{
  "id": 14563719,
  "title": "New ERA Energy & Digital director Kent McCarthy buys $1.19m in shares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/new-era-energy-digital-director-kent-mccarthy-buys-1-19m-in-shares",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T23:35:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/new-era-energy--digital-director-kent-mccarthy-buys-119m-in-shares-93CH-4950269"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New ERA Energy & Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAI) director and 10% owner Kent C. McCarthy made a significant investment in the company by purchasing 250,000 shares of common stock for $1,192,350, according to a recent SEC filing. This purchase, completed on October 9, 2026, increased McCarthy's indirect ownership of the company to 9,550,000 shares, held through AMC Fund, L.P., which he controls. McCarthy also holds various call options for New ERA Energy & Digital shares, both directly and indirectly, with the potential to exercise them at a $5.00 strike price. Despite the company's recent financial performance, which included a loss of $0.21 per share in Q2 2026 and revenue that fell short of expectations, the acquisition of these shares indicates McCarthy's confidence in the company's long-term prospects. New Era Energy & Digital has also recently announced a 20-year power purchase agreement with Luminant, an affiliate of Vistra Corp, to supply up to 207 MW of power for the first phase of its Texas Critical Data Center project, which is expected to provide firm power by the third quarter of 2027. Analysts from B.Riley and Texas Capital Securities have reiterated their Buy ratings for the company, setting a price target of $10.00, and view the power agreement as a positive development for the project's execution and attractiveness to potential tenants.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}