Higher Rates Fail To Scare Away These Companies’ Insiders
The Federal Reserve has raised short-term interest rates for the first times since June 2006, putting an end to its cheap-money 'era'. It remains to see how the U.S.
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What Should Investors Know About These Companies With Recent Insider Selling?
Some investors and analysts believe that the U.S. stock markets are overvalued at the moment, as they are awaiting and preparing for a bearish run.
These Companies’ Insiders Sell Shares Ahead of Likely Fed Rate Hike
The central bank of the United States will wrap up its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, and futures contracts assign an 81% likelihood that the Fed will raise interest rates...
Starboard Trims Office Depot Stake Amid FTC Challenging Merger with Staples; Broadfin Capital Buys More Derma Sciences Inc. (DSCI)
Some bright minds of the finance world believe that shareholder activism has surged in recent years because of increased market efficiency.
Billionaire John Paulson Cuts Stake In Cobalt International Energy Inc. (CIE); Carl Icahn Buys More Xerox Corp (XRX)
Statistics reveal that shareholder activism has been on a surge in recent years, with new players entering the activist battleground and more capital flowing into existing activist...
Executives Are Selling Shares of These 3 Companies; Costco Among Them
There are growing concerns that the increased usage of stock options as employee compensation has pushed management teams to move away from a long-term mind-set toward quarterly...
What Can Investors Learn From These Companies’ Insider Buying Activity?
It is widely known to the masses that corporate insiders have a better understanding of a company’s products, ongoing challenges and future prospects than analysts, financial...
Insider Buying Witnessed at 2 Propane Distributors and a Packaging Company
Last week’s insider buying activity increased significantly relative to the previous week, mainly as a result of Carl Icahn’s bullish moves on Hertz Global Holdings Inc.
Top 5 Cheap Energy Stocks
Crude oil prices have plummeted to levels not seen in seven years, thanks to OPEC’s harmful tactic to shield its market share by abandoning its output ceiling of 30 million...
Jerome Lande Appointed To Itron Inc. (ITRI)’s Board, While Pennant Capital Cuts Stake In Mattress Firm
It is my view that shareholder activism is widely misunderstood and overly criticized by the masses; many tend to think that activist hedge funds target certain companies for ...
Are These Four Tech Stocks Poised to Explode?
Green investors tend to think that cheap stocks are real bargains, believing that stocks with the lowest prices have the highest potential to generate exorbitant returns.
Insider Selling Warning! Should These 3 Companies’ Investors Be Worried?
As already mentioned in a previous insider trading article, the volume of insider selling in November reached a whopping $7.6 billion.
What Has Insiders Hoarding Up Shares of These 3 Struggling Companies?
Corporate insiders are widely-known for trading in the fashion of contrarian value investors, which might explain why their purchases tend to outperform the broader market on...
Scopia Capital Discards Stake In RetailMeNot Inc. (SALE); Two Other Bullish Moves On Struggling Companies
Want to invest like an elite hedge fund or become an investor in a hedge fund? Hedge fund investing may be quite expensive if considering the 2-and-2o fee structure most hedge...
Carl Icahn Can’t Stop Buying Cheniere; Nelson Peltz Boosts Stake In SYSCO
Most individual investors already know the value of monitoring activist investors, who generally make value-enhancing proposals or push for changes at struggling companies in ...
Hedge Funds Hate These 10 Large-Caps, Part 1
Studies reveal that hedge funds' ownership of stocks has increased at a high pace over the last decade or so, especially before the outbreak of the financial crisis of 2008.
Insider Selling Nears Record Levels And These Are 3 of the Latest Sales
Statistics reveal that insider selling activity has increased significantly over the past several months, which might spur concerns about the current valuations of U.S-listed...
The Latest Moves by Hedge Funds on 3 Conviction Stocks
Hedge fund vehicles have been underperforming the broader market since 2009, but their investors didn’t necessarily expect them to beat benchmarks.
Are These 3 Companies With Notable Insider Buying Activity Poised for Big Things?
All major U.S stock indexes fell on Wednesday, marking the third-consecutive day of sharp losses.
Should Investors Worry About the Voluminous Insider Selling at These Companies?
The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index, known as the VIX, has been on a steady increase since the beginning of the current week, which might be worrisome for ...
Tiger Global Cuts Stake in Autohome, While Deerfield Buys More Shares of This Pharmaceutical Company
Federal funds future contracts suggest a 79% probability that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at the December policy meeting, an event which is expected to halt...
Carl Icahn Ups Stake in Hertz (HTZ) While 2 Other Activists Make Moves on ForeStar, Par Pacific
There is currently a debate raging on about whether or not activist shareholders are good for business.
Shares of Wynn Resorts Limited (WYNN) Jump on Insider Buying; Plus 2 Other Companies With Noteworthy Insider Purchases
U.S equities retreated during the first two trading days of this week, after posting their largest one-day gains in the past several months on Friday.
Insider Trading Alert: Heavy Insider Selling Witnessed at These 3 Companies
Extensive research has shown that corporate insiders tend to make more profit-generating trades than non-insiders, which serves as the primary reason Insider Monkey tracks and...
Insider Buying Metric Points to Approaching Turnaround at These 3 Companies
It is common knowledge that insider buying indicates insiders’ confidence in a company’s future prospects and performance.
Billionaire Carl Icahn Hikes Bid for Pep Boys and Buys More Cheniere, While Bulldog Investors Recommends A Liquidity Event at Hill International
Different metrics related to the performance of activist hedge funds suggest opposing conclusions regarding their outperformance over the last few years.
Billionaire Steve Cohen Reveals Stake in Promising Biotech Company, While H Partners Cashes Out of Six Flags (SIX)
The 13F filings for the September quarter might be considered outdated by some market participants, as more than two months have already passed since the end of the quarter.
Hedge Funds Were Selling These 10 Mid-Caps In Q3, Part 2
A widespread approach to diversifying an investor’s equity portfolio is to complement a pool of investments in large-cap stocks with a similar allocation to small-cap and mid...
Unusual Insider Buying at These 3 Companies; Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) And HP Inc. (HPQ) Among Them
U.S. equities rallied on Friday after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a strong November jobs report, ending the week with modest gains.
Heavy Insider Selling Detected at These 3 Companies: Cause For Concern?
Although it is common for insiders to cash out portions of their stakes to gather the harvest of their hard work, this type of activity may raise red flags on some occasions.
3 Activist Hedge Funds Disclose Moves in These Target Companies
There is sufficient evidence to claim that activist targets tend to greatly outperform broader market indexes.
What Has These Insiders Selling Stock Amid Market Turbulence?
It appears that most investors and insider trading watchers are ignoring the massive insider selling activity of the past few months, and they do provide a strong reason for doing...
Hedge Funds Are Betting on These Momentum Stocks
The sustained slowdown of China’s economy triggered a meltdown in most financial markets around the world in the third quarter, including the U.S. equity markets.
Billionaires Rosenstein and Ubben Sell These 2 Stocks; Teton Capital Buys More Shares of A Struggling Company
Powerful macroeconomic forces have been driving up the U.S.
Insider Buying Metric Points to Great Prospects Ahead for These 3 Companies
Extensive research has provided evidence that insiders’ purchases tend to greatly outperform the broader market on aggregate, while mimicking their moves can also generate substantial...
Top 5 Most Popular Stocks Among Financial Advisors Last Week
Looking for a stock to buy? Of course, you are not going to buy any stock out there.
Do Insiders Fear Trouble Ahead For These Companies?
Most shareholders of a company would be troubled by heavy insider selling, worrying that there is imminent trouble in the forthcoming future.
Insiders Are Buying These 3 Stocks; Should You Follow Their Lead?
Insider buying is one of the key metrics individual investors should monitor no matter where the market is heading.
Hedge Funds Dumped These Surging Stocks During Q3
Stock market returns were quite disappointing in the turbulent third quarter, as the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index lost 6.44% during the three-month period.
Hedge Funds Are Buying These 10 Mid-Caps, Part 2
Savvy investors tend to believe that mid-cap stocks should hold a significant share of a well-diversified portfolio.
Hedge Funds Are Buying These 10 Mid-Caps, Part 1
Mid-cap companies, which have market capitalizations between $10 billion and $20 billion, represent well-established companies that generally lie between slow-growing large-cap...
Insider Trading Alert: eBay Inc. (EBAY), Other Companies Witness Notable Insider Buying
All major U.S stock indexes closed sharply in the green in the first trading session of December, posting the biggest gains seen over the past several sessions.
Insiders Are Unloading Shares at These 3 Companies
It is commonly known that corporate insiders sell their companies’ stock for a wide array of reasons, most of which are not related to their companies’ current developments...
Top Stock Picks of Multi-Billion Dollar, Healthcare-Focused Fund Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto Investors, founded by Wall Street veteran William Leland Edwards in 1989, is one of the biggest healthcare investment shops in the United States, with over $2 billion...
Elite Hedge Funds Make Big Moves In These 3 Healthcare Stocks
A Schedule 13G is a public filing that must be submitted with the SEC by every hedge fund manager or other investor who acquires ownership of more than 5% in a publicly-traded...
3 Companies Where Top Executives Are Cashing Out; Should Investors Be Worried?
It is no secret that insider selling at certain companies may raise red flags to current and potential investors of those companies.
Insiders Give Vote of Confidence to Struggling Manufacturer, 2 Energy Companies
Corporate insiders comprehend better than anyone else the fundamentals of their companies and have a better understanding of their future prospects than any consultant, analyst...
Dalton Investments Proposes 6-Point Action Plan to Eros, While Eminence Capital Reveals New Stake in This Hotel Operator
The practice of monitoring quarterly 13F filings has become more popular in recent years, which led to several exchange traded funds (ETFs) being launched.
