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Insider Trading Report: Universal Insurance Holdings (UVE)
Jon Springer, President and CRO atUniversal Insurance (UVE), recently picked up 10,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 2 percent and came to just over $117,000. He was joined by…
Nov 2, 2020
Follow this Election Trend for Profits
Certain sectors of the economy tend to be more susceptible to an election than others. Defense spending can impact the value of defense contractors. One of the bigger areas that tends to see big…
Nov 2, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: NIO Limited (NIO)
Chinese electric-vehicle companyNIO Limited (NIO) has been a runaway winner and popular stock to trade. One trader sees shares heading even higher before the end of the year. That’s based on the…
Nov 2, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Raytheon (RTX)
Defense contractorRaytheon (RTX) has seen shares slide in recent sessions following a probe over its contracts with the U.S. government. But at least one trader sees the issue being a short-term one.…
Oct 30, 2020
Free Cash Flow Makes this Dividend Play a Buy Now
2020 has been a tough year for companies trying to reward shareholders interested in income. Some have voluntarily suspended, reduced, or cut their dividends. Others have not acted voluntarily. But a…
Oct 30, 2020
Insider Trading Report: Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
John Holder, a director atGenuine Parts Company (GPC) recently picked up 2,200 shares. The buy increased his total holdings by over 20 percent, and cost the director just over $201,000. This is the…
Oct 30, 2020
Insider Trading Report: Old Republic International (ORI)
Steven Bateman, a director atOld Republic International (ORI), recently added 4,000 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by nearly 10 percent and came to a total purchase price of just…
Oct 29, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Visa (V)
Credit card companies have seen their shares bounce, but if consumers stop paying the bills, it’s a space that could be in for some trouble. Yet one trader still sees upside ahead for the sector with…
Oct 29, 2020
This Non-FAANG Stock is the Best Name in Big Tech
Although shares ofMicrosoft (MSFT) dropped on Wednesday, the culprit wasn’t the company’s earnings. They were stellar. Rather, the reason was the overall decline in markets as traders moved to cash.…
Oct 29, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: BP (BP)
At least one trader is betting that oil giantBP (BP) will head higher despite reporting its fifth-quarterly loss in a row on Tuesday. The trader bought the December 18th $15 call options, expiring in…
Oct 28, 2020
This Beverage Giant Is Restructuring for a Rally
One of the world’s biggest and best-known brands has been a laggard in today’s market. Now a lumbering behemoth,Coca-Cola (KO) has lagged the market and peers in the beverage and defensive consumer…
Oct 28, 2020
Insider Trading Report: First American Financial (FAF)
Mark Oman, a director at specialty insurance companyFirst American Financial (FAF), recently bought 4,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 12 percent and came to a total cost of just…
Oct 28, 2020
One Pension Fund Is Bullish on this Best-of-Breed Fintech Company
PPGM, a Netherlands-based public pension fund, just reported its latest securities holdings to the SEC. The fund scaled back on some of its tech trades, and also started a position in a video game…
Oct 27, 2020
Insider Trading Report: Cadence Bancorp (CADE)
Joseph Evans, a director atCadence Bancorp (CADE), recently added 4,000 shares. The buy came to just over $48,000, and increased his holdings by 0.9 percent. This follows up on multiple buys from…
Oct 27, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Cisco (CSCO)
Shares ofCisco (CSCO) have been trending down the past few weeks. One trader betting that shares still have another 14 percent to decline. That’s the logic behind the move in the November 20th $32.50…
Oct 27, 2020
Insider Trading Report: Del Taco Restaurants (TACO)
Ari Levy, a director atDel Taco Restaurants (TACO), recently added 67,400 shares to his holdings. The buy came to just over $504,000. The director now owns over 3 million shares of the company.…
Oct 26, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Kennedy-Wilson (KW)
One trader sees a rally in the next month inKennedy-Wilson (KW), a real estate company with a focus on multi-family properties. The November 20th $15 calls, expiring in 25 days, saw over 3,300…
Oct 26, 2020
Big Tech Still has Room to Run: Consider this Monopoly Play
Large companies in the technology space are facing increased regulatory scrutiny. Lawmakers of all political stripes are concerned with the abilities of big tech companies in nearly all facets of…
Oct 26, 2020
Insider Trading Report: Fastenal (FAST)
Hsenghung Hsu, a director atFastenal (FAST), recently started a stake at the company with a 2,000 share buy. The buy came to just over $88,000. This follows on a 550 share buy from another director…
Oct 23, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
At least one trader sees some big downside ahead forOccidental Petroleum (OXY). That’s based on the 23,860 contracts traded on the February 2021 $8 put. With shares around $9.80, that implies a 19…
Oct 23, 2020