
Insider Trading Report: Ball Corporation (BLL)
Daniel Fisher, President at
Ball Corporation (BLL), recently picked up 7,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 6.7 percent, and came to a total price just over $601,000. He was joined by a director who picked up 1,362 shares, a purchase that increased her holdings by 91 percent, and came to a total price just over $116,000. This follows up on a number of insider buys over the past few months. Over the past three years, insiders have been more likely to ...
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Ball Corporation (BLL), recently picked up 7,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 6.7 percent, and came to a total price just over $601,000. He was joined by a director who picked up 1,362 shares, a purchase that increased her holdings by 91 percent, and came to a total price just over $116,000. This follows up on a number of insider buys over the past few months. Over the past three years, insiders have been more likely to ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Marqueta, Inc (MQ)
Shares of programming platform company
Marqueta (MQ) have lost over two-thirds of their value in the past six months. One trader sees the possibility for a strong rebound here. That’s based on the September $10 calls. With 183 days until expiration, 7,523 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 110, for a 68-fold surge in volume. The buyer of the options paid $1.80 to make the trade. Revenue is up 72 percent at the company over the past year, but as ...
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Marqueta (MQ) have lost over two-thirds of their value in the past six months. One trader sees the possibility for a strong rebound here. That’s based on the September $10 calls. With 183 days until expiration, 7,523 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 110, for a 68-fold surge in volume. The buyer of the options paid $1.80 to make the trade. Revenue is up 72 percent at the company over the past year, but as ...
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Time to Buy a “Blood in the Streets” Play
The stock market pullback is getting ugly. With pullbacks deepening into corrections, investors want to know where to go for the best returns on the market’s next rebound. Historically, a handful of companies have used these dire and fearful market conditions to set themselves up for big profits when the outlook is much brighter. A select group of investment managers in particular tend to have a great track record for navigating tough markets. One such player is
Blackstone (BX). The asset manager’s expertise ...
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Insider Trading Report: Caesars Entertainment (CZR)
Micheal Pegram, a director at
Caesars Entertainment (CZR), recently picked up 13,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 16 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $895,000. He was joined by the company CEO, who also bought 10,000 shares on the same day. The cost of that buy came to about $714,000. These two buys mark the first time insiders have added shares since late 2019. Otherwise, company insiders have been somewhat regular and steady sellers of shares ...
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Caesars Entertainment (CZR), recently picked up 13,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 16 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $895,000. He was joined by the company CEO, who also bought 10,000 shares on the same day. The cost of that buy came to about $714,000. These two buys mark the first time insiders have added shares since late 2019. Otherwise, company insiders have been somewhat regular and steady sellers of shares ...
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Unusual Options Huazhu Group Limited (HTHT)
Shares of Chinese hotel lodging operator
Huazhu Group (HTHT) shed nearly 19 percent on Monday as traders reassessed Chinese stocks. However, one trader sees an opportunity on a rebound ahead. That’s based on the September $45 calls. With 184 days until expiration, 7,881 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 194, for a 41-fold jump in volume. The buyer of he calls paid $1.20 to make the trade. With shares just over $22, they would need to just more than double ...
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Huazhu Group (HTHT) shed nearly 19 percent on Monday as traders reassessed Chinese stocks. However, one trader sees an opportunity on a rebound ahead. That’s based on the September $45 calls. With 184 days until expiration, 7,881 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 194, for a 41-fold jump in volume. The buyer of he calls paid $1.20 to make the trade. With shares just over $22, they would need to just more than double ...
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Buybacks Make This Value Play a Potential Winner on a Market Rebound
Share buybacks can add a lot of value for investors, provided that management only buys when shares look undervalued rather than indiscriminately buying at any price. Since share buybacks can increase earnings per share, even when a company doesn’t increase earnings. As a result, many companies have embraced share buybacks, but only a handful have been able to responsibly buy back shares and avoid the temptation of overpaying just to keep a share price high. One company that’s done buybacks right is
Berkshire ...
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Insider Trading Report: Coty Inc (COTY)
Gordon von Bretten, Chief Transformational Officer at
Coty Inc (COTY), recently added 38,776 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 26 percent, and came to a total price of just over $302,000. This marks the first insider buy of 2022. Going into the last year, insiders have been both buyers and sellers of shares, with sellers having a big advantage thanks to a large institutional sale. Overall, insiders at the company own over 57 percent of shares. Shares of the cosmetics company are ...
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Coty Inc (COTY), recently added 38,776 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 26 percent, and came to a total price of just over $302,000. This marks the first insider buy of 2022. Going into the last year, insiders have been both buyers and sellers of shares, with sellers having a big advantage thanks to a large institutional sale. Overall, insiders at the company own over 57 percent of shares. Shares of the cosmetics company are ...
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Unusual Options Activity: AT&T (T)
Shares of telecom giant
AT&T (T) have slid over 20 percent in the past year. One trader sees the potential for a rebound in the coming weeks. That’s based on the April 22nd $25.50 calls. With 37 days left until expiration, 5,437 contracts traded compared to an open interest of 125, for a 44-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.16 to make the trade. Shares last traded near $23, so shares would need to rise just over 10 percent ...
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AT&T (T) have slid over 20 percent in the past year. One trader sees the potential for a rebound in the coming weeks. That’s based on the April 22nd $25.50 calls. With 37 days left until expiration, 5,437 contracts traded compared to an open interest of 125, for a 44-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.16 to make the trade. Shares last traded near $23, so shares would need to rise just over 10 percent ...
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