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Turnaround opportunities can be tough for investors, as many turnaround plays often fail to, well, turn around. However, when a company does manage to pull it off, it can beat the market for years as it regains lost market share, and potentially even grows into new markets and new heights. That can be incredibly rewarding for investors. While those who got in at the start may fare best, those who wait to see a successful turnaround can earn great returns too. The ...
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Emma Walmsley, a director at Microsoft (MSFT), recently bought 3,300 shares. The buy increased her stake by nearly 60 percent, and came to a total price of just over $1 million. This is the first insider buy at the tech conglomerate in nearly a year. over the past three years, company insiders, who are beneficiaries of stock options, have been regular sellers of shares, even as the stock has continued to soar higher. Overall, insiders own 0.06 percent of the company. The ...
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Shares of payment processing firm PayPal (PYPL) shed nearly a quarter of their value on Wednesday after the company missed earnings by a penny and lowered on guidance. However, one trader sees shares as immediately oversold in the short term. That’s based on the February 18 $140 calls. With 14 days until expiration, 9,173 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 156, for a 59-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $3.60. Shares were knocked down to ...
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Most investors have figured out that a few large tech companies dominate not just corporate America, but stock returns as well. Some of those players have been runaway winners in recent years, although there have been a few laggards. Part of the problem? High overall prices. Retail investors may only be able to buy 1 or 2 shares of a tech dominator when it’s priced at thousands per share. The solution? A stock split. Alphabet (GOOG), parent of Google, is doing just ...
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Reed Hastings, Co-CEO of Netflix (NFLX), recently picked up 51,440 shares. The buy increased his holdings by just over 1 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $20 million. This marks the first insider buy at the streaming entertainment giant since mid-2019. Over the past three years, company insiders have been regular sellers of shares, although the last insider sale was back in November before shares shed over one-third their value. Overall, company insiders own just over 1.5 percent ...
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Shares of Grocery Outlet Holding Corp (GO) have been trending down over the past year, but have shown some signs of life in recent weeks. One trader sees the possibility for a rebound ahead. That’s based on the May $35 calls. With 105 days until expiration, 4,554 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 109, for a 42-fold jump in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.38 to get into the trade. With the stock Read More

Investors have finally gotten worried about inflation, or at least how quickly the Federal Reserve will act to try and curb it. Given how the Fed has historically acted too weakly and too late in economic cycles, traders might want to turn to gold as an ideal hedge now. The metal has underperformed just about everything in the past year, even as inflation rates have jumped up. However, as part of a broader commodity rally, gold may yet have a strong ...
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Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications (VZ) recently added 19,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 14.5 percent, and cane to a total purchase price of just under $999,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company since February 2020. Company executives have been regular and consistent sellers of shares over the past three years, although company directors have made no changes to their holdings. Overall, company insiders own just 0.11 percent of the company. Shares of the ...
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