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Traders Purchase High Volume of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Call Options (BATS:EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV – Get Free Report) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors purchased 14,908 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,920% compared to the typical daily... More of this article »
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Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) Stock Price Down 2.9% Following Insider Selling

Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS – Get Free Report)’s stock price was down 2.9% on Friday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $147.11 and last traded at $148.65. Approximately 1,591,615 shares... More of this article »
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Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) Shares Gap Down After Analyst Downgrade

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL – Get Free Report) gapped down prior to trading on Friday after Wedbush lowered their price target on the stock from $75.00 to $70.00. The stock had previously closed at $55.74, but opened... More of this article »
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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders purchased 19,706 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately... More of this article »
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Reviewing Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica (OTCMKTS:RCDTF) & Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY)

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica (OTCMKTS:RCDTF – Get Free Report) and Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses... More of this article »
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Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Shares Gap Up After Strong Earnings

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG – Get Free Report)’s share price gapped up before the market opened on Friday following a better than expected earnings announcement. The stock had previously closed at $372.63, but... More of this article »
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American Express (NYSE:AXP) Sees Strong Trading Volume After Strong Earnings

American Express (NYSE:AXP) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday following a better than expected earnings announcement. 1,058,508 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 65% from the previous session’s... More of this article »
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Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) Sees Large Volume Increase on Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Shares of Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY – Get Free Report) saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. 1,406,955 shares traded hands during mid-day trading,... More of this article »
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Traders Purchase High Volume of Kinder Morgan Call Options (NYSE:KMI)

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI – Get Free Report) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Friday. Stock investors purchased 20,717 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 39% compared... More of this article »
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Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) Shares Gap Down Following Analyst Downgrade

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA – Get Free Report)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Friday after TD Cowen lowered their price target on the stock from $580.00 to $520.00. The stock had previously closed at $425.11,... More of this article »
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Traders Purchase High Volume of HUYA Call Options (NYSE:HUYA)

HUYA Inc. (NYSE:HUYA – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Friday. Investors purchased 10,117 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 704% compared to the average volume of 1,259 call... More of this article »
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Financial Comparison: GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ:GLYC) & Citius Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CTXR)

GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ:GLYC – Get Free Report) and Citius Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CTXR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the... More of this article »
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Fifth Third Bancorp Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NASDAQ:FITB)

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB – Get Free Report) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Traders acquired 5,622 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 22% compared to the typical... More of this article »
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Investors Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (NYSE:SID)

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (NYSE:SID – Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Investors acquired 3,883 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,933% compared... More of this article »
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Financial Contrast: Revance Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RVNC) vs. CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY)

CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY – Get Free Report) and Revance Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RVNC – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength... More of this article »