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Jorge Gonzalez, President and CEO at St. Joe Co (JOE) recently bought 1,200 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3 percent, and came to a total price of $54,588. This is the first insider buy in about a year. Gonzalez was also the most recent buyer in June 2022, picking up 1,200 shares at a price of $49,584. Since then, a director and major holder has sold shares on three occasions. Overall, insiders own 5.4 percent of shares. The property developer ...
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IT services company Kyndryl Holdings (KD) is up 47 percent over the past year, about triple the move higher in the overall stock market. One trader sees a pullback in the coming weeks. That’s based on the July 21 $13 puts. With 31 days until expiration, 3,957 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 101, for a 34-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.35 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for ...
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Traders are starting to bet more on a soft landing for the economy, rather than a heavy recession. That’s good news. It also means that some sectors should perform better than expected in the months ahead. One area is construction. From increased infrastructure spending to a housing boom, there are plenty of ways to play the trend. The top way is to invest in commodities that rise in response to a strong economy. The key commodity is copper. The metal’s relatively low ...
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Bryant Riley, Co-CEO of B. Riley Financial (RILY), recently bought 6,199 shares. The buy increased his holdings by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost just under $235,000. This follows up on several other purchases from the co-CEO, including 3 buys in May for 65,000 shares, valued at over $2.1 million. A company director also bought 10,000 shares back in March, paying nearly $300,000 to do so. Overall, insiders own 49.3 percent of the financial services provider. Shares are ...
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Tech conglomerate Microsoft (MSFT) has been trending higher in recent sessions, even as it looks like the company’s potential merger with Activision Blizzard (ATVI) will face sufficient regulatory scrutiny to be scrapped. One trader sees shares reversing lower. That’s based on the July 21 $345 puts. With 31 days until expiration, 8,788 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 311 for a 28-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $7.83. The trade comes as ...
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With tech stocks largely back in fashion, there are a few laggards out there. They may be the better opportunity going forward. That’s because laggards have better valuations, having not run up as much. And they may surprise investors with strong operational performance. That’s especially true when contrasting some of the biggest players year-to-date, and especially where investors aren’t that excited for a specific company at the moment. Investors don’t need to find the most boring stock, just one that’s less ...
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Michael Manley, CEO and director at AutoNation (AN) recently bought 7,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 46 percent, and came to a total cost of $1.014 million. This is the first insider activity since last May, when the company’s COO bought 2,342 shares at a cost just under $259,000. Otherwise, executives and directors have been sellers of shares, as well as billion investor Eddie Lampert, who is a major holder of the stock. Despite the large sales by insiders overall, ...
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Bioplastics producer Danimer Scientific (DNMR) is down about 25 percent over the past year. One trader sees a potential rebound in next two months. That’s based on the August $4 calls. With 63 days until expiration, 10,001 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 116, for an 86-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.25 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently went for about $3.00, so the stock would need to rise by ...
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