In trading on Tuesday, shares of PG&E Corp (PCG) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $11.13, changing hands as low as $11.08 per share. PG&E Corp shares are currently trading off about 4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of PCG shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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 open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So in this series we look at the largest insider buys by company directors over the trailing six month period, one of which was a total of $3M invested across 2 purchases by James R. Crane, Director at Western Midstream Partners LP (WES). Read More »

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (DLN) shows an impressive 23.3% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Read More »

There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on March 4, SJW Group's Director, Mary Ann Hanley, invested $22,521.60 into 345 shares of SJW, for a cost per share of $65.28. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. Read More »

In afternoon trading on Friday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.4%. Within that group, NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) and Evergy Inc (EVRG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.5% and 1.5%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), which is up 0.6% on the day, and down 12.29% year-to-date. NextEra Energy Inc, meanwhile, is down 3.44% year-to-date, and Evergy Inc, is down 7.00% year-to-date. Combined, NEE and EVRG make up approximately 16.5% of the underlying holdings of XLU. Read More »

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A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So in this series we look at the largest insider buys by the ''top brass'' over the trailing six month period, one of which was a total of $994.1K by Jack A. Fusco, CEO at Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG). Read More »

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Investors in Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 2nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XOM options chain for the new July 2nd contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

New Jersey Resources Corp (NJR) has been named as a Top 10 dividend paying utility stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among utilities, NJR shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at New Jersey Resources Corp, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Hess Midstream LP (HESM) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $18.83, changing hands as high as $19.27 per share. Hess Midstream LP shares are currently trading up about 4.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of HESM shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when these insiders make purchases, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason for a company insider to choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. Within the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, only fourteen companies have experienced such buying over the trailing six month period, one of which was Chevron Corporation (CVX), where an investment totaling $599K was made by Director Charles W. Moorman. Click Here to Learn Which Other Thirteen Dow Components Also Had Recent Insider Buying » Read More »

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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 open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So in this series we look at the largest insider buys by company directors over the trailing six month period, one of which was a total of $1.5M invested across 8 purchases by Joseph Wm Foran, CEO at Matador Resources Co (MTDR). Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Atlantica Yield plc (AY) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $25.10, changing hands as high as $25.14 per share. Atlantica Yield plc shares are currently trading up about 1.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AY shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd (AAV.CA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $2.06, changing hands as high as $2.14 per share. Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd shares are currently trading up about 5.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAV.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Constellation Brands Inc (STZ), where a total of 5,134 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 513,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.7% of STZ's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 22, 2020, with 856 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 85,600 underlying shares of STZ. Below is a chart showing STZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: Read More »

There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on May 12, CenterPoint Energy, Inc's Director, David J. Lesar, invested $307,580.00 into 17,110 shares of CNP, for a cost per share of $17.98. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. Read More »

Enable Midstream Partners L.P. (ENBL) has been named as a Top 10 dividend paying energy stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among energy companies, ENBL shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent ENBL share price of $4.16 represents a price-to-book ratio of 0.2 and an annual dividend yield of 15.89% — by comparison, the average energy stock in Dividend Channel's coverage universe yields 6.6% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.0. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Enable Midstream Partners L.P., and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

UGI Corp. (UGI) has been named as the ''Top Dividend Stock of the Dow Utilities'', according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among the components of the Dow Jones Utility Average, UGI shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent UGI share price of $28.53 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.5 and an annual dividend yield of 4.6% — by comparison, the average dividend paying stock in the Dow Utilities yields 3.7% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.0. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at UGI Corp., and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

South Jersey Industries Inc (SJI) has been named as a Top 10 dividend paying utility stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among utilities, SJI shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent SJI share price of $25.80 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.6 and an annual dividend yield of 4.57% — by comparison, the average utility stock in Dividend Channel's coverage universe yields 4.2% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.2. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at South Jersey Industries Inc, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Brooge Energy Ltd (BROG) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $10.48, changing hands as low as $10.35 per share. Brooge Energy Ltd shares are currently trading down about 5.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BROG shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Interstate Power & Light Co (IPLDP) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $25.38, changing hands as low as $25.17 per share. Interstate Power & Light Co shares are currently trading down about 1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of IPLDP shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Avista Corp (AVA) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $34.5233 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30. Read More »

Investors in Total SA (TOT) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 17th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the TOT options chain for the new July 17th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

Investors in Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) saw new options begin trading today, for the August 21st expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 99 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XOM options chain for the new August 21st contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

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