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October 25, 2020

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of October 19, 2020

 


Disposals:

 


Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) CEO Laura Alber sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.93, for a total value of $3,637,550.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 466,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $48,504,338.86. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Laura Alber also recently made the following trade(s):

On Monday, August 17th, Laura Alber sold 15,000 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.78, for a total value of $1,436,700.00.

NYSE WSM traded down $0.03 during trading on Monday, hitting $104.97. 1,017,417 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,347,662. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.01 and a 12 month high of $107.09. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company has a market capitalization of $8.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.23, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.66. Read more …

 


Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) CEO Julie Spellman Sweet sold 9,228 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.57, for a total value of $2,127,699.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 18,562 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,279,840.34. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Read more …

Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) Chairman David Rowland sold 10,938 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.30, for a total transaction of $2,508,083.40. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 25,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,771,481. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

ACN stock traded up $4.15 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $230.39. 1,767,522 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,421,359. Accenture plc has a 1 year low of $137.15 and a 1 year high of $247.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $230.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $210.60. The stock has a market cap of $146.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.06. Read more …

 


FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX) VP John L. Merino sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $289.32, for a total transaction of $1,446,600.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

John L. Merino also recently made the following trade(s):

On Friday, September 18th, John L. Merino sold 24,981 shares of FedEx stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.16, for a total value of $6,149,322.96.

NYSE FDX traded up $5.43 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $287.40. 3,919,817 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,095,121. The company has a market cap of $75.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.69. FedEx Co. has a 1-year low of $88.69 and a 1-year high of $292.69. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $249.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $173.21. Read more …

 

 


Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) Director Stephen J. Luczo sold 7,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.49, for a total value of $367,430.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Seagate Technology stock traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $51.69. 3,477,659 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,587,235. Seagate Technology plc has a 52-week low of $39.02 and a 52-week high of $64.17. The stock has a market cap of $13.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.60, a P/E/G ratio of 9.79 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.51. The firm's 50 day moving average is $48.88 and its 200 day moving average is $48.78.

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The data storage provider reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20. The business had revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.62 billion. Seagate Technology had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 68.62%. The business's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Seagate Technology plc will post 4.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.  Read more …

 


General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) insider Sean N. Walker sold 9,062 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.59, for a total transaction of $558,128.58. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 66,793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,113,780.87. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

NYSE GIS traded up $0.40 during trading on Thursday, hitting $61.37. 63,908 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,182,932. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The company has a market cap of $37.27 billion, a PE ratio of 16.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.60. General Mills, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $46.59 and a fifty-two week high of $66.14. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $60.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.40. Read more …

 

 

Acquisitions:

 


Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) Director Hsenghung Sam Hsu bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $45.00 per share, with a total value of $45,000.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,000. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Hsenghung Sam Hsu also recently made the following trade(s):

On Monday, October 19th, Hsenghung Sam Hsu acquired 1,000 shares of Fastenal stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $44.50 per share, with a total value of $44,500.00.

FAST stock traded down $0.83 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $44.43. 4,116,533 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,562,345. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 4.13. Fastenal has a 1-year low of $26.72 and a 1-year high of $49.86. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.40. The company has a market cap of $25.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.19. Read more …

 

April 13, 2018

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of April 9, 2018


Upgrades:


General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) was upgraded by research analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage presently has a $45.00 target price on the auto manufacturer’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 15.18% from the stock’s current price. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Berenberg Bank set a $34.00 price objective on shares of General Motors and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase restated an “overweight” rating and set a $55.00 target price (down from $56.00) on shares of General Motors in a research report on Tuesday, March 13th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of General Motors from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. TheStreet lowered shares of General Motors from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 27th. Finally, Vetr upgraded shares of General Motors from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $40.24 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $44.65. Read more …

Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports. Morgan Stanley currently has $72.00 price objective on the data storage provider’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $51.00. STX has been the subject of several other research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Seagate Technology from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $48.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, January 5th. TheStreet raised shares of Seagate Technology from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. Vetr downgraded shares of Seagate Technology from a buy rating to a hold rating and set a $56.12 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, March 1st. Cross Research raised shares of Seagate Technology from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Monday, April 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo reissued a market perform rating and issued a $45.00 price target (up previously from $38.00) on shares of Seagate Technology in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have given a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $53.12. Read more …

Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) was upgraded by investment analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Becton Dickinson and from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 6th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Becton Dickinson and in a report on Monday, March 5th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $249.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Becton Dickinson and from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Piper Jaffray reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 target price (up previously from $223.00) on shares of Becton Dickinson and in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Becton Dickinson and in a research note on Friday, January 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $240.53. Read more …


Eaton (NYSE:ETN) was upgraded by stock analysts at Goldman Sachs to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday. The firm presently has a $88.00 target price on the industrial products company’s stock. Goldman Sachs’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 15.90% from the company’s current price. ETN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS began coverage on shares of Eaton in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $87.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Eaton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Bank of America raised shares of Eaton from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $81.03 to $85.00 in a report on Thursday, March 8th. JPMorgan Chase raised shares of Eaton from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $82.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 1st. Finally, Jefferies Group raised shares of Eaton from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, March 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.73. Read more …

February 12, 2018

3 Top Tech Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

These three tech stocks present an attractive combination of income generation and growth potential.



If you're on the hunt for stocks that offer hefty dividends and market-beating growth prospects, there's no better place to look than the technology sector. That's a relatively recent development and one that might surprise some investors.


Dividend-paying tech stocks used to be something of a rarity, but there's no longer a shortage of companies in the sector that offer sizable payouts. In many cases, these companies have turned to dividends in order to compensate for slowing growth or difficult transitional periods. However, some of these businesses will be able to bounce back and better tap in to tech sector momentum -- paving the way for a combination of capital appreciation and income generation. With that in mind, here's why IBM (NYSE:IBM), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), and Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) are top dividend plays in the tech sector.