In trading on Tuesday, shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $13.71, changing hands as high as $14.40 per share. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp shares are currently trading off about 0.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AQN shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Eversource Energy (ES) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $83.09, changing hands as high as $83.99 per share. Eversource Energy shares are currently trading up about 1.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ES shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of EQT Corp (EQT) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $10.05, changing hands as high as $10.20 per share. EQT Corp shares are currently trading up about 3.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of EQT shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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In trading on Monday, shares of York Water Co (YORW) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $42.00, changing hands as high as $43.41 per share. York Water Co shares are currently trading up about 7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of YORW shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $232.48, changing hands as high as $234.49 per share. NextEra Energy Inc shares are currently trading up about 5.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of NEE shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN.CA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $18.22, changing hands as high as $18.69 per share. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp shares are currently trading up about 4.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AQN.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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 $2.6M invested across 2 purchases by William B. Berry, Chief Executive Officer at Continental Resources Inc. (CLR). Read More »

OGE Energy Corp. (OGE) 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, OGE shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent OGE share price of $26.58 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.3 and an annual dividend yield of 5.83% — by comparison, the average utility stock in Dividend Channel's coverage universe yields 4.9% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.1. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at OGE Energy Corp., and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

A particularly strong insider buying signal is what we call a "cluster-buy" where three or more different insiders make open market purchases within a short period of one another. At Continental Resources Inc. (CLR), 6 different insiders purchased 353,857 shares at an average price of $11.48/share, for a total of $4.06M, with the most recent purchase on March 23, 2020. Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Northland Power Inc (NPI.CA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $26.93, changing hands as low as $26.82 per share. Northland Power Inc shares are currently trading down about 3.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of NPI.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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 $487K by Travis D. Stice, Chief Executive Officer at Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG). Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $20.05 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 »

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 $376.5K invested across 2 purchases by John William Gibson, Director at ONE Gas, Inc. (OGS). 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 23, Consolidated Water Co Ltd's Director, Richard Finlay, invested $76,788.09 into 5,445 shares of CWCO, for a cost per share of $14.10. 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 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 of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider 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 when stocks turn up that see insider buying, and are also top ranked, investors are wise to take notice. One such company is ONEOK Inc (OKE), which saw buying by Director Brian L. Derksen. Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of DHT Holdings Inc (DHT) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $6.47, changing hands as low as $6.12 per share. DHT Holdings Inc shares are currently trading off about 21.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DHT shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

Investors in Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) saw new options become available today, for the May 22nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XOM options chain for the new May 22nd contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

Investors in BP PLC (BP) saw new options become available today, for the May 22nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the BP options chain for the new May 22nd contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

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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 9, MDU Resources Group Inc's VP, CFO & Treasurer, Jason L. Vollmer, invested $32,773.00 into 1,200 shares of MDU, for a cost per share of $27.31. 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 »

The worst performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Utilities sector, showing a 6.3% loss. Within that group, CenterPoint Energy, Inc (CNP) and NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 10.7% and 9.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), which is down 6.4% on the day, and down 19.00% year-to-date. CenterPoint Energy, Inc, meanwhile, is down 48.31% year-to-date, and NextEra Energy Inc, is down 9.59% year-to-date. Combined, CNP and NEE make up approximately 15.3% of the underlying holdings of XLU. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $13.80 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 »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of NuStar Energy LP (NS) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $7.60 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 »

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 $498.6K invested across 3 purchases by Lee M. Tillman, CEO at Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO). Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Fortis Inc (FTS.CA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $54.16, changing hands as high as $54.46 per share. Fortis Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of FTS.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Chevron is the #7 analyst pick. Chevron Corporation also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #78 spot out of 500. Read More »

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In early trading on Monday, shares of Nike (NKE) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.9%. Year to date, Nike has lost about 1.2% of its value. Read More »

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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) is the #27 analyst pick. Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of analyst favorites, XOM claims the #440 spot. Read More »

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