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Shekhar Priyadarshi, CFO at Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), recently added 20,000 shares. The buy increased the CFO’s position by 200 percent, and came to a total cost just over $711,000. The CFO was the last insider to buy, with a 10,000 share pickup in January valued at $35,000. The company’s Chief Supply Chain Officer was a sizeable buyer last year. Other company insiders, including major holder Mondelez International, have been sellers of shares in recent months. Even with the recent institutional sale, ...
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3D printing company Desktop Metals (DM) have fallen on hard times in the past year, with shares losing over 60 percent of their value. One trader sees a further decline for shares in the months ahead. That’s based on the August $2.50 puts. With 165 days until expiration, 14,163 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 305, for a 46-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.75 to make the bearish bet. Desktop Metals ...
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Investors have had a challenging year, and face the prospect of continued challenges as inflation stays higher than expected. Growth stocks tend to fare poorly in a slow economy gripped with high inflation. Yet today’s problems will get fixed in time. Those who find opportunities can find plenty right now. Many companies still have big growth potential in the years ahead. And returns will be better for companies that can improve their profit margins in today’s uncertain times. One space riddled with ...
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Donal Mulligan, a director at Herbalife Nutrition (HLF), recently bought 15,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 64 percent, and came to a total cost just under $290,000. The buy came a day after a different director bought 8,500 shares, paying just under $166,000. Overall, company insiders and directors have been regular and steady buyers of Herbalife stock, with only two small sales over the past two years, amid nearly two dozen insider buys. Overall, insiders own 2 percent of ...
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American Airlines Group (AAL) stock has been trading in a range over the past year. One trader sees shares breaking out and moving higher in the months ahead. That’s based on the September $21 calls. With 196 days until expiration, 32,532 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 490, for a 66-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.54. The airliner recently traded for about $16, so shares would need to rise by $5, ...
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It’s a time for corporate executives to be honest. With a slowing economy, having a realistic outlook matters. But companies that report caution in their forward-looking statements tend to get punished by the market… at least in the short-term. That means investors should position themselves to buy these companies, especially if they’re performing well now. When the economy improves, these companies are likely to see big benefits from being overly cautious now. A number of companies have been careful about looking forward ...
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Kelcy Warren, an executive at Energy Transfer LP (ET), recently bought 1,660,602 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1 percent, and came to total cost just over $21.67 million. The buy came on the heels of another purchase from the same insider, for 1,339,398 shares. Company executives and directors have been buyers over the past year, with a number of buys ranging from 5,000 shares to over 2,428,000 shares. There have been no insider sales in the past two years. Overall, ...
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Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company (F) has seen shares lose over a quarter of their value in the past year. One trader is betting that the stock will see a further slide in the months ahead. That’s based on the June $12 puts. With 106 days until expiration, 20,868 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 269, for a 78-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.98. Ford shares recently traded for about $12, ...
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