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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, a board member of Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), recently opened a new position in the company with a 9,247,081 share buy. The cost of the buy came to $551,773,323. Jefferies insiders have been sellers of shares this year, with the company CEO selling 1.5 million shares back in April for over $65 million. And the company CFO sold over 280,000 shares in May, netting nearly $13 million. Going further back, another major holder was a seller in ...
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Automotive chip manufacturer ON Semiconductor (ON) is down 22% over the past year, as investors have been more focused on other tech trends and EV sales have been lackluster. One trader sees further weakness in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the November 15 $55 puts. With 52 days until expiration, 8,839 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 155, for a 57-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.08 to make the ...
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Interest rates are finally starting to go down. That means the cost to borrow will decline, benefitting highly leveraged companies. But the cost to lend will also decline, meaning that fixed-income investors will get paid less for their holdings. For long-term bondholders, the price of the bond will rise to match interest rates. This is a concept known as duration. But short-term bond holders don’t have exposure to duration, and will see their bonds roll over at a lower interest rate. That’s ...
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Bradley Soultz, CEO of
WillScot Holdings (WSC) recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $194,855. Soultz was also the last buyer of shares with a 5,000 share buy back in May, which came to around $192,000. And the CEO has been a steady buyer going back into 2023. There has been one insider sale over the past year from a company director. Overall, insiders at the workplace and storage rental service ...
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Regional bank
Valley National Bancorp (VLY) is up 8% over the past year, far lagging the overall stock market. One trader sees shares trending higher over the coming weeks. That’s based on the October 18 $10 calls. With 25 days until expiration, 18,507 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 263, for a 70-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.15 to make the bullish bet. Valley National recently traded for about $9.35, so shares ...
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Investors love tech stocks, but have started to branch out to other sectors, such as utilities, telecom, and consumer stocks in recent months. Those sectors could continue to help lead the overall market higher into 2025. Meanwhile, some sectors are starting to look oversold. They’ve simply been too far out of favor with the market for too long. They could be best poised for the strongest returns over the coming months. Right now, energy looks like an unloved part of the market ...
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Jorgen Knudstorp, a director at
Starbucks (SBUX), recently bought 380 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $34,770. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Company insiders are regular sellers of shares, in particular the company’s North America CEO, who also recently resigned. Most of the sales were direct sales, with only one insider sale coming following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Starbucks insiders own 2% ...
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Uranium producer
Uranium Energy Corp (UEC), is down 2% over the past year, with shares down over one-third from their February peak. One trader sees the stock recovering to bounce higher into next year. That’s based on the February 2025 $8 calls. With 154 days until expiration, 3,635 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 127, for a 29-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.21 to make the bullish bet. UEC shares recently traded ...
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