Insider Activity Report: Lockheed Martin (LMT)
John Donovan, a director at
Lockheed Martin (LMT), recently added 548 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 19 percent, and came to a total cost of $250,476. The director bought 508 shares in April, also valued at about $250,000, and twice more over the prior two quarters before that. Otherwise, company insiders have largely been small sellers of shares, concentrated at the EVP level of the firm. Overall, insiders at the defense contractor own about 0.1 percent of shares. Lockheed shares are ...
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Lockheed Martin (LMT), recently added 548 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 19 percent, and came to a total cost of $250,476. The director bought 508 shares in April, also valued at about $250,000, and twice more over the prior two quarters before that. Otherwise, company insiders have largely been small sellers of shares, concentrated at the EVP level of the firm. Overall, insiders at the defense contractor own about 0.1 percent of shares. Lockheed shares are ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Rio Tinto Group (RIO)
Iron ore producer
Rio Tinto Group (RIO) has seen shares drop nearly 10 percent since the start of the year. One trader sees shares moving higher in the coming months. That’s based on the October $60 calls. With 91 days until expiration, 10,844 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 125, for an 87-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $7.10 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for about $66, making the options ...
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Rio Tinto Group (RIO) has seen shares drop nearly 10 percent since the start of the year. One trader sees shares moving higher in the coming months. That’s based on the October $60 calls. With 91 days until expiration, 10,844 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 125, for an 87-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $7.10 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for about $66, making the options ...
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There’s Strong Value in Last Generation’s Growth Trends
Market trends change over time. The market often gets hyped over tech stocks. But that’s changed over the years in everything from lasers and personal computers to internet stocks to today’s interest in artificial intelligence.
Many trends continue to play out, even after there’s been major adoption. And playing to that trend could lead to market-beating returns in an ignored space offering considerable value.
For instance, the United States is still upgrading its infrastructure. And more rural areas are still connected to ...
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Insider Activity Report: Landmark Bancorp (LARK)
Jim Lewis, a director at
Landmark Bancorp (LARK), recently bought 2,723 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost of $58,662. He was joined by another director, who bought 1,566 shares, paying just under $34,000. Company directors have been regular buyers of shares so far this year, and the last insider sales at the company occurred in December 2022. Overall, company insiders own 22.2 percent of shares. The regional bank is down about 5 percent this ...
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Landmark Bancorp (LARK), recently bought 2,723 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost of $58,662. He was joined by another director, who bought 1,566 shares, paying just under $34,000. Company directors have been regular buyers of shares so far this year, and the last insider sales at the company occurred in December 2022. Overall, company insiders own 22.2 percent of shares. The regional bank is down about 5 percent this ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Nvidia (NVDA)
Graphics processing unit manufacturer
Nivida (NVDA) has been on a tear this year, with shares more than doubling. One trader sees a pullback in the coming weeks. That’s based on the August 25 $460 puts. With 35 days until expiration, 9,870 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 157, for a 63-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $26.30 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for about $475, so they would need to ...
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Nivida (NVDA) has been on a tear this year, with shares more than doubling. One trader sees a pullback in the coming weeks. That’s based on the August 25 $460 puts. With 35 days until expiration, 9,870 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 157, for a 63-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $26.30 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for about $475, so they would need to ...
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Big Tech Is Back in Favor: Follow the Trend
Last year’s big market losers have been this year’s winners, at least so far. However, once a trend is underway, it’s unlikely to change unless there’s a big reason for doing so. That’s why a number of big tech companies look attractive going into earnings.
That’s particularly true of companies that haven’t been associated with the rally in AI stocks this year. These companies likely have more upside and less volatility in the second half of the year.
One clear example is
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Insider Activity Report: Cadiz (CDZI)
Scott Slater, CEO at
Cadiz (CDZI), recently bought 14,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 13 percent, and came to a total cost of $49,000. He was joined by two directors. One also bought 14,000 shares, increasing her stake by 25 percent. The other bought 100,000 shares, laying out $350,000 to increase her stake by 927 percent. The only insider sale over the past two years came from an institution. Overall, Cadiz insiders own 39.8 percent of shares. The water services utility ...
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Cadiz (CDZI), recently bought 14,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 13 percent, and came to a total cost of $49,000. He was joined by two directors. One also bought 14,000 shares, increasing her stake by 25 percent. The other bought 100,000 shares, laying out $350,000 to increase her stake by 927 percent. The only insider sale over the past two years came from an institution. Overall, Cadiz insiders own 39.8 percent of shares. The water services utility ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Semiconductor firm
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has nearly doubled so far this year. One trader sees shares pulling back in the coming weeks. That’s based on the August 25 $115 puts. With 37 days until expiration, 11,158 contracts traded compared to a prior interest of 101, for a 101-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $5.60 to make the bearish bet. AMD recently traded for about $118, so the stock would need to fall about 2.5 percent, ...
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has nearly doubled so far this year. One trader sees shares pulling back in the coming weeks. That’s based on the August 25 $115 puts. With 37 days until expiration, 11,158 contracts traded compared to a prior interest of 101, for a 101-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $5.60 to make the bearish bet. AMD recently traded for about $118, so the stock would need to fall about 2.5 percent, ...
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