Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Seagate Technology plc (Symbol: STX), where a total volume of 13,872 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appr
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Albemarle Corp. (Symbol: ALB), where a total volume of 21,718 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximate
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM), where a total of 30,953 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.7%
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in TransDigm Group Inc (Symbol: TDG), where a total of 2,645 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 264,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 71.4
In trading on Thursday, shares of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s 6.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G (Symbol: HIG.PRG) were yielding above the 5.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.50), with shares changing hands as low as $26.69 on
In trading on Thursday, shares of American Homes 4 Rent's 6.35% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (Symbol: AMH.PRE) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5875), with shares changing hands as low as $26.38 on t
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Hilton Grand Vacations Inc (Symbol: HGV), where a total volume of 4,186 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Six Flags Entertainment Corp (Symbol: SIX), where a total volume of 18,780 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 Gray Television Inc (Symbol: GTN), where a total of 5,168 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 516,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 89.
In trading on Thursday, shares of Fortis Inc's Cumulative Redeemable Five Year Fixed Rate Reset First Preference Shares, Series H (TSX: FTS-PRH.TO) were yielding above the 3.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.625), with shares changing hands as low as $1
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
In afternoon trading on Thursday, Financial stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.5%. Within that group, Etrade Financial Corporation (Symbol: ETFC) and Ventas Inc (Symbol: VTR) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 23.2% and 4.8%, respectively. Among
The market expects Pembina Pipeline (PBA) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended December 2019. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful
Momentum investing is all about the idea of following a stock's recent trend, which can be in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." And for investors following this methodology, taking advantage of t
Investors might want to bet on Quotient Technology (QUOT), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.
Momentum investing is all about the idea of following a stock's recent trend, which can be in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." And for investors following this methodology, taking advantage of t