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Investing has gotten a lot more challenging over the past few weeks. Rising economic uncertainty makes it difficult for companies and even individuals to make long-term plans. That could mean a pullback in spending, particularly on high-value items. But it also means that more may be spent on smaller, more impulsive purchases that act as little luxuries. And that could benefit some companies strongly in the quarters ahead. One little luxury right now is dining out – or ordering food for delivery ...
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Nicholas Hobbs, COO at JB Hunt Transportation Services (JBHT), recently bought 3,039 shares. The buy increased his position by 3%, and came to a total cost of $399,746. This marks the second insider buy of the year, following a 59,447 buy from a company director for about $10 million back in February. Otherwise, company insiders have been sellers of shares, at least at a price more than $35 per share higher than where the stock trades today. Overall, JB Hunt insiders ...
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Pharmaceutical manufacturing giant Pfizer (PFE) is down 10% over the past year, underperforming the overall market. One trader sees a rebound for shares over the summer. That’s based on the September $18 calls. With 142 days until expiration, 4,057 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 122, for a 33-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $5.10 to make the bullish bet. Pfizer shares recently traded for about $23, meaning the option is already ...
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Market volatility and fear may still be elevated, and might be scaring some away from this market. But for long-term investors, that’s more likely a gift. That’s because market pullbacks tend to bring down nearly all companies. And that creates opportunities to buy great companies at a reasonable price. That even includes some of the big tech companies that have been responsible for the market’s outperformance over the past few years. Among the Magnificent Seven players, Alphabet, parent of Google (GOOG), has ...
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Forager Fund, LP, a major holder of Mastercraft Boat Holdings (MCFT), recently bought over 55,000 shares across two transactions, paying just under $1 million to increase their holdings by 4%. Going further back, another major holder has been buyers of shares last year. And the company CEO bought 5,000 shares in March, increasing his position by 6%. There has only been one insider sale over the past two years from a company director. Overall, Mastercraft insiders own 3.9% of shares, and ...
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Regional bank Flagstar Financial (FLG) is up over 25% in the past year. One trader is betting on further gains in the months ahead. That’s based on the June $13 calls. With 52 days until expiration, 15,369 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 106, for a massive 145-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.35 to make the bullish bet. Flagstar shares recently traded for just under $12, so the stock would need ...
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Investors sometimes get overly enthusiastic about a new technology. When that happens, rapid growth can occur, and stock valuations related to that technology can soar. But overly fast growth can lead to a quick crash. For long-term adaptations, however, long-term growth can lead to great results, especially for investors who allocate capital to these technologies after they’ve been proven, but while investors have left the trend for dead. For instance, solar technology has been improving at a rapid pace, with panel costs ...
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Mohit Ramani, Chief Risk Officer at KeyCorp (KEY), recently bought 10,000 shares. The buy is an initial position for the officer, and came to a total cost of $137,500. He was joined by three company directors who were also initial buyers. Their purchases ranged from 100 shares for less than $1,500 to 750 shares for just over $10,380. Going further back, company executives were more likely to be sellers, including the sale of just over $1 million shares from the company ...
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