Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Iron Mountain Inc (Symbol: IRM) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.474), with the stock changing hands as low as $33.39 on the day.
We’re in the thick of earnings season and the story remains much the same, i.e. companies are surprising more positively than not and estimates are going up. Of the 114 S&P 500 members that have reported results so far, 83.3% beat on the bottom line while 77.2% beat on the
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Surgery Partners Inc (Symbol: SGRY), where a total of 1,725 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 172,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 53
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Target Corp (Symbol: TGT), where a total volume of 24,979 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Deere & Co. (Symbol: DE), where a total of 8,219 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 821,900 underlying shares. That amounts to about 50.8% of
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG), where a total volume of 22,977 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Adobe Inc (Symbol: ADBE), where a total volume of 23,789 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dropbox Inc (Symbol: DBX), where a total volume of 32,598 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: REGN), where a total volume of 4,375 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX), where a total volume of 101,765 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (Symbol: AMD), where a total volume of 331,930 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in IPG Photonics Corp (Symbol: IPGP), where a total of 1,330 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 133,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.7%
WestRock Company WRK reported first-quarter fiscal 2020 (ended Dec 31, 2020) adjusted earnings of 61 cents per share, up from the 58 cents recorded in the year-ago period. Moreover, the fiscal first-quarter earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents.Including one
CACI International CACI reported better-than-anticipated bottom-line results for second-quarter fiscal 2021 (ended Dec 31, 2020). Quarterly earnings came in at $4.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.57. The earnings figure also jumped 34.4% year over year.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. NYCB posted fourth-quarter 2020 earnings per share of 27 cents, inching past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents. The figure also compares favorably with the prior-year quarter figure of 20 cents, up 35%.Higher revenues drove the company’s
Southwest Airlines Co. LUV incurred a loss of $1.29 per share (excluding 25 cents from non-recurring items) in the fourth quarter of 2020, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.69. In the year-ago period, the company had reported earnings of 98 cents per shar
Accuray Incorporated ARAY reported earnings of 5 cents per share for second-quarter fiscal 2021. The Zacks Consensus Estimate was of a loss per share of 1 cent. However, the bottomline plunged 58.3% from the year-ago figure.
Could The Big Tech Earnings Supercharge Your Portfolio?This has been a major week for Big Tech Stocks releasing their earnings. Yet, markets took a turn on Wednesday. Major stock indexes suffered their sharpest one-day losses since October. This came amid concerns about COVID-19
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 25 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2020 reporting period, and noticed that Abbott Laboratories (Symbol: ABT) was held by 15 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a g