Insider Trading Report: Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN)
CD&R Investment Associates, a major holder in
Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN) recently added 563,611 shares to their holdings. The buy increased the fund’s stake by over 4 percent, and came to a purchase price of just over $30 million. Insiders at the company have largely been sellers in the past few months. Shares have nearly tripled since the pandemic low, thanks to rising home prices. This marks the first insider buy since last May. Overall, company insiders outside of funds own less ...
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Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN) recently added 563,611 shares to their holdings. The buy increased the fund’s stake by over 4 percent, and came to a purchase price of just over $30 million. Insiders at the company have largely been sellers in the past few months. Shares have nearly tripled since the pandemic low, thanks to rising home prices. This marks the first insider buy since last May. Overall, company insiders outside of funds own less ...
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Unusual Options Activity: FireEye (FEYE)
Shares of cybersecurity company
FireEye (FEYE) had a slight selloff following their earnings last week. One trader is betting on a rebound in the coming weeks. That’s based on the May 21st $19 calls. Expiring in 18 days, over 8,396 contracts traded hands compared to the prior open interest of 195, for a 43-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about $1.54 on average. With shares around $20, the $19 calls are already $1.00 in-the-money. They should move higher as ...
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FireEye (FEYE) had a slight selloff following their earnings last week. One trader is betting on a rebound in the coming weeks. That’s based on the May 21st $19 calls. Expiring in 18 days, over 8,396 contracts traded hands compared to the prior open interest of 195, for a 43-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about $1.54 on average. With shares around $20, the $19 calls are already $1.00 in-the-money. They should move higher as ...
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Insider Trading Report: Heartland Express (HTLD)
Michael Sullivan, a director at
Heartland Express (HTLD), recently added 1,000 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by over 8 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $18,000. Insiders have been mixed over the past year, with a number of large sales by the trustee of a major holder giving sellers the edge. However, company directors have largely been buyers in the past year. Overall, company insiders own nearly 50 percent of the company. The ...
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Heartland Express (HTLD), recently added 1,000 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by over 8 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $18,000. Insiders have been mixed over the past year, with a number of large sales by the trustee of a major holder giving sellers the edge. However, company directors have largely been buyers in the past year. Overall, company insiders own nearly 50 percent of the company. The ...
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An Overlooked Player in Computing Points to Further Profits Ahead
With most of the tech space focused on the semiconductor shortage, a few areas are performing well in spite of the industry effects. One area? Memory. From solid state drives to flash drives, demand for storing more and larger amounts of data has remained constant. That’s great for companies that produce these products. And based on the latest earnings numbers, it’s clear that these companies are in an uptrend. For instance,
Western Digital (WDC) just reported better-than-expected financial results. While revenue was ...
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Western Digital (WDC) just reported better-than-expected financial results. While revenue was ...
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Insider Trading Report: Apollo Medical Holdings (AMEH)
Allied Physicians of California, a major holder in
Apollo Medical Holdings (AMEH), recently added 100,000 shares. The buy increased the organization’s position by just under 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $2.45 million. The group has been both a buyer and seller of shares in the past year. Other company insiders, largely C-level executives have mostly been buyers in the past year, with a smattering of sales. Overall, company insiders own about 19 percent of company shares. The company ...
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Apollo Medical Holdings (AMEH), recently added 100,000 shares. The buy increased the organization’s position by just under 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $2.45 million. The group has been both a buyer and seller of shares in the past year. Other company insiders, largely C-level executives have mostly been buyers in the past year, with a smattering of sales. Overall, company insiders own about 19 percent of company shares. The company ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Visa (V)
Credit card processing company
Visa (V) hit an all-time high following a strong earnings report. One trader sees the trend continuing in the next few months. That’s based on the August $240 calls. With 112 days until expiration, over 15,890 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 593, for a 27-fold surge in volume. With shares near $234, the options will move in-the-money on another 2.5 percent move higher in shares. The trader of the option paid about $8.85 to make the ...
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Visa (V) hit an all-time high following a strong earnings report. One trader sees the trend continuing in the next few months. That’s based on the August $240 calls. With 112 days until expiration, over 15,890 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 593, for a 27-fold surge in volume. With shares near $234, the options will move in-the-money on another 2.5 percent move higher in shares. The trader of the option paid about $8.85 to make the ...
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The King of Share Buybacks Ups the Stakes to $90 Billion
For most companies, share buybacks sound attractive. They can offset shares issued to executives. And as long as the market is rising, things look good. Most companies aren’t
Apple (AAPL). The consumer tech giant just beat earnings and raised its share buyback program to a staggering $90 billion. That’s on top of a dividend payout as well, increasing the amount of cash the company returns to shareholders every year. The $90 bullion share buyback is pretty close to the $89.6 billion the ...
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Apple (AAPL). The consumer tech giant just beat earnings and raised its share buyback program to a staggering $90 billion. That’s on top of a dividend payout as well, increasing the amount of cash the company returns to shareholders every year. The $90 bullion share buyback is pretty close to the $89.6 billion the ...
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Unusual Options Activity: HP Inc (HPQ)
Computing giant
HP Inc (HPQ) has seen its shares move steadily higher over the past few months, with only minimal pullbacks along the way. One trader is betting the trend will continue. That’s based on the September $38 calls. Expiring in 141 days, over 3,140 contracts traded against an open interest of 141, for a 22-fold rise in volume. The buyer paid about $1.30 to get into the trade. With a current share price near $34.50, shares would need to rally about ...
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HP Inc (HPQ) has seen its shares move steadily higher over the past few months, with only minimal pullbacks along the way. One trader is betting the trend will continue. That’s based on the September $38 calls. Expiring in 141 days, over 3,140 contracts traded against an open interest of 141, for a 22-fold rise in volume. The buyer paid about $1.30 to get into the trade. With a current share price near $34.50, shares would need to rally about ...
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