In trading on Friday, shares of CVR Energy Inc (CVI) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $17.62, changing hands as low as $17.09 per share. CVR Energy Inc shares are currently trading down about 6.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CVI shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Consolidated Edison Inc (ED) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $74.95, changing hands as low as $74.82 per share. Consolidated Edison Inc shares are currently trading off about 1.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ED shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Artesian Resources Corp. (ARTNA) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $37.35 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 Friday, shares of SJW Group (SJW) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $64.60, changing hands as low as $64.06 per share. SJW Group shares are currently trading down about 3.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SJW shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Artesian Resources Corp. (ARTNA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $38.32, changing hands as low as $38.00 per share. Artesian Resources Corp. shares are currently trading off about 2.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ARTNA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Sunnova Energy International Inc (NOVA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $36.10, changing hands as high as $36.34 per share. Sunnova Energy International Inc shares are currently trading off about 0.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of NOVA 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 $374.6K by Ted A. Dosch, Director at UGI Corp. (UGI). Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SWX) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $65.56, changing hands as low as $64.00 per share. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. shares are currently trading off about 2.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SWX shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of PPL Corp (PPL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $28.33, changing hands as low as $28.08 per share. PPL Corp shares are currently trading down about 1.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of PPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

Investors in BHP Group plc (BBL) saw new options become available this week, for the August 20th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the BBL options chain for the new August 20th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Aaron's Co Inc (AAN) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $34.88, changing hands as low as $34.66 per share. Aaron's Co Inc shares are currently trading off about 4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAN shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Parkland Corp (PKI.CA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $38.90, changing hands as low as $37.93 per share. Parkland Corp shares are currently trading off about 2.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of PKI.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 Vista Outdoor Inc (VSTO), where a total of 5,498 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 549,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 66.1% of VSTO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 831,745 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 2,093 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 209,300 underlying shares of VSTO. Below is a chart showing VSTO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange: Read More »

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), where a total of 257,722 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 25.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 109.1% of XOM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 23.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $64 strike call option expiring June 25, 2021, with 26,142 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares of XOM. Below is a chart showing XOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $64 strike highlighted in orange: Read More »

Investors in TotalEnergies SE (TTE) saw new options become available today, for the February 2022 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 246 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a possible 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 TTE options chain for the new February 2022 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

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In trading on Wednesday, shares of Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $67.75, changing hands as low as $67.72 per share. Xcel Energy Inc shares are currently trading down about 2.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of XEL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, where 5,300,000 units were destroyed, or a 3.0% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLU, in morning trading today Nextera Energy is up about 1.5%, and Duke Energy is up by about 0.1%. Read More »

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Energy companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 1.3%. Within that group, Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.7% and 3.0%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is up 1.5% on the day, and up 49.00% year-to-date. Diamondback Energy, Inc., meanwhile, is up 88.58% year-to-date, and Exxon Mobil Corp is up 59.24% year-to-date. Combined, FANG and XOM make up approximately 24.4% of the underlying holdings of XLE. Read More »

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In trading on Tuesday, shares of Matrix Service Co. (MTRX) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $11.18, changing hands as high as $11.23 per share. Matrix Service Co. shares are currently trading up about 1.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of MTRX shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Chevron topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.6%. Year to date, Chevron registers a 29.9% gain. Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of Edison International (EIX) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $58.24, changing hands as high as $58.73 per share. Edison International shares are currently trading up about 1.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of EIX shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

To become a "Dividend Aristocrat," a dividend paying company must accomplish an incredible feat: consistently increase shareholder dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years. Companies with this kind of track record tend to attract a lot of investor attention — and furthermore, "tracking" funds that follow the Dividend Aristocrats Index must own them. With all of this demand for shares, dividend growth stocks can sometimes become "fully priced," where there isn't much upside to analyst targets. Read More »

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the Invesco US Large Cap Core ESG ETF (IVLC), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $14.86 per unit. 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 $27.94 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.8 and an annual dividend yield of 4.33% — by comparison, the average utility stock in Dividend Channel's coverage universe yields 3.5% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 3.2. 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 »

TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 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, TTE shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent TTE share price of $48.99 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.2 and an annual dividend yield of 6.56% — by comparison, the average energy stock in Dividend Channel's coverage universe yields 3.9% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 3.0. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at TotalEnergies SE, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Vistra Corp (VST) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $18.59, changing hands as high as $18.65 per share. Vistra Corp shares are currently trading up about 2.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of VST shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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The Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 1.3 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 230,000. Shares of PEY were off about 0.2% on the day. Read More »

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In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Boeing topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.1%. Year to date, Boeing registers a 12.2% gain. Read More »

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Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund, where 3,550,000 units were destroyed, or a 0.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLE, in morning trading today Exxon Mobil is up about 1.2%, and Chevron is higher by about 1%. Read More »

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In trading on Tuesday, the Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Lordstown Motors, up about 21.8% and shares of Aemetis, up about 15.8% on the day. Read More »

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In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Chevron topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.1%. Year to date, Chevron registers a 27.8% gain. Read More »

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