Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Symbol: TTWO), where a total of 9,240 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 924,000 underlying shares. That amou
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
On 7/14/20, Mitcham Industries Inc's 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (Symbol: MINDP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.5625, payable on 7/31/20. As a percentage of MINDP's recent share price of $18.68, this dividend works out to approximately
On 7/14/20, OFG Bancorp's 7.0% Noncumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, Series B (Symbol: OFG.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1458, payable on 7/31/20. As a percentage of OFG.PRB's recent share price of $24.22, this dividend works out to appr
Retail behemoth Walmart Inc. WMT is planning to sell health insurance policies to expand into the healthcare space via its newly-formed subsidiary Walmart Insurance Services LLC.Although at present, the company offers access to insurance information in its Walmart Health locatio
Per the latest report released by the Labour Department, the US economywitnessed jobless claims fall to a four-month low of 1.314 million in the week ending July 4 from 1.41 million in the prior week, extending the deceleration to 14 consecutive weeks. Economists polled by Dow J
AbbVie Inc. ABBV announced that the FDA has approved yet another supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) seeking an expanded approval of its blockbuster product, Botox, for pediatric spasticity. The sBLA supports the expanded use of Botox for the treatment of spastici
MDU Resources Group, Inc.’s MDU two-platform business model, acquisitions, planned investments in the electric and natural gas utility, rising backlog as well as ongoing projects act as tailwinds.We recently issued an updated research report on this currently Zacks Rank #3 (Ho
Discover Financial Services DFS recently announced that it is updating its product suite to provide more options to families for financing college education. It launched a Parent Loan and has enhanced its Rewards for Good Grades program to reward the incoming college freshers fo
Passenger revenues account for bulk of Delta Air Lines’ DAL top line (89.9% in 2019). However, the same is likely to have shrunk in the June quarter due to coronavirus woes, thus hurting this Atlanta, GA based carrier’s overall quarterly results, which will be announced on J
In trading on Friday, shares of PriceSmart Inc (Symbol: PSMT) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $62.87, changing hands as high as $66.80 per share. PriceSmart Inc shares are currently trading up about 7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, where 7,450,000 units were destroyed, or a 5.5% decrease week over week.
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Invesco QQQ, which added 12,550,000 units, or a 2.7% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of QQQ, in morning trading
While the re-opening will probably influence the short-term direction of DIS there are other, longer-term factors that make the stock look like a decent buy.
Investors in Illumina Inc (Symbol: ILMN) saw new options begin trading this week, for the August 21st expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ILMN options chain for the new August 21st contracts and identified one put and one c
Investors in Xilinx, Inc. (Symbol: XLNX) saw new options begin trading this week, for the August 21st expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLNX options chain for the new August 21st contracts and identified one put and one c
Investors in Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Symbol: MXIM) saw new options begin trading this week, for the July 17th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MXIM options chain for the new July 17th contracts and identified on
Investors in Wix.com Ltd. (Symbol: WIX) saw new options begin trading this week, for the August 21st expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the WIX options chain for the new August 21st contracts and identified one put and one cal
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Materials Select Sector SPDR— Fund (Symbol: XLB) where we have detected an approximate $108.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.8% increase