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In a bear market, good stocks will be thrown out with bad. And high growth names will be heavily discounted, while even those that can continue to grow will also face a downturn, even if things are going well. Investors can use bear markets to buy both growth names and value names at a relative discount to where they’ll trade once the next bull market is underway. Investors looking for bargains now could find one in Watsco (WSO). The company is ...
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Michael White, CFO at Piedmont Lithium (PLL), recently added 2,700 shares. The buy increased his stake by just under 26 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $101,000. The buy comes just a few weeks after a company director picked up 2,500 shares. Over the past three years, company insiders have been active as both buyers and sellers of the company stock, with sellers last year having the edge over buyers. Overall, insiders at the lithium producer own about ...
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Shares of investment bank Morgan Stanley (MS) have slid nearly 15 percent in the past year. One trader is betting that shares will recover in the next 18 months. That’s based on the January 2024 $85 calls. With 554 days until expiration, 2,000 contracts traded hands at a 42-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid about $4.10 to get into the trade. Shares recently traded just under $77, so the stock would need to rise about ...
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Some stocks are cyclical, moving up and down in a somewhat predictable manner. Other companies tend to have steadier returns over time, making for a reasonable investment for the long haul. Sometimes, however, a cyclical company can develop in a way that allows it to undergo a structural change as well. That’s where a new product or service creates substantial new value. It may create a new cycle, or simply break the pattern of trading in one. Traditional automotive companies are breaking ...
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Maurice Milikin, Chief Supply Chain officer at Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), recently picked up 12,979 shares. The buy doubled the executive’s position, and came to a total cost of just over $466,000. The officer made the first buy back in late June. Other company executives have been active this year on the buy side, with the company’s Chief Strategy Officer picking up nearly $2.4 million in shares back in May, and the company’s Chief Legal Officer buying nearly 15,000 shares so ...
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Shares of residential construction company Toll Brothers Inc (TOL) have given up all of last year’s gains, and are even down 15 percent over the past year. One trader sees further downside ahead. That’s based on the January 2023 $30 put. With 193 days until expiration, 11,084 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 301, for a 38-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.03 to bet on prices sinking lower. Shares recently ...
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The stock market loves it when a company makes some kind of positive change. If a company announces a dividend or buyback program, shares will often rally heavily on the news. Another event that’s seen a jump in shares in recent years has been the announcement of a stock split. While it doesn’t change the total value of a company, it does change how many share investors have, and the price per share. And as long as the price is low, there’s ...
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Mark Lipson, a director at Source Capital (SOR), recently added 1,325 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 49 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $54,000. This comes after a company VP made three buys back in June, totaling just over 2,500 shares. Over the past three years, company insiders, including both executives and directors, have been modest buyers of shares, with only one insider sale in late 2019. Overall, insiders at the asset management company own ...
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