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Markets hate uncertainty. An increase in uncertainty is a nearly guaranteed way to ensure that a company’s shares decline. Big uncertainties about the economy or geopolitical events can rattle the markets. The reverse is also true. Investors pay up for certainty. That’s a premium that investors can avoid by buying great companies when they’re still contending with uncertainty. One way to avoid uncertainty is to look at facts of a company that are certain, starting with its earnings. In particular, the trend ...
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Inderpal Bhandari, a director at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), recently added 3,000 shares. The buy is a new stake for the director, and came to a total cost of $54,150. The buy comes a few weeks after the company’s Global CFO picked up 6,000 shares for $116,280. Going further back, company insiders have generally been more likely to be buyers than sellers. A few sales have come following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Walgreens insiders own 17.4% of shares. The drugstore ...
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Media conglomerate Warner Bros Discover (WBD) has been out of favor with the market, sinking 41% over the past year. One trader sees further downside in the coming weeks. That’s based on the May 31st $8 puts. With 43 days until expiration, 125,286 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 111, for a massive 1,129-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.52 to make the bearish bet. Warner Bros shares recently traded for about ...
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It’s always a stock picker’s market. Today, with the market slowing down after a massive rally, that’s more important than ever. And the latest earnings season shows that big banks can be profitable when interest rates rise, but there can be downsides too. That’s why it’s crucial that investors carefully look for winners that can succeed with today’s high interest rates. And that they’re structured to fare well when interest rates do start to decline later in the year. While interest rates ...
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David Pendarvis, a director at WD-40 Co (WDFC) recently bought 328 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 7%, and came to a total cost of $77,000. This marks the first insider activity in two months, following a buy in February from a company VP who picked up 182 shares for $49,580. Going further back, there have been a mix of executive buys and sells, with the company’s CEO and CFO making multiple buys over the past two years. Overall, WD-40 ...
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Semiconductor manufacturer Marvell Technology (MRVL) has sold off in recent days, but is still up 75% over the past year, nearly triple the market’s return. One trader sees shares bouncing back in the coming months. That’s based on the July $72.50 calls. With 93 days until expiration, 12,122 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 434, for a 28-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $5.20 to make the bullish bet. Marvell shares recently ...
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Cryptocurrencies have already had a great start to the year. But that rally isn’t over yet. Bitcoin is just days away from its halving, when the reward for mining the crypto is cut in half. Each of the prior halving events have seen a big price rally in the following months. Today, investors have plenty of ways to play this trend, from bitcoin and altcoins to bitcoin ETFs. But a big winner here may be the crypto exchanges themselves. These companies performed ...
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Amy Banse, a director at Lennar (LEN), recently bought 1,575 shares. The buy increased her stake by 14%, and came to a total cost of $247,275. This marks the first insider activity since last October, when Banse was a buyer of $100,000 of shares. She made five additional buys in the past year. Other company insiders have been small sellers of shares over the same period. Overall, Lennar insiders own 2.6% of shares. The homebuilder is having a strong year, with shares ...
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