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Options traders are rekindling an old flame as energy comes back to life.
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) was a darling in the natural-gas frenzy that swept markets early this decade. Its planned fleet of massive tankers would carry America's abundant shale gas to Asia and Europe. Old smoke-belching coal plants would shut down and "carbon footprints" around the globe would shrink -- all thanks to a new kind of technology based on super-cooled compressed natural gas.
Even if you never heard of it, LNG saw huge options activity in those days. TradeStation data shows it often trading more than 100,000 contracts per session in 2013 and 2014. Derivatives flow dried up over the next three years as energy crashed, but now they're roaring back.
Almost 59,000 contracts changed hands in LNG on Wednesday, its busiest session in over two years. A single large bullish roll accounted for almost all the volume as an investor pushed a large upside bet through the end of the summer. Here's a breakdown:
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Ebix, Inc.(EBIX)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Max Byerly]
Shares of Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) were down 5.8% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $57.66 and last traded at $61.47. Approximately 18,499 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 90% from the average daily volume of 189,931 shares. The stock had previously closed at $58.10.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Ebix (NASDAQ:EBIX) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The technology company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by ($0.01), MarketWatch Earnings reports. The business had revenue of $108.23 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $106.81 million. Ebix had a return on equity of 20.67% and a net margin of 27.65%. Ebix’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.8% on a year-over-year basis.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Ebix (NASDAQ: EBIX) and Godaddy (NYSE:GDDY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Ebix (NASDAQ: EBIX) and Mattersight (NASDAQ:MATR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Pointer Telocation Ltd.(PNTR)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ethan Ryder]
Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by HC Wainwright in a report released on Monday. They presently have a $24.50 target price on the communications equipment provider’s stock. HC Wainwright’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 89.92% from the stock’s current price.
- [By Logan Wallace]
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- [By Max Byerly]
Pointer Telocation Ltd (NASDAQ:PNTR) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $10.25 and last traded at $11.05, with a volume of 5226 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.85.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: PNTR) and Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Pointer Telocation Ltd (NASDAQ:PNTR) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $21.33.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Yandex N.V.(YNDX)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rex Moore]
1. Yandex highlights advances in self-driving carsMy top moment came far from the convention center crowds, in a self-driving car by a company largely unfamiliar to Americans. The company is Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) -- known as the "Google of Russia" because it dominates internet search in that country and rakes in a lot of cash because of it.
- [By Motley Fool Transcribing]
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 15, 2019 8:00 a.m. ET
Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:Operator
- [By Ethan Ryder]
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- [By Joseph Griffin]
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS purchased a new stake in shares of Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 78,843 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,830,000.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) and Jianpu Technology (NYSE:JT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and earnings.
- [By Leo Sun]
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) owns Russia's top search engine, but its lead over Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google always had a caveat: Yandex was more popular on desktop PCs, but Google consistently beat Yandex on tablets and smartphones, sparking concerns about Yandex's mobile growth.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Sohu.com Inc.(SOHU)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Daniel Sparks]
Shares of Chinese internet company Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) fell as much as 11.8% on Wednesday, following the company's first-quarter earnings release. The stock is down 8.4% at the time of this writing.
- [By Rick Munarriz]
Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) is still struggling to fire on all cylinders, but investors nonetheless bid shares of the dot-com pioneer higher on Friday after it posted mixed fourth-quarter results. Revenue clocked in at $482.2 million for the final three months of 2018, a 5% decline from a year earlier, but a 5% sequential improvement.
- [By Rick Munarriz]
I've been covering Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) for awhile, so when the Chinese internet pioneer announced plans to spin off Sogou, I was more than a little interested. Sogou has been the main growth driver at Sohu for years. With Sohu's online advertising business meandering and its internet gaming business proving volatile, search has been its crown jewel.
- [By Rick Munarriz]
The market isn't warming up to Sohu.com's (NASDAQ:SOHU) latest financial report. Its shares are hitting their lowest levels since the summer of 2007 after the Chinese online advertising, search, and gaming specialist posted disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday morning.
- [By Rick Munarriz]
It's now been seven months since Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) completed its objective of spinning off Sogou. Sogou had been the fastest growing component at Sohu for years. It should have taken off after trading on its own merits, but that failed to happen. Though the shares inched slightly higher in their first few days of trading, Sogou has spent most of its time since late November as a broken IPO until it finally cracked the $13 ceiling today in intraday trading.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Omnicell Inc.(OMCL)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Motley Fool Transcribers]
Omnicell Inc (NASDAQ:OMCL)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 07, 2019, 4:30 p.m. ET
Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:Operator
- [By Max Byerly]
Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMCL) by 6.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 83,390 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,735 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc owned about 0.21% of Omnicell worth $4,378,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMCL) Director James T. Judson sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.90, for a total value of $344,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 34,952 shares in the company, valued at $2,408,192.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.
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