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Packaged food giant Mondelez International (MDLZ) is down 23% over the past year. One trader sees the downtrend continuing in the first half of 2025. That’s based on the June $47.50 puts. With 133 days until expiration, 2,150 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 120, for an 18-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.75 to make the bearish bet. Mondelez shares recently traded around $56.60, after setting a new 52-week low ...
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Over time, a stock will continue to rise thanks to growing earnings. That tends to be the stickiest metric for investors when it comes to rewarding a stock. However, over the course of a quarter, other factors may be at play. Consequently, that can mean that a company is capable of growing its earnings, but can also be susceptible to market fears along the way over other concerns. For instance, digital payments company PayPal (PYPL) just beat on earnings and revenues. But markets ...
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Jab Bevco, a major holder of Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), recently bought 3,619,600 shares. The purchase increased the fund’s position by 2%, and came to a total cost of $120,677,464. This marks the first insider activity since early 2024, when the company’s chief R&D officer and two company directors were buyers of shares, with the directors picking up nearly $5 million. Otherwise, insiders have been slight sellers of shares, notably a few division presidents. Overall, Keurig Dr Pepper insiders own 17.1% ...
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Big data giant Palantir Technologies (PLTR) soared over 20% following an earnings beat earlier this week. One trader sees the jump higher fizzling out over the coming weeks. That’s based on the March $105 puts. With 43 days until expiration, 2,916 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 124, for a 24-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $9.67 to make the bearish bet. Palantir shares recently soared to around $105, making this an ...
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Earnings season is underway. And investors are finding reasons to be both bullish and bearish right now. For companies that are beating earnings handily, the market is generally rewarding those companies, especially if they also show the ability to raise their guidance. That includes tech and non-tech stocks alike. With some of the rising uncertainty the market, including uncertainty over AI investments and trades, investors may find better returns with more defensive companies beating earnings now. One such play is food giant ...
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David Ricks, a director at Adobe (ADBE), recently bought 2,250 shares. The buy increased his position by 34%, and came to a total cost of $998,946. This is the first insider buy in over a year, when a company director bought 15 shares for just over $8,500. Otherwise, company insiders have been moderate sellers of shares, with a mix of stock sales and option exercises. Overall, Adobe insiders own 0.2% of shares. The design software company is down 30% over the past ...
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Gold producer Alamos Gold (AGI) is up 70% over the past year, far outperforming the S&P 500. One trader sees the potential for a pullback this year. That’s based on the November 2025 $18 puts. With 289 days until expiration, 6,001 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 108, for a 56-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.97 to make the bullish bet. Alamos has had a fantastic year, with earnings up a ...
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As a company grows, it often requires investor capital to succeed. That can mean issuing shares over time. As a company matures, its cash flows rise, and they can start rewarding investors with buybacks and dividends. Dividends aren’t as tax efficient, but investors tend to flock to cash flows. If a company’s dividend comes under threat, however, a big selloff may be in the works. Shares of United Parcel Service (UPS) sank to a multi-year low, following earnings and a report that ...
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