Unusual Options Activity: Campbell Soup Company (CPB)

Processed food producer Campbell Soup Company (CPB) has had a rough year, with shares down 25 percent. One trader sees further weakness into the first month of 2024. That’s based on the January 19, 2024 $41 puts. With 24 days until expiration, 3,498 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 104, for a 34-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.40 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded near $43, so they would ...
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Smaller Companies Still Have Room to Run in the Great AI Buildout

2023 has been a great year for big-cap tech companies, particularly those investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). That’s especially true for hardware companies that can provide the tools necessary to run today’s latest AI programs. Most of these massive companies are priced for perfection, however. Smaller companies, which haven’t had the investor interest yet, could be better players in the AI space, as they catch up to the big names that moved first on the AI news. For instance, memory chip ...
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Insider Activity Report: Enterprise Products Partners (EPD)

Aj Teague, Co-CEO of Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), recently bought 2,410 shares. The buy increased his  stake by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $63,076. This is the first buy at the company in just over a month, following a 10,000 share pickup from a company director, at a cost just under $260,000. Other company directors have been steady buyers over the past two years, with no insider sales. In total, EPD insiders own 32.7 percent ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Sea Limited (SE)

Asia-based ecommerce platform Sea Limited (SE) has dropped 30 percent in the last year. One trader is betting on shares to start the year trending higher. That’s based on the January 19, 2024 $42.00 calls. With 25 days until expiration, 6,065 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 196, for a 31-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.20 to make the bullish bet. Sea Limited recently traded for about $38, so they ...
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This Big Tech Company Is an Overlooked AI Play Growing Revenues Now

AI has been the major market theme of 2023. It’s easy to see why. AI technologies can improve a company’s operations at a significantly low cost. For big-tech companies, small improvements can mean billions of dollars in extra revenues and profits. That’s why the trend has been great for big tech stocks. One big tech stock has already started to benefit from rolling out AI technology. That company is Salesforce (CRM), a producer of customer relationship management software that is provided to ...
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Insider Activity Report: Chart Industries (GTLS)

Linda Harty, a director at Chart Industries (GTLS), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 14 percent, and came to a total cost of $130,140. The director made a 500 share buy the day before. Another company director also picked up 400 shares in the same week. Going further back, company executives and directors have been regular and steady buyers of shares, with the last insider sale occurring in September 2021. In total, Chart Industries insiders own 0.6 ...
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Unusual Options Activity: SoFi Technologies (SOFI)

Credit service provider SoFi Technologies (SOFI) has more than doubled in the past year, rebounding from big losses in 2022. One trader sees shares trending lower in the next two years. That’s based on the January 16, 2026 $2 puts. With 756 days until expiration, 10,014 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 130, for a 77-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.19 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded just over ...
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For An Improving Economy, Consider This Key Service Player

Recent economic data shows that inflation is slowing. And that consumers are holding up well, as is the job market. That suggests the economy could trend higher next year. Should that happen, there are a number of companies that stand to benefit. That includes companies that cater to the movement of goods and services across the economy. These companies have seen a drop with a slowdown in spending on goods in 2023, but stand to see improving conditions next year. Among global ...
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