The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the o
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Lumen Technologies Inc (Symbol: LUMN) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1), with the stock changing hands as low as $11.10 on the day.
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Friday, shares of Energy companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 3.2% loss. Within that group, Occidental Petroleum Corp (Symbol: OXY) and ConocoPhillips (Symbol: COP) are two large stocks that are lagging, showin
In afternoon trading on Friday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.0%. Within that group, NiSource Inc. (Symbol: NI) and CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Symbol: CNP) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.3% and 2.9%, respectively. Among
In trading on Friday, shares of DCP Midstream LP's 7.95% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (Symbol: DCP.PRC) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.9876), with shares changing hands as low
Seventeen Premier League games into last season Manchester United were 24 points adrift of arch-rivals Liverpool but seemingly light years away from a title challenge.
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Intuit Inc (Symbol: INTU), where a total of 7,334 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 733,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 60% of INTU's
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Invesco Ltd (Symbol: IVZ), where a total of 34,376 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 75.2% of
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Mastercard Inc (Symbol: MA), where a total of 31,360 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 82.3%
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Facebook Inc (Symbol: FB), where a total volume of 472,315 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in TransDigm Group Inc (Symbol: TDG), where a total volume of 1,103 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxima
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS), where a total volume of 28,688 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi
Looking For The Best Consumer Stocks To Buy In Q1 2021? 3 For Your List.Consumer stocks are usually dependent on the economy. These stocks rally in a booming economy and are very much dependent on people spending. As President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated next week, he has
American States Water (AWR) is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) as estimates have fallen for this stock. Aftrer an earnings miss in early November, this stock has actually moved higher and that means the valuation has also moved higher. Let's take a deeper look at this tock in thi
Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all.
Growth stocks are attractive to many investors, as above-average financial growth helps these stocks easily grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. However, it isn't easy to find a great growth stock.
Investors in Open Lending Corp (Symbol: LPRO) saw new options become available this week, for the March 19th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the LPRO options chain for the new March 19th contracts and identified one put and
Investors in iQIYI Inc (Symbol: IQ) saw new options become available this week, for the September 17th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 245 days until expiration the newly available contrac
Investors in Bilibili Inc (Symbol: BILI) saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 19th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the BILI options chain for the new March 19th contracts and identified one put and one call