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Big bet auto parts supplier will decline. A sizeable bet is being made on a double-digit drop in shares of Tenneco (TEN) between now and January. On Friday, nearly 3,000 contracts traded on the $9.00 put option on the company. With shares at $9.50, the option is a bet that shares will decline. Based on the price of the option around $1.45, shares will need to trade around $7.50 by January for the option to be worth at least as much as ...
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Big bet retail chain will continue dropping after earnings miss. Shares of retail outlet Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) dropped by over 8 percent on Thursday, following poor earnings and poor guidance. But traders are betting on even further weakness in shares in the coming months. One option was the November $11 puts on the company, which saw over 10,000 shares trade against a prior volume of 1,100. With shares now under $10, it’s an in-the-money trade that should move penny-for-penny with ...
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Executive Chairman makes $21.7 million buy. On Wednesday, Executive Chairman David Smith bought 395,000 shares of the company he runs, Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI). The total cost to buy those shares came in just over $21.7 million. It also raises his total share could to just over six million shares, representing about an 8 percent increase in his total stake. Smith is a major holder with over 10 percent of the company as well. Sinclair operates a television broadcasting company, with over 191 ...
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Big bet hotel chain will rally into 2020. The hospitality industry has faced some significant headwinds in recent years, but that’s not stopping one trader from betting on a rally in Host Hotels & Resorts (HST). On Wednesday, over 10,500 contracts of the January 2020 $20 calls on shares traded hands. That represents a 31-fold increase in volume on the contract. With shares around $18, the move is a bet that shares will move at least 10 percent higher by the time ...
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Activist investor adds $2 million to existing stake. On Tuesday, activist investor Ron Perelman revealed the additional purchase of 1.2 million shares in a company he already owns more than 10 percent of, vTv Therapeutics (VTVT). Perelman now owns over 20.2 million shares of the company. The shares were purchased at an average price of $1.65, but shares currently trade around $1.45, so anyone looking to piggyback on the billionaire investor can get a bargain here. The company may not be for all ...
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Majority owner and manager adds to stake. On Monday, iStar, the majority owner of Safehold (SAFE), added to their stake. As the majority owner of the company already, and the manager of Safehold, the move is an indication that shares of the company remain undervalued. iStar picked up an additional 15,000 shares, representing a cost of about $468,000. This buy leaves iStar with over 20.6 million shares of Safehold. The buys occurred with shares at a 52-week high, another unusual sign but another ...
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Big bet on massive rally in energy company. While the summer is typically a slow season for stocks, one trader is betting on a big move in shares of Hess (HES). With shares currently around $61, there’s been a surge in trading on the January 2020 $80 calls, indicating a 30 percent upside in shares between now and January. Over 16,000 of those contracts traded on Tuesday, about a 20-fold increase in volume for prior trading. Hess is an explorer and producer of ...
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Director buys over $900,000 in shares. Insiders have been a bit more active in the leisure space lately. Besides some of the insider buys we’ve seen in the casino industry, we’re now seeing insiders buy in the leisure travel space. On Wednesday July 3rd, director Randall Weisenburger bought 20,000 shares of the company he sits on the board of, Carnival Corp (CCL). This is a 20 percent increase in his stake, and he paid about $930,000 to make the deal. Weisinburger’s buy comes ...
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