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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Wednesday, shares of Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.52), with the stock changing hands as low as $37.90 on the day. Dividen

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc (Symbol: FPRX), where a total volume of 64,807 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Wednesday, shares of Kronos Worldwide Inc (Symbol: KRO) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.72), with the stock changing hands as low as $13.73 on the day

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (Symbol: CRWD), where a total of 17,668 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Lyft Inc (Symbol: LYFT), where a total volume of 116,334 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 11

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (Symbol: HLT), where a total volume of 16,013 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Best Buy Inc (Symbol: BBY), where a total of 14,380 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 65% of

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in CMC Materials Inc (Symbol: CCMP), where a total volume of 651 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximate

On 11/13/20, Capital One Financial Corp's 5.00% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I (Symbol: COF.PRI) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3125, payable on 12/1/20. As a percentage of COF.PRI's recent share price of $25.74, this d

The worst performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Energy sector, showing a 1.1% loss. Within that group, TechnipFMC plc (Symbol: FTI) and Schlumberger Ltd (Symbol: SLB) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 4.7% and 3.9%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, on

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Technology & Communications companies are outperforming other sectors, up 2.0%. Within the sector, Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY) and Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a g

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Canadian Utilities Ltd's Cumulative Redeemable Second Preferred Shares Series Y (TSX: CU-PRC.TO) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.8508), with shares changing hands as low as $16.76 on the day.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc's 6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Symbol: NLY.PRG) were yielding above the 7.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.625), with shares changing hands

New Mountain Finance (NMFC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.30 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.34 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

Encompass Health Corp. EHC has announced its plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Shiloh, Illinois. This new unit will operate as a joint venture between the company and BJC HealthCare.

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

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.

Highwoods Properties, Inc. HIW recently announced the sale of its non-core assets in Greensboro and Memphis. The assets were sold for total gross proceeds of $127.5 million.

Danaher Corporation DHR seems to be an attractive investment option in the conglomerate space. It has healthy growth opportunities and its robust fundamentals, along with an improving operating environment, boosts its appeal. The stock presently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).The

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Biogen Inc (Symbol: BIIB), where a total volume of 27,499 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.