Insider Trading Report: Euronet Worldwide (EEFT)
M. Jeannie Strandjord, a director at
Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), recently picked up 1,166 additional shares. The buy increased her stake by 2.5 percent, and came to a total price of just over $146,000. This marks the first insider transaction of 2021. Insiders have mostly been sellers over the past three years, even as shares have trended higher. Overall, company insiders own 4.4 percent of shares. The company provides payment and transaction processing and distribution services, including automated teller machines (ATMs), and point-of-sale ...
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Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), recently picked up 1,166 additional shares. The buy increased her stake by 2.5 percent, and came to a total price of just over $146,000. This marks the first insider transaction of 2021. Insiders have mostly been sellers over the past three years, even as shares have trended higher. Overall, company insiders own 4.4 percent of shares. The company provides payment and transaction processing and distribution services, including automated teller machines (ATMs), and point-of-sale ...
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Insider Trading Report: Corning (GLW)
Roger Ferguson, a director at
Corning (GLW), recently bought 1,420 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 26 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $60,000. This follows up on a buy from the same director last month. However, there have also been a number of insider sales since then, although the share price of the company has continued higher. Over the past three years, insiders have generally been sellers of shares. Overall, company insiders do own ...
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Corning (GLW), recently bought 1,420 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 26 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $60,000. This follows up on a buy from the same director last month. However, there have also been a number of insider sales since then, although the share price of the company has continued higher. Over the past three years, insiders have generally been sellers of shares. Overall, company insiders do own ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)
Shares of
Petroleo Brasilerio (PBR), Brazil’s state-owned oil company, have been moving higher in recent sessions, following the price of oil higher. At least one trader sees that trend continuing. That’s based on the July 9 $13 calls. Expiring in 21 days, over 77,720 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 245, for a 317-fold explosion higher in interest. The buyer of the calls paid about $0.13 on average. With shares just under $12, it would take a return of about 10 ...
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Petroleo Brasilerio (PBR), Brazil’s state-owned oil company, have been moving higher in recent sessions, following the price of oil higher. At least one trader sees that trend continuing. That’s based on the July 9 $13 calls. Expiring in 21 days, over 77,720 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 245, for a 317-fold explosion higher in interest. The buyer of the calls paid about $0.13 on average. With shares just under $12, it would take a return of about 10 ...
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How Big Data Won Over the Small Investor
Of the many companies that have attracted the interest of retail investors the past year, many are small or mid-cap companies, worth a few billion at most. One of the larger plays is also one that has recently gone public in the past year. That company is
Palantir Technologies (PLTR). The company is in the business of “big data,” processing seemingly unrelated bits of information to arrive at conclusions. A big contractor with governments, the company helped locate Osama bin Laden, among other ...
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Palantir Technologies (PLTR). The company is in the business of “big data,” processing seemingly unrelated bits of information to arrive at conclusions. A big contractor with governments, the company helped locate Osama bin Laden, among other ...
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Strong Operational Performance Trumps Weak Guidance and Creates Buying Opportunity
One lingering effect of the pandemic has been weak guidance from companies when reporting earnings. Many are still deferring from making forward-looking statements at all, and the market prefers to hear a rosy picture. Without it, a company may even sell off when it reports solid earnings. Case in point?
Oracle (ORCL). The tech giant saw triple-digit growth in its cloud infrastructure business, yet provided weak guidance, leading to a drop in shares. Even with a post-earnings drop, shares are still beating the ...
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Oracle (ORCL). The tech giant saw triple-digit growth in its cloud infrastructure business, yet provided weak guidance, leading to a drop in shares. Even with a post-earnings drop, shares are still beating the ...
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Insider Trading Report: New York Community Bancorp (NYCB)
Lawrence Savarese, a director at
New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), recently picked up 20,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 17 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $231,000. That follows on a 17,700 share buy from earlier in the month, as well as a 5,000 share buy back in February. Other directors have also been buyers in the past year, but no company executives. On the plus side, there have been no insider sales ...
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New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), recently picked up 20,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 17 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $231,000. That follows on a 17,700 share buy from earlier in the month, as well as a 5,000 share buy back in February. Other directors have also been buyers in the past year, but no company executives. On the plus side, there have been no insider sales ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Shares of chipmaking firm
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have been rangebound between $75 and $85 over the past few months. One trader sees a bigger move higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the July 30 $95 calls. With 43 days until expiration, over 5,170 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 252, for a 21-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.54. With shares last around $80, a rise of nearly 20 percent would be required to ...
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have been rangebound between $75 and $85 over the past few months. One trader sees a bigger move higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the July 30 $95 calls. With 43 days until expiration, over 5,170 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 252, for a 21-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.54. With shares last around $80, a rise of nearly 20 percent would be required to ...
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This New Retail Favorite Stock Has Staying Power
The past few weeks have seen a resurgence in trades popular with retail, rather than professional, investors. Some of these companies have some good stories behind them, and others have a good story and a good company behind them. Case in point?
Wendy’s (WEN). The hamburger chain has become a favorite play on messaging boards. And with an astute social media presence, as well as a new app and loyalty program, it’s making burgers feel high-tech. The popularity hasn’t been lost on ...
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Wendy’s (WEN). The hamburger chain has become a favorite play on messaging boards. And with an astute social media presence, as well as a new app and loyalty program, it’s making burgers feel high-tech. The popularity hasn’t been lost on ...
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