In trading on Monday, shares of Ranger Oil Corp (ROCC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $38.61, changing hands as high as $39.88 per share. Ranger Oil Corp shares are currently trading up about 5.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ROCC shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of REX American Resources Corp (REX) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $27.42 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 Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo-SABESP (SBS) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $8.45 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 Sasol Ltd. (SSL) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $12.52 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 Enerflex Ltd. (EFX.CA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $7.47, changing hands as low as $7.45 per share. Enerflex Ltd. shares are currently trading off about 0.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of EFX.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In early trading on Friday, shares of Activision Blizzard topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 7.4%. Year to date, Activision Blizzard, registers a 11.8% gain. 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 15, Viper Energy Partners LP's Director, Spencer D. Armour III, invested $105,746.00 into 4,000 shares of VNOM, for a cost per share of $26.44. 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 »

Evolution Petroleum Corp (EPM) 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, EPM shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent EPM share price of $5.77 represents a price-to-book ratio of 2.2 and an annual dividend yield of 8.32% — by comparison, the average energy stock in Dividend Channel's coverage universe yields 4.0% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.6. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Evolution Petroleum Corp, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. 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 »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Magellan Midstream Partners LP (MMP) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $51.10, changing hands as low as $50.46 per share. Magellan Midstream Partners LP shares are currently trading down about 0.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of MMP shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of GeoPark Ltd (GPRK) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $10.40 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 Thursday, shares of Cosan SA (CSAN) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $10.13 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 Thursday, shares of Consolidated Water Co Ltd (CWCO) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $13.67 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 Thursday, shares of RGC Resources, Inc. (RGCO) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $22.14 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 Thursday, shares of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $40.31 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 Thursday, shares of NuStar Energy LP (NS) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $14.51 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 $146.4K invested across 3 purchases by Herbert S. Vogel, CEO at SM Energy Co. (SM). Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of UGI Corp. (UGIC) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $78.1057 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 Chevron Corporation (CVX) saw new options begin trading today, for the May 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CVX options chain for the new May 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

Investors in ConocoPhillips (COP) saw new options become available today, for the May 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the COP options chain for the new May 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CPK) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $123.77, changing hands as low as $122.05 per share. Chesapeake Utilities Corp. shares are currently trading off about 0.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CPK shares, versus its 200 day moving average: 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 8, Essential Utilities Inc's Chief Executive Officer, Chris Franklin, invested $1,515,871.50 into 37,245 shares of WTRG, for a cost per share of $40.70. 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 trading on Wednesday, shares of York Water Co (YORW) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $43.28, changing hands as low as $43.09 per share. York Water Co shares are currently trading down about 2.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of YORW 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 $153.3K by Avigal Soreq, CEO at Delek US Holdings Inc (DK). 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 $274.8K by Gary D. Owens, Director at Geospace Technologies Corp (GEOS). 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 Invesco Russell 1000Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 13,820,000 units were destroyed, or a 19.2% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of OMFL, in morning trading today Apple is off about 1.1%, and Exxon Mobil is lower by about 3.4%. Read More »

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The Invesco S&P 500— Momentum ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 179,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 54,000. Shares of SPMO were down about 0.4% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Banco Bradesco, up about 4.3% and shares of Pagseguro Digital, up about 3.9% on the day. Read More »

In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Occidental Petroleum topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 4.1%. Year to date, Occidental Petroleum registers a 0.5% gain. Read More »

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The Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 370,000. Shares of PXJ were up about 1.6% on the day. Read More »

In early trading on Monday, shares of Boeing topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.4%. Year to date, Boeing registers a 5.5% gain. Read More »

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. Read More »

The Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF (PXI) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 1.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 36,000. Shares of PXI were down about 1.4% on the day. Read More »

In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Chevron Corporation (CVX) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading flat on the day. Year to date, Chevron Corporation has lost about 9.2% of its value. Read More »

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The board of directors of NextEra Energy declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of $0.4675 per share, an approximate 10% increase versus the prior-year comparable quarterly dividend. This increase is consistent with the plan announced in 2022 of targeting roughly 10% annual growth in dividends per share through at least 2024, off a 2022 base. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2023, to shareholders of record on Feb. 28, 2023. Read More »

In early trading on Friday, shares of Amgen topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.4%. Year to date, Amgen has lost about 9.6% of its value. Read More »

In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 0.7%. Year to date, Apple registers a 18.7% gain. 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 (CVX) is the #23 analyst pick. Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of analyst favorites, CVX claims the #392 spot. Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, the First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of PBF Energy, up about 4.8% and shares of Marathon Petroleum, up about 3.9% on the day. Read More »

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. Read More »

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the BBEU ETF, which added 28,700,000 units, or a 27.4% increase week over week. Read More »