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Earnings season can give a snapshot into how a company is doing. It can also give a view into how traders view a company’s prospects based on one-time events that may not have a massive bearing over the long haul. Case in point?
PayPal (PYPL). The company reported earnings after the market close Monday, and the headline numbers were pretty solid. Shares dropped anyway. Shares of the payment giant are now slightly down for the year, having slid nearly 20 percent in the ...
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Wayne Thomas Smith, a director at
Air Products & Chemicals (APD) recently bought 1,637 shares. The buy created an initial stake, and came to a total purchase price of just over $500,000. This is the first insider activity at the company since January 2020. Over the past 3 years, insiders have been more active as both buyers and sellers, with buyers outnumbering sellers in total share transactions. Overall, insiders own 0.3 percent of company shares. This latest buy has occurred as shares ...
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Shares of semiconductor firm
Micron Technology (MU) have been trending higher in recent weeks, reversing a longer-term declining trend this year. One trader sees a continued move higher this month. That’s based on the November 26 $80 calls. Expiring in 16 days, 50,100 contracts traded hands, a 219-fold jump in volume from the prior open interest of 229. The buyer of the calls paid $0.71 to make the trade. With shares of Micron around $74.50, shares would need to rally another 7.3 percent ...
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Typically, investors love companies with a strong brand, a loyal following, a recurring revenue model, and improving key metrics. In the streaming space, a number of companies have created tremendous value for shareholders over the years by better monetizing their intellectual property. Many of these companies trade at a high valuation, but one firm looks like a relative value not only in the sector, but in today’s market overall. That company is
ViacomCBS (VIAC). The merger between the two companies was completed just ...
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Michael Angelakis, a director at
ExxonMobil (XOM) recently picked up 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 15 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $320,000. This marks the first insider transaction since March, when this director and another director also bought a collective 202,000 shares. The price of the stock has since risen since then. The last insider sales occurred in December 2020, with shares up nearly 50 percent since then. Overall, insiders own just 0.11 percent of ...
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Shares of uranium producer
Cameco (CCJ) have continued their strong move higher this year. One trader sees that rally continuing into next year. That’s based on the March $33 calls. With 129 days until expiration, 15,000 contracts traded against an open interest of 175, for an 86-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $2.17 for the trade. Part of the move higher comes following a plan from China announcing the creation of more nuclear power plants. And there are few ...
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There are plenty of big picture tech ideas for investors in the years ahead. With many investors looking for the next big play in electric vehicles, biotech, space tourism, or the like, a number of existing areas in the tech space are attractively priced and capable of bigger growth. One such area? Smartphones. While 5G is all the rage, the increasing use of smartphones in general is fueling plenty of opportunities for investors to profit from.
Qualcomm (QCOM) showed this trend at ...
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Jason Karp, Chief Counsel at
Qumu Corporation (QUMU), recently picked up 10,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 80 percent, and came to a total price of just over $20,000. The buy comes one day after a 5,000 share buy from a director totaling $10,600. Throughout the past year, a number of insiders and directors have been buyers, with only one sale from the company CFO back in early September. Overall, insiders own just over 5 percent of the company. Shares of ...
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