It was decidedly bullish to see so much insider buying come in after the election results. It was also bullish to see so little selling.
While much of the insider activity has been restrained this week, some big-time players in the technology world took advantage of open windows to sell and unloaded stocks at a furious pace.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday morning include Charles Schwab, Merck, Nokia, Viacom, Waste Management and Windstream.
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Advisory firms are developing a hybrid model in which both types of firms are offering a middle-ground between the traditional full-service firms and self-directed validation or collaboration advisors.
Being in the financial services industry has been no simple game during the years of quantitative easing and of zero interest rates. With the odds if an interest rate hike just going…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include Baidu, Caterpillar, GE, Honeywell, Kimberly-Clark, Schlumberger and Southern Energy.
J.D. Power’s Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study highlighted how a steadily increasing number of investment advisory customers have disrupted conventional thinking about full-service and self-directed advisory services.
Chris Lange The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday, March 23, include Charles Schwab, Dean Foods, HollyFrontier, Incyte, Newfield Exploration and Nike.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday include Broadcom, Dollar General, Goldman Sachs, Peabody Energy, Qualcomm and SunEdison.
Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Boeing, CVS, DuPont, Fitbit, LifeLock, Microsoft, NXP Semiconductors, Red Hat and Under Armour.
As usual, with the earnings onslaught in full effect, many companies have closed the window for insiders to buy or sell stock during the reporting period.
While last week was decidedly slow for the insiders selling stock, that has been the case since the big market drop in late August.
Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Amgen, Dow Chemical, Fitbit, Office Depot, SanDisk, Wells Fargo and Yum! Brands.
All corporations stop insider transactions around the reporting date to avoid the look of any impropriety, and they appear to be resuming with a vengeance.
