Shares of Phunware Inc. (PHUN) were last checked at $1.13 up 9.71% in pre-market trade. PHUN stock closed at $1.03 last session, decreasing -5.5% or $0.06. A share of Phunware stock fluctuated between $1.00 and $1.09 during the day. There were 1.87 million shares of PHUN stock exchanged, up from 1.68 million 50-day daily volumes and lower than the company’s 9.01 million year to date volume.

The PHUN stock declined -32.68% over the past year, and in the last week it declined -7.21%. Price of Phunware stock has decreased by -43.09% during the past six months; however, since the last three months stock price has decreased by -35.63%. Thus far this year, PHUN stock has returned -18.25%. PHUN stock is moving up, as the company has hired a reputed firm to expand its investor relations efforts.

Who has Phunware engaged?

Phunware is a leading provider of Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an enterprise cloud platform that is fully integrated for mobile. With PHUN MaaS, companies can engage, manage, and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences globally at scale through products, solutions, data, and services. Location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunToken & PhunCoin), and analytics make up PHUN’s Software Development Kits (SDKs).

In addition to the SDK for developing mobile applications, PHUN’s SDK also includes software modules that are pre-integrated with iOS and Android to allow customers to build vertical solutions and apps in-house or for their channels. When operating at scale, PHUN’s platform is touched by approximately one billion active devices each month, helping the world’s top brands create category-defining mobile experiences.

As part of its expanded investor relations program initiatives, Phunware has engaged Steve Grasso of Grasso Global, Inc., to support institutional investor outreach as well as other consultation services, announced PHUN in a statement today.

• In an environment where brands seek to leverage mobile platforms to personalize customer engagement, PHUN has an outstanding opportunity to lead a transformational shift.
• In addition to introducing Phunware to institutional investors, Grasso will work with management to strategize on how to navigate the financial markets more effectively.
• In over 20 years, Grasso has provided real-time trading advice and services to the world’s largest mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and hedge funds.
• By closely monitoring the Washington DC/Markets connection and utilizing his extensive network on Capitol Hill and the SEC, Grasso keeps clients informed of policy and regulatory changes.

A value addition to PHUN team:

The primary goal of Phunware (PHUN) is to maximize shareholder value, and it is certain that working closely with Grasso and his team at Grasso Global will help PHUN achieve that goal. The trade and institutional investment competencies of Grasso make it an invaluable addition to the investor relations team at Phunware.