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Daryle Bible, CFO at M&T Bank Corp (MTP), recently bought 10,000 shares. This marks an initial stake for the CFO. The buy came to a total cost just over $1.2 million. This is the largest insider activity since last year, when a company director exercised their stock options and sold over 22,700 shares. Insiders have mostly been sellers over the past two years, except for this buy and a small director buy in February. Overall, company insiders own about 0.6 percent ...
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Database firm Oracle (ORCL) has been a strong tech performer, with shares up 47 percent over the past year. One trader sees that trend continuing in the short term. That’s based on the June 30th $115 calls. With 21 days until expiration, 9,417 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 197, for a 48-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.18 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for about $107, so they ...
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While stocks have trended higher this year overall, investors have been unpleasantly surprised by a series of bank failures. While it’s been largely quiet in the past few weeks, many small and regional banks remain beaten down. That’s creating an opportunity for investors. Why? While there may still be more bank failures ahead, many names in the space are safe. And because they’ve been beaten down so heavily, they now trade at a steep discount. For instance, regional bank Citizens Financial Group ...
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Douglas Crocker, a director at Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), recently bought 28,250 shares. The buy increased his stake by 34 percent, and came to a total cost of $364,425. This marks the first insider purchase at the company in over two years. Otherwise, company insiders have generally been sellers of shares. One director was a regular seller throughout 2022, and company executives have been modest sellers of shares after exercising stock options. Overall, insiders own 0.7 percent of shares. The retail-oriented real ...
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Cybersecurity company Rapid7 (RPD) has had a 30 percent drop over the past year. One trader sees a strong rebound in the coming weeks. That’s based on the July $60 calls. With 40 days until expiration, 10,579 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 111, for a 95-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.95 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded just over $47, so they would need to rise $13, or ...
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While the stock market has rewarded companies moving into the artificial intelligence (AI) space this year, the ride hasn’t been a smooth one. That’s actually a good thing for investors. Pullbacks create buying opportunities. And the important thing for investors is to buy smaller AI companies that can see big growth – and share price appreciation – over time. That means looking for companies that have small market caps – under $100 billion – which takes a lot of household tech ...
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Bruce Thorn, President and CEO at Big Lots (BIG), recently bought 51,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 8 percent, and came to a total cost just over $247,000. This marks the only insider buy at the company over the past two years. One company Executive Bice President was a regular seller of shares in 2021 and into early 2022, but insiders have been inactive for the past 14 months. Overall, company insiders own 3.3 percent of shares. The discount retailer ...
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Chemical manufacturer Dow (DOW) is down over 25 percent in the past year. One trader sees a rebound ahead in the coming weeks. That’s based on the June 30th $53 calls. With 24 days until expiration, 18,807 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 111, for a 169-fold jump in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.70 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for just over $51.50, so the stock would need to rise ...
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