Beneficient (BENF) Stock Skyrockets 64% After CEO Converts $52M Preferred into Common
Benficient stock (NASDAQ: BENF) closed Oct 21 at ~$0.49 and jumped ~64% to ~$0.80 after hours when Chairman Thomas O. Hicks and Interim CEO James Silk converted $52.6 M of preferred units into Class A shares investing.com benzinga.com. The company is racing to meet Nasdaq’s listing rules (min. equity $35 M or $1 bid price). Q1 FY2026 results (ended 6/30/25) showed heavy losses (GAAP net loss $7.19/share) but CEO Silk emphasized cost cuts and new capital deals to rebuild cash globenewswire.com scr.zacks.com. Zacks maintains a $2.00 price target, implying ~300% upside scr.zacks.com, though ChartMill notes serious financial weakness (fundamental rating 1/10) chartmill.com.