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Stephen Guthrie, CFO at Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK), recently bought 3,000 additional shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 59 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $71,500. This follows up from purchases by two company directors last month, totaling nearly $500,000 across three transactions. Over the past three years, company insiders have been steady buyers with no insider sales. Insiders own just over 6 percent of the bank. Shares of the Missouri-based bank are up 21 ...
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With markets focused on tech plays, favorite short squeezes by masses of retail players, and other potential news-driven events, the relative boredom of dividend investing seems to have passed the market by. That’s creating some pockets of opportunity. Only a handful of companies came through 2020 with their dividends intact… or even increasing. Investing in these companies for the long haul may sound boring, but a dividend boost can sometimes lead to a short-term boost in shares too. One such company is ...
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Bryan Hipsher, CFO of Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), recently bought 3,000 additional shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 0.5 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $63,000. Hipsher was also a buyer of company shares back in February with a 6,000 share pickup. Overall, company insiders have been entirely buyers in the past three years, with zero sales. Company insiders also own over 22 percent of all shares. The company, which provides financial data, analytics, and ratings, ...
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Shares of payments processing company Square (SQ) saw a jump higher on Friday as the company announced more initiatives to integrate traditional finance with the rise of cryptocurrencies. While the move was small, one trader sees a bigger rally ahead. That’s based on the August $280 call. With just over two months until expiration, over 7,700 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 178, for a 43-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the call paid about $3.83 for the contracts ...
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Shares of experimental battery maker QuantumScape (QS) have surged higher in recent sessions. While the move may just be part of a trend of retail investor favorites moving higher, one trader sees the opportunity for shares to jump much higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the June 25th $40 calls. With 18 days on the clock, over 7,040 contracts traded against an open interest of 329 contracts, for a 21-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about ...
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Irwin Gotlieb, a director at comScore Inc (SCOR), recently picked up 100,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 115 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $397,000. This is the second buy from insiders in recent months, following a 200,000 share purchase from another insider back in March. Over the past three year, insiders have been more likely to buy then sell, but have mostly clustered their buys in 2018 and 2019. Overall, company insiders own nearly 17 ...
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For years, investors have piled into big tech names, like the FANG stocks. Even with the recent weakness in the sector, however, some still see some value in these giant names, which dominate the list of trillion-dollar-plus companies. That includes other industry-dominating mega-cap companies as well. One value manager sees a number of opportunities in these names today, citing continued growth potential and healthy profit margins. Of the companies mentioned, all are industry dominators that have fared well in the past ...
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Shares of oil and gas equipment and services company Baker Hughes (BKR) have surged 30 percent higher in the past month. One trader sees that trend continuing over the summer. That’s based on the October $29 calls. With 133 days until expiration, over 6,180 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 104, for a 59-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about $1.45 to make the trade. Shares have recently broken through to new highs, exceeding the ...
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