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Karole Lloyd, a director at Aflac Inc (AFL), recently bought another 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by just under 3 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $55,000. This marks the second buy from a company insider this year, following another director buy back in early June. However, company insiders, including directors and executives, have overall been large sellers of shares over the past 3 years. While robust sellers of shares, company insiders still own over ...
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Shares of credit card giant MasterCard (MA) have been heading gradually higher over the past few months, but recently slumped following lackluster earnings. One trader sees a rebound in shares in the coming months. That’s based on the November $375 calls. With 106 days until expiration, over 9,140 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 173, for a 53-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about $10.50 to make the trade. With shares recently down to around $368, ...
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Investors are catching on to the video game sector, which already topped box office sales before the pandemic hit. The space is as popular as ever, and the latest generation of consoles are driving sales and new games. Video games also hit that sweet spot of software where development costs are fixed, and exceeding sales expectations can lead to big profits. That’s great news for a number of companies, even if the market isn’t always ready to acknowledge that. Case in point? ...
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Christian Brickman, President and CEO of Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH), recently picked up 10,000 more shares. The buy increased his stake by just over 2 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $189,000. This is the second insider buy of the year, also from the company President and CEO. Overall, insiders have been massive buyers over the past three years, with only a handful of insider sales. Both executives and directors have been buyers. Despite the massive ...
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Shares of Korean ecommerce site Coupang (CPNG) have been trending down since going public, having lost about 25 percent of their IPO price. One trader sees that turning around in the months ahead. That’s based on the January $55 calls. With 170 days until expiration, over 12,530 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 443, for a 28-fold jump in volume. The buyer o the calls paid about $1.30 to make the trade. Shares have traded as high as $69 ...
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Bond investors have been on a wild ride over the past year. Yields have fluctuated between around 0.5 percent and 1.75 on a 10-year US Treasury. While that entire range is historically low, the changes in those rates also create wild swings in bond prices. And with yields so low, there’s a type of company that stands out in the market today. That type of company is the dividend growth stock. These are a small group of companies that can grow the ...
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Juan Luciano, President and CEO of Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM), recently picked up 16,790 more shares. The buy increased his stake by over 1.35 percent, and came to a total price of just under $1 million. This is the second buy of the year, following a buy from a company senior vice president back in March. Otherwise, insiders have mostly been sellers over the past year, including a large cluster of sales last October, at far lower prices than were shares trade ...
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Shares of Delta Air Lines (DAL) have been trending down since April, and have seen some big drops on some days depending on Covid variant fears. One trader sees the trend reversing in the coming weeks. That’s based on the November $43 calls. With 108 days until expiration, over 10,025 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 324 for a 39-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the call options paid about $2.17 to make the trade. Shares of the airline ...
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