CFO makes six-figure buy.On Tuesday, August 6th, Ray Young, CFO atArcher-Daniels Midland (ADM), picked up 3,400 shares. His total cost came to just under $125,000. The buy increases his holdings at the company to over 353,000 shares. As the head of finance at a company, a CFO buy is a strong buy signal for investors, as the company may have more room to run ahead, or is otherwise undervalued on a fundamental basis. Trading at 16 times earnings and 11 times forward earnings, the agricultural commodity producer and provider certainly looks like a value play here. Shares are down 25 percent...

Bet on shares hitting new highs in next 13 months.Shares ofThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) sold off on Wednesday, following an earnings miss. Although shares are still up for the year, one trader is making an unusual bet that shares will head back to new all-time highs by September 2020. That’s based on the surge in trading on the September 2020 $170 calls—about 26 percent higher than where shares traded around $135 following their earnings miss. There’s a lot to like about the media giant, which is dominating the box office this year. In fact, the company set a record for highest revenue ...

Key director adds to stake. On Monday, August 5th, Sean Downes bought another 1,100 shares ofUniversal Insurance Holdings (UVE), where he has served as CEO in the past and now serves as director. The total cost of the additional shares came to just over $29,000, and increases his total holdings in the company to 1,431,833 shares. Downes has been a buyer in shares in mid-June as well as back in May at higher prices. Universal develops, markets, and underwrites insurance with a focus on residential homeowner’s insurance and other related products. The company is one of the few firms tha...

Three directors make buys.On Friday, August 2nd, director Robert Hamill bought 1,000 shares ofArch Coal (ARCH), shelling out over $78,000 for the stake. He was joined by director James Chapman, who also bought 1,000 shares the same day at a slightly higher price. Both buys came a day after director Holly Koeppel bought 2,200 shares, paying over $195,000—and about 15 percent higher than where shares currently trade. These insider buys mark the first insider activity at the company since 2017, when prior insiders were sellers of shares. Arch Coal produces and sells thermal and metallurg...

First insider buy at company in 2019.On Thursday, August 1st, director Lance Uggla bought 1,500 shares of payment processing companyMasterCard (MA). The total cost came to $413,000, and increases his total stake to just under 4,700 shares. This marks the first insider buy at the company for 2019, amidst a number of insider sales, most from the Mastercard Foundation, a non-management insider dedicated to charitable works. MasterCard provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services globally. This includes payment transactions, authorization, clearing, and set...

Big bet on a silver rally through September.On Thursday, traders bet on a higher price for the silver space thanks to a large options bet onPan American Silver (PAAS). The September $18 call options saw over 26,700 shares trade, a 151-fold explosion in volume higher. With shares of the stock around $15.75, shares would need to move 14 percent higher in the next 49 days to move in-the-money. Pan American Silver is a mining company with a focus on silver operations. Traders interested in precious metals and looking for leverage tend to gravitate towards silver because it moves higher on a ...