Insider Trading Report: Blackstone (BX)
Ruth Porat, a director at
Blackstone (BX), recently bought 336 shares. The buy increased her stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost just over $32,300. The director was also the most recent buyer of shares with a 20,000 share buy in December, shelling out just over $1.67 million. One company director exercised options since, and one company insider sold some shares earlier this month, but generally insiders haven’t been too active at the company. Overall, company insiders own 0.7 ...
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Blackstone (BX), recently bought 336 shares. The buy increased her stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost just over $32,300. The director was also the most recent buyer of shares with a 20,000 share buy in December, shelling out just over $1.67 million. One company director exercised options since, and one company insider sold some shares earlier this month, but generally insiders haven’t been too active at the company. Overall, company insiders own 0.7 ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Gilead Sciences (GILD)
Shares of biopharmaceutical company
Gilead Sciences (GILD) have rallied about 37 percent in the past year. One trader sees a pullback for shares in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the March $86.50 puts. With 25 days until expiration, 6,508 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 236, for a 27-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid about $5.00 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded close to $83.50, making the options about ...
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Gilead Sciences (GILD) have rallied about 37 percent in the past year. One trader sees a pullback for shares in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the March $86.50 puts. With 25 days until expiration, 6,508 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 236, for a 27-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid about $5.00 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded close to $83.50, making the options about ...
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An Unusual Play on Growing Government Spending
Investors have plenty of trends that they can follow to profits. One of the easiest – or at least biggest source—of profits to follow is the massive amount of government spending. That’s led to some people investing in highly regulated utilities, or even in aerospace and defense contractors for steady profits.
However, times are changing. And the battlefields of the 21st century may not even have a physical location. There’s a tech-themed way to invest in this growing area of government ...
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Insider Trading Report: Kemper Corp (KMPR)
Alberto Paracchini, a director at
Kemper Corp (KMPR), recently bought 500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 88 percent, and came to a total cost just under $32,000. This marks the first insider buy since last August, when two directors picked up 5,000 shares and 3,000 shares respectively. Otherwise, there have been some modest sales by other company directors. The last executive insider activity occurred in late 2021. Overall, insiders own about 4.6 percent of the property and casualty insurance company. Shares ...
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Kemper Corp (KMPR), recently bought 500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 88 percent, and came to a total cost just under $32,000. This marks the first insider buy since last August, when two directors picked up 5,000 shares and 3,000 shares respectively. Otherwise, there have been some modest sales by other company directors. The last executive insider activity occurred in late 2021. Overall, insiders own about 4.6 percent of the property and casualty insurance company. Shares ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Devon Energy (DVN)
Shares of oil and gas company
Devon Energy (DVN) got knocked down nearly 11 percent following their latest earnings report earlier this week. One trader sees shares bouncing higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the March $55 calls. With 28 days until expiration, 6,162 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 120, for a 51-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $3.60 to make the bullish bet. Share recently traded for about $57 ...
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Devon Energy (DVN) got knocked down nearly 11 percent following their latest earnings report earlier this week. One trader sees shares bouncing higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the March $55 calls. With 28 days until expiration, 6,162 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 120, for a 51-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $3.60 to make the bullish bet. Share recently traded for about $57 ...
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Follow This Travel Trend for the Best Returns
Travel still remains below its pandemic levels, however, that could change this year. Companies in the travel and tourism space report robust demand, even with other parts of the economy showing a decline.
One area with reasonable upside here is in hotel-related companies. That’s because booking trends have proven strong, even going into the new year and past the holiday season.
Among the hotel stocks,
Marriott (MAR) looks well-positioned here. The hotel chain just beat on earnings, and the stock is fairly ...
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Marriott (MAR) looks well-positioned here. The hotel chain just beat on earnings, and the stock is fairly ...
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Insider Trading Report: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD)
Gary Greenfield, a director at
Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), recently picked up 17,500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 11 percent, and came to a total cost of $50,358. The buy comes a day after the company’s President and CEO picked up 30,000 shares, shelling out $68,300. Company insiders were last active back in May, when the company CFO and a number of directors bought shares. The last insider sale occurred in 2021. Overall, company insiders own 9.8 percent of shares. The banking ...
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Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), recently picked up 17,500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 11 percent, and came to a total cost of $50,358. The buy comes a day after the company’s President and CEO picked up 30,000 shares, shelling out $68,300. Company insiders were last active back in May, when the company CFO and a number of directors bought shares. The last insider sale occurred in 2021. Overall, company insiders own 9.8 percent of shares. The banking ...
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Unusual Options Activity: The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
Shares of beverage behemoth
The Coca-Cola Company (KO) dropped earlier this week on missed earnings. One trader is betting on a quick rebound in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the March 24th $61 calls. With 36 days until expiration, 5,133 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 11, for a 46-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.62 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for about $59.50, so the stock would ...
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The Coca-Cola Company (KO) dropped earlier this week on missed earnings. One trader is betting on a quick rebound in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the March 24th $61 calls. With 36 days until expiration, 5,133 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 11, for a 46-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.62 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for about $59.50, so the stock would ...
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