partners LP
· may incl. warrants· filed Aug 2025
211.2K5.5%
Witmer Richard H. logo
Witmer Richard H.
· may incl. warrants· stale · filed Jan 2024
182.3K4.8%
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. logo
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
150.9K3.9%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC logo
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
138.6K3.6%
BARD ASSOCIATES INC logo
BARD ASSOCIATES INC
127.2K3.3%
Sources: 13F, Form 4, 13D/13GO/S: 3.8M · as of 10 Aug 2026 · SEC filings
Insiders & Institutional Holders
52-Week Range
$4.52$11.34
$3.91(0th percentile)
Volume
Average Daily Volume7.14K
8.41K today vs 7.14K avg(+18%)

30d Avg

7.14K

60d Avg

15.99K

90d Avg

20.74K

Earnings
Dividend History
No dividend history available
Compliance Status
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