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David Calhoun, President and CEO of Boeing (BA), recently bought 25,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 24 percent, and came to a total cost of $3.97 million. He was joined by a company director, who bought 1,285 shares, paying just under $202,000 to do so. This is the last insider activity since February, when two company directors also bought shares, at prices about 15 percent higher than where shares trade today. Overall, Boeing insiders own 0.1 percent of ...
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Shares of freight logistics platform Full Truck Alliance (YMM) are down nearly 60 percent over the last year. One trader sees a rebound in shares in the next month. That’s based on the December $10 calls. With 29 days until expiration, 13,846 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 561, for a 25-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.23 to make the trade. Shares recently traded around $7.25, so the stock would need ...
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At the end of the day, companies exist to sell a product or service. When times are tough, some goods are seen as luxuries. But many items are necessities. That’s why investors tend to pile into defensive stocks like consumer goods companies during a bear market. A bear market also helps to bring down valuations across the board. That makes defensive stocks, typically priced fairly high relative to their growth prospects, a much better buy ahead of a market turnaround. For example, ...
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Daniel Pietrzak, Co-President at FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK), recently picked up 6,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 20 percent, and came to a total cost just over $112,500. He was joined by a company director, who bought 1,175 shares on the same day, paying just over $22,000. Other company directors have been buyers over the past few months, and the other Co-President has picked up 6,000 shares back in May and June. Overall, company insiders own 0.2 ...
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Shares of electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker (FSR) have lost 60 percent of their value in the past year. One trader sees a further drop ahead. That’s based on the December 16 $10 puts. With 30 days until expiration, 12,024 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 196, for a 61-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.88 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for about $8.50, meaning the options are about $1.50 ...
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Many companies get into trouble overleveraging while times are good. They take on too much debt. That becomes a problem with things slow, and the costs to finance that debt become too much to bear. In contrast, a number of companies have strong balance sheets. Even companies with some debt, but substantial cash, are in a great place right now. They can potentially make a great acquisition at a great price, or find ways to return that cash to shareholders. One company ...
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Clayton Joseph, a director at American Express (AXP), recently bought 1,000 shares. The purchase came to a total price of just under $150,000, and represents an initial stake for the director. This represents the first insider buy at the company since late 2020. Otherwise, company insiders, mostly executives, have been steady and consistent sellers of shares over the past three years, with a large spike in insider selling occurring back in February of this year. Overall, company insiders own 0.13 percent ...
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Shares of database software company Oracle (ORCL) are up nearly 30 percent in the past month following the stock market’s strong rebound. One trader sees a short-term pullback ahead. That’s based on the December 2 $75 puts. With 17 days until expiration, 2,565 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 129, for a 20-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.02 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for just over $77, ...
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