Getting big returns from financial portfolios, whether through stocks, bonds, ETFs, other securities, or a combination of all, is an investor's dream. But for income investors, generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments is your primary focus. Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and of course, dividends. A dividend is that covet...
Getting big returns from financial portfolios, whether through stocks, bonds, ETFs, other securities, or a combination of all, is an investor's dream. But for income investors, generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments is your primary focus. Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and of course, dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its dividend yield, a metric that measures the dividend as a percent of the current stock price. Many academic studies show that dividends account for significant portions of long-term returns, with dividend contributions exceeding one-third of total returns in many cases. Community Trust Bancorp in Focus Based in Pikeville, Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) is in the Finance sector, and so far this year, shares have seen a price change of 3.74%. The bank holding company for Community Trust Bank is paying out a dividend of $0.46 per share at the moment, with a dividend yield of 4.04% compared to the Banks - Southeast industry's yield of 2.5% and the S&P 500's yield of 1.64%. Taking a look at the company's dividend growth, its current annualized dividend of $1.84 is up 2.2% from last year. In the past five-year period, Community Trust Bancorp has increased its dividend 5 times on a year-over-year basis for an average annual increase of 5.09%. Looking ahead, future dividend growth will be dependent on earnings growth and payout ratio, which is the proportion of a company's annual earnings per share that it pays out as a dividend. Right now, Community Trust Bancorp's payout ratio is 43%, which means it paid out 43% of its trailing 12-month EPS as dividend. CTBI is expecting earnings to expand this fiscal year as well. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 is $4.38 per share, representing a year-over-year earnings growth rate of 0.46%. Bottom Line Investors like dividends for a variety...
IBM (IBM +1.25%) is one of my largest holdings. I've owned it for around a decade, buying into the turnaround before it actually happened, correctly believing that this company, which is more than a century old, would be able to reinvent itself again. But the stock's big pullback in 2026 has me watching it very closely as March gets underway. What does IBM do? IBM is a business-to-business technol...
IBM (IBM +1.25%) is one of my largest holdings. I've owned it for around a decade, buying into the turnaround before it actually happened, correctly believing that this company, which is more than a century old, would be able to reinvent itself again. But the stock's big pullback in 2026 has me watching it very closely as March gets underway. What does IBM do? IBM is a business-to-business technology company that has a material focus on services. It provides the knowledge and human resources to help companies set up and maintain their cloud computing systems, and it helps customers integrate all of that with artificial intelligence (AI). It also makes mainframes, large computers that typically run crucial parts of a customer's business. What's important to me is that this is not what the company has always done. In fact, IBM started out making things like scales and has, over the years, transitioned to keep pace with the needs of its business customers and the broader technology sector. I wouldn't exactly call it a chameleon, but it has certainly proved that it has what it takes to change. Many companies lack that capability. That said, 2026 has not had a good start for the stock. The shares trade down more than 20% from their 52-week highs, which basically means they are in their own personal bear market. And it's not the only material decline that has occurred over the past 12 months. What's going on, and is it a long-term issue? The concern among investors right now is that the business will be disrupted by AI. The big drop came after AI company Anthropic announced that it could help modernize COBOL, an older programming language still used by many large companies. IBM is a leader in supporting and modernizing COBOL-based systems. Expand NYSE : IBM International Business Machines Today's Change ( 1.25 %) $ 3.06 Current Price $ 248.34 Key Data Points Market Cap $230B Day's Range $ 245.00 - $ 249.34 52wk Range $ 214.50 - $ 324.90 Volume 102K Avg Vol 5.3M Gross Marg...
伊朗局勢｜稱打擊取得巨大進展 特朗普：10分滿分給予15分 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】美國總統特朗普稱在針對伊朗的打擊取得巨大進展，10分滿分會給予15分。 特朗普：「我們現在處於非常有利的位...
伊朗局勢｜稱打擊取得巨大進展 特朗普：10分滿分給予15分 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】美國總統特朗普稱在針對伊朗的打擊取得巨大進展，10分滿分會給予15分。 特朗普：「我們現在處於非常有利的位置，她們（伊朗）的領導階層正迅速瓦解，所有想當領導的人最終都難逃一死。我們正在取得巨大的進展，她們的導彈正在被迅速摧毀，發射裝置亦正被摧毀，她們正在攻擊鄰國，甚至攻擊不久之前的盟友。」 白宮為行動辯護，稱特朗普上月底與以色列總理內塔尼亞胡通電話後，有強烈預感伊朗將率先攻擊區內美國人員和資產，又稱美方數小時內將控制伊朗領空，暫無計劃對伊朗派遣地面部隊，但特朗普不會排除任何軍事選項。
Financial services major Morgan Stanley has been convinced to remove memory leader Micron (MU) as its top pick and replace it with Nvidia (NVDA). Raising doubts over the sustainability of the current strong demand, John Moore, an analyst at the firm, said, “There is a commonly voiced view that memory stocks are pricing in a much longer and more durable cycle than processor stocks; we actually some...
Financial services major Morgan Stanley has been convinced to remove memory leader Micron (MU) as its top pick and replace it with Nvidia (NVDA). Raising doubts over the sustainability of the current strong demand, John Moore, an analyst at the firm, said, “There is a commonly voiced view that memory stocks are pricing in a much longer and more durable cycle than processor stocks; we actually somewhat disagree with that. Our memory conversations with clients are very similar to NVIDIA conversations - a clear recognition that conditions are exceptional in both right now, But [sic] a very strong peak year at current valuations has been viewed as more investable for memory, because upward revisions are more dynamic. There is not much conviction about 2027 for either stock.” It should be noted that though Nvidia has been preferred as the top pick, it has not been with much enthusiasm. As for the demand for memory, it remains as hot as ever. Though it may go through its own cycles, the overall picture remains unchanged: AI will grow rapidly, data center demand will grow rapidly, and consequently, the demand for memory will also grow rapidly. About Micron Founded in 1978, Micron (MU) designs and manufactures memory and storage semiconductors, primarily DRAM (dynamic random access memory), HBM (high bandwidth memory), and NAND flash memory. While DRAM is used in servers, PCs, smartphones, and AI infrastructure, NAND is used for SSDs, mobile storage, and enterprise storage systems, and HBM is a specialized memory used in AI accelerators and GPUs. These technologies are critical for computing performance because they determine how quickly data can be accessed and processed. Micron sells its products to hyperscale cloud providers, device manufacturers, automotive companies, and semiconductor firms that integrate memory into computing systems. Valued at a market cap of $464.5 billion, the MU stock has been on a tear over the past year, jumping by 338% over the past year. So, s...
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Rasi Bhadramani Citadel Securities’ Scott Rubner has reversed his bearish stance on U.S. equities, arguing that washed-out sentiment, supportive seasonality, and resilient retail flows have set the stage for a March rebound. “We take off our tactical bearish call and see scope for a bounce into mid-month, with volatility normalization acting as a catalyst,” the firm’s head of equity and equity der...
Rasi Bhadramani Citadel Securities’ Scott Rubner has reversed his bearish stance on U.S. equities, arguing that washed-out sentiment, supportive seasonality, and resilient retail flows have set the stage for a March rebound. “We take off our tactical bearish call and see scope for a bounce into mid-month, with volatility normalization acting as a catalyst,” the firm’s head of equity and equity derivatives strategy wrote in a note to clients Wednesday. The pivot comes after Rubner correctly predicted February’s selloff—the worst month since March 2025—even as global markets continue to grapple with volatility stemming from the U.S. war on Iran and spiking energy prices. Retail traders remain a powerful force behind market resilience, according to the strategist. January marked the largest net buying month on record on Citadel Securities’ platform, while February still ranked fifth in the firm’s history despite softer conditions. Retail cash - monthly net notional (Citadel Securities, GMI) “Retail remains the strongest hand in the entire market,” Rubner wrote, noting that the average net notional dollar value traded on down days ran 4.3 times larger than on up days in February alone—underscoring the persistence of dip-buying even as volatility ( VIX ) climbed. The mechanics of options positioning could also propel stocks higher, according to Rubner. About $5T in notional value—representing 35% of U.S. options exposure—is set to expire by March 20, the largest March expiration on record. “The volatility index ( VIX ) is no longer the coach from the sidelines; it is the quarterback,” he wrote, suggesting that the Cboe Volatility Index ( VIX ) reaching its highest level since November could serve as a tailwind once positioning resets. Should geopolitical risks ease or technology stocks ( VGT ), ( XLK ), ( IYW ) deliver upside catalysts, the strategist expects investors to quickly monetize hedges and add exposure, potentially fueling a fear-of-missing-out rally. One-month...
Earnings Call Insights: Advanced Flower Capital Inc. (AFCG) Q4 2025 Management View Robyn Tannenbaum, President and Chief Investment Officer, highlighted that AFCG's focus in 2025 was "reducing our exposure to underperforming credits through active portfolio management; and two, converting from a real estate investment trust to a business development company, or BDC, to expand the universe of tran...
Earnings Call Insights: Advanced Flower Capital Inc. (AFCG) Q4 2025 Management View Robyn Tannenbaum, President and Chief Investment Officer, highlighted that AFCG's focus in 2025 was "reducing our exposure to underperforming credits through active portfolio management; and two, converting from a real estate investment trust to a business development company, or BDC, to expand the universe of transactions AFC could invest in." She reported $117 million of paydowns from performing and underperforming credits since the start of 2025 and $53 million of new commitments originated during the year, with an additional $89.7 million of new commitments closed in the lower middle market after year-end. Tannenbaum announced the completion of the conversion to a BDC as of January 1, 2026, noting, "Our conversion expands AFC's investment flexibility to pursue opportunities beyond real estate-backed loans, including a broader universe of operating businesses aimed at enhancing long-term shareholder value." She also reported distributable earnings per basic weighted average share of (-$0.12) for the quarter and $0.39 for the full year, citing realized losses from two underperforming credits. The Board declared a first quarter dividend of $0.05 per share to be paid on April 15, 2026. CEO Daniel Neville detailed portfolio actions, including $117 million in paydowns, repayment of two loans at par plus accrued with $1.8 million in prepayment and exit fees, and continued active management of nonaccrual loans. Neville stated, "Our earnings may continue to be affected by the underperformance of some of these legacy loans and any realized losses we take on assets. However, as we begin to get repaid on some of these loans on nonaccrual and reinvest that capital into performing credits, we may unlock future earnings potential." Neville discussed the robust deal pipeline following the BDC conversion, saying, "our active pipeline remains strong with over $1.4 billion deals as of today. We are...
格隆汇3月5日｜美国国防部长赫格塞斯(Peter Hegseth)周三在记者会称，一艘美国潜艇在印度洋用鱼雷击沉一艘伊朗军舰。五角大楼同时公布这次袭击的影片，影片画面显示一艘伊朗军舰在海上发生爆炸。斯里兰卡海军则表示，伊朗海军一艘护卫舰在斯里兰卡以南海域疑似遭到潜艇袭击，可能已经导致100人死亡。斯里兰卡海军派出舰艇救援，35人获救并被转移到加勒的医院。被击沉的“Iris Dena - 32”号军...
格隆汇3月5日｜美国国防部长赫格塞斯(Peter Hegseth)周三在记者会称，一艘美国潜艇在印度洋用鱼雷击沉一艘伊朗军舰。五角大楼同时公布这次袭击的影片，影片画面显示一艘伊朗军舰在海上发生爆炸。斯里兰卡海军则表示，伊朗海军一艘护卫舰在斯里兰卡以南海域疑似遭到潜艇袭击，可能已经导致100人死亡。斯里兰卡海军派出舰艇救援，35人获救并被转移到加勒的医院。被击沉的“Iris Dena - 32”号军舰上有约180人，斯里兰卡当局告诉英国广播公司(BBC)，目前已找到80具遗体。报道引述斯里兰卡外长说，“Iris Dena - 32”号遇险水域不属于斯里兰卡领海。在同一个记者会上，美军参谋长联席会议主席凯恩(Dan Caine)表示，美国将逐步深入伊朗领土进行打击。
Nebius Group (NBIS +11.86%) stock surged sharply higher today, gaining as much as 10.3%. As of 11:37 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 9.9%. The artificial intelligence (AI) neocloud specialist reported an important development that gave shareholders reason to cheer. Achievement unlocked In a press release that dropped Wednesday morning, Nebius announced that it had received approval from the City C...
Nebius Group (NBIS +11.86%) stock surged sharply higher today, gaining as much as 10.3%. As of 11:37 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 9.9%. The artificial intelligence (AI) neocloud specialist reported an important development that gave shareholders reason to cheer. Achievement unlocked In a press release that dropped Wednesday morning, Nebius announced that it had received approval from the City Council of Independence, Missouri, to begin construction on the company's largest gigawatt-scale AI factory. The council voted to approve the city's Chapter 100 industrial development incentive plan submitted for the soon-to-be-built AI gigafactory. "Independence will be our largest AI factory in the United States to date, and we are fully committed to making it a project the city is proud of, " said Nebius CEO Arkady Volozh. "This is our first project of this scale, but not the last." Nebius is one of the emerging neocloud operators that provide AI-centric cloud services, using stockpiles of graphics processing units (GPUs) to offer what is commonly called GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS). Expand NASDAQ : NBIS Nebius Group Today's Change ( 11.86 %) $ 10.29 Current Price $ 97.09 Key Data Points Market Cap $22B Day's Range $ 90.33 - $ 97.30 52wk Range $ 18.31 - $ 141.10 Volume 285K Avg Vol 13M Gross Margin -765.63 % This AI factory will advance the company's ability to provide AI processing services for customers, as adoption of this next-generation technology continues to expand. That said, while Nebius Group is delivering explosive growth, it isn't yet profitable. Revenue of $530 million surged 479% in 2025, while its adjusted loss of $447 million jumped 87%. Furthermore, the stock is selling for 41 times sales, though that's down from a peak of above 300. To be clear, Nebius is a high-risk, high-reward stock. For investors with a high risk tolerance, it should be a small part of a balanced portfolio.
Having last visited the shrine in 2018, Claudia plans to spend her 60th birthday in the city this year but will not get the chance to see the shrine again before it is taken down.
Having last visited the shrine in 2018, Claudia plans to spend her 60th birthday in the city this year but will not get the chance to see the shrine again before it is taken down.
Yie-Hsin Hung, president and CEO at State Street Investment, says market reaction so far to the war with Iran “is not unexpected” as she sees a flight to safe haven assets. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yie-Hsin Hung, president and CEO at State Street Investment, says market reaction so far to the war with Iran “is not unexpected” as she sees a flight to safe haven assets. (Source: Bloomberg)
Canada Packers Inc. press release ( CPKR:CA ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of C$0.63. Revenue of C$429.4M (+1.3% Y/Y). More on Canada Packers Inc. Canada Packers: Canadian Pork At Just 4x EBITDA Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Canada Packers Inc. Historical earnings data for Canada Packers Inc. Dividend scorecard for Canada Packers Inc. Financial information for Canada Packers Inc.
Canada Packers Inc. press release ( CPKR:CA ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of C$0.63. Revenue of C$429.4M (+1.3% Y/Y). More on Canada Packers Inc. Canada Packers: Canadian Pork At Just 4x EBITDA Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Canada Packers Inc. Historical earnings data for Canada Packers Inc. Dividend scorecard for Canada Packers Inc. Financial information for Canada Packers Inc.
Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET Call participants Chief Executive Officer — Eido Gal Chief Financial Officer — Aglika Dotcheva Head of Investor Relations — Chet Mandel Takeaways Revenue -- $99.3 million for the quarter, with full-year revenue reaching $344.6 million, resulting in 65% year-over-year growth. -- $99.3 million for the quarter, with full-year rev...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET Call participants Chief Executive Officer — Eido Gal Chief Financial Officer — Aglika Dotcheva Head of Investor Relations — Chet Mandel Takeaways Revenue -- $99.3 million for the quarter, with full-year revenue reaching $344.6 million, resulting in 65% year-over-year growth. -- $99.3 million for the quarter, with full-year revenue reaching $344.6 million, resulting in 65% year-over-year growth. Non-GAAP Gross Profit -- $57.3 million for the quarter, up 16% year over year; full year non-GAAP gross profit of $180.3 million increased by 4%. -- $57.3 million for the quarter, up 16% year over year; full year non-GAAP gross profit of $180.3 million increased by 4%. Adjusted EBITDA -- $17.7 million for the quarter at an 18% margin; full-year adjusted EBITDA was $26.7 million, up over 55%. -- $17.7 million for the quarter at an 18% margin; full-year adjusted EBITDA was $26.7 million, up over 55%. GAAP Net Income -- $5.8 million for 2025, compared to a net loss of $4.1 million in 2024. -- $5.8 million for 2025, compared to a net loss of $4.1 million in 2024. Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) -- $46.7 billion for the quarter, up 18% year over year; full-year GMV of $155.1 billion grew 10%. -- $46.7 billion for the quarter, up 18% year over year; full-year GMV of $155.1 billion grew 10%. Billings -- $103.3 million for the quarter, representing 9% year-over-year growth; company does not plan to report billings going forward. -- $103.3 million for the quarter, representing 9% year-over-year growth; company does not plan to report billings going forward. Vertical Growth -- Money transfer and payments grew 75% year over year during the quarter; fashion, cosmetics, and luxury increased 8%; APAC region expanded 53%, and EMEA by approximately 18%. -- Money transfer and payments grew 75% year over year during the quarter; fashion, cosmetics, and luxury increased 8%; APAC region expanded 53%, and EMEA by approximately...
Recent news coming out of Meta Platforms (META +2.42%) and Amazon (AMZN +3.29%) offers the latest proof for why Alphabet (GOOGL +0.39%) (GOOG +0.37%) is one of the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own. According to a report from The Information, Meta canceled the development of its most advanced custom AI chips after struggling with its design. It had planned to use the chips to help tr...
Recent news coming out of Meta Platforms (META +2.42%) and Amazon (AMZN +3.29%) offers the latest proof for why Alphabet (GOOGL +0.39%) (GOOG +0.37%) is one of the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own. According to a report from The Information, Meta canceled the development of its most advanced custom AI chips after struggling with its design. It had planned to use the chips to help train its AI models. Instead, the social media giant will focus on a simpler version. This is the second AI training chip design that Meta has scrapped, demonstrating how difficult it can be to design these chips, even with the help of a company like Broadcom. Meanwhile, Amazon exec Peter DeSantis revealed to The Wall Street Journal that the cloud computing leader was planning to develop its own AI models trained on its custom chips. DeSantis noted that if the company can successfully build AI models using its own custom chips, it would be able to do so at a fraction of the cost of a pure-play large language model (LLM) provider like OpenAI and Anthropic. However, after a $50 billion investment in OpenAI's latest funding round and an already large investment in Anthropic, the company is also clearly hedging its bets. Expand NASDAQ : GOOGL Alphabet Today's Change ( 0.39 %) $ 1.19 Current Price $ 304.77 Key Data Points Market Cap $3.7T Day's Range $ 300.73 - $ 305.40 52wk Range $ 140.53 - $ 349.00 Volume 642K Avg Vol 34M Gross Margin 59.68 % Dividend Yield 0.27 % Alphabet is the AI company to beat However, this news shows why Alphabet is currently the AI stock to beat. Creating custom AI chips isn't a piece of cake, as Meta has shown, and Alphabet has a large lead in the space. Its highly regarded Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) were first developed over a decade ago and are now on their seventh generation. They run most of the company's internal workloads and thus have been battle-tested. Meanwhile, the chips are so good that several big AI companies, including Meta, Anthropic,...
Key Points A report that Meta is scrapping a custom training chip shows how difficult it is to make custom chips. Amazon revealed a plan to train its own AI model on its own chips, looking to create a cost advantage. Alphabet already has a top-tier AI model trained on its own custom chips, giving it a big lead in the space. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Recent news coming out of Meta Pl...
Key Points A report that Meta is scrapping a custom training chip shows how difficult it is to make custom chips. Amazon revealed a plan to train its own AI model on its own chips, looking to create a cost advantage. Alphabet already has a top-tier AI model trained on its own custom chips, giving it a big lead in the space. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Recent news coming out of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) offers the latest proof for why Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is one of the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own. According to a report from The Information, Meta canceled the development of its most advanced custom AI chips after struggling with its design. It had planned to use the chips to help train its AI models. Instead, the social media giant will focus on a simpler version. This is the second AI training chip design that Meta has scrapped, demonstrating how difficult it can be to design these chips, even with the help of a company like Broadcom. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Meanwhile, Amazon exec Peter DeSantis revealed to The Wall Street Journal that the cloud computing leader was planning to develop its own AI models trained on its custom chips. DeSantis noted that if the company can successfully build AI models using its own custom chips, it would be able to do so at a fraction of the cost of a pure-play large language model (LLM) provider like OpenAI and Anthropic. However, after a $50 billion investment in OpenAI's latest funding round and an already large investment in Anthropic, the company is also clearly hedging its bets. Alphabet is the AI company to beat However, this news shows why Alphabet is currently the AI stock to beat. Creating custom AI chips isn't a piece of cake, as Meta has shown, and Alp...
gremlin/E+ via Getty Images CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ( CRWD ) reported Q4 '26 results that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations, while its outlook for fiscal 2027 also came in modestly above estimates. The stock is flat in pre-market trading, up 0.4%, building on the 1.7% surge the day prior, as the overall market pulled back on Tuesday. The stock erased these gains right before the market...
gremlin/E+ via Getty Images CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ( CRWD ) reported Q4 '26 results that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations, while its outlook for fiscal 2027 also came in modestly above estimates. The stock is flat in pre-market trading, up 0.4%, building on the 1.7% surge the day prior, as the overall market pulled back on Tuesday. The stock erased these gains right before the market opened on Wednesday, and the stock dipped around 1%, before rebounding and flying 2% at open, trading above $400. Seeking Alpha That didn’t last long, and the stock retreated to the $390 level, as it tries to make its way to the next near term resistance level at the EMA21. A lot of the positives were priced into print, with the stock up over 5.3% over the past five days. Still, CrowdStrike, along with other cybersecurity stocks, has gone out of the market’s favor, and it specifically started after Anthropic ( ANTHRO ) unveiled a new Claude capability focused on identifying and fixing software vulnerabilities, reviving concerns that agentic AI tools could compress demand and pricing for parts of the traditional security software stack. Anthropic That headline sparked a sector-wide selloff, and CrowdStrike got caught in the crossfire. YChart The fear is worth unpacking, but I think the market is conflating two very different things. An AI tool that scans code for vulnerabilities is not replacing the Falcon platform. It is not replacing endpoint detection, threat intelligence, or incident response. CrowdStrike controls roughly 16.8% of the endpoint security market, second only to Microsoft's ( MSFT ) 28.6%, according to an IDC report, Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security Market Shares, 2024, and that position wasn't built on a single product, but really on a platform that keeps expanding. IDC The outage hangover is real. The competitive environment from Palo Alto Networks’ ( PANW ) bundling, also known as platformization strategy, is real, the core business is not broken, and ...
Shareholders of SLB Ltd (Symbol: SLB) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2028 covered call at the $75 strike and collect the premium based on the $3.00 bid, which annualizes to an additional 3.3% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the), for a total of 5.7% annualized rate in the sce...
Shareholders of SLB Ltd (Symbol: SLB) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2028 covered call at the $75 strike and collect the premium based on the $3.00 bid, which annualizes to an additional 3.3% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the), for a total of 5.7% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $75 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but SLB shares would have to advance 55.5% from current levels for that to happen, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 61.7% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called. In general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of SLB Ltd, looking at the dividend history chart for SLB below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue, and in turn whether it is a reasonable expectation to expect a 2.4% annualized dividend yield. Below is a chart showing SLB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in red: The chart above, and the stock's historical volatility, can be a helpful guide in combination with fundamental analysis to judge whether selling the January 2028 covered call at the $75 strike gives good reward for the risk of having given away the upside beyond $75. (Do most options expire worthless? This and six other common options myths debunked). We calculate the trailing twelve month volatility for SLB Ltd (considering the last 251 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $48.28) to be 38%. For other call options contract ideas at the various different available expirations, visit the SLB Stock Options page of StockOptionsChannel.com. In mid-afternoon trading on Wednesday, the put volume amo...
Key Points Grizzlyrock Capital bought 181,000 shares of Magnite in the fourth quarter; the estimated transaction value was $3.00 million based on quarterly average prices. Meanwhile, the quarter-end stake value increased by $768,101, reflecting both stock price movement and share additions. The post-trade stake stood at 571,906 shares valued at $9.28 million. 10 stocks we like better than Magnite ...
Key Points Grizzlyrock Capital bought 181,000 shares of Magnite in the fourth quarter; the estimated transaction value was $3.00 million based on quarterly average prices. Meanwhile, the quarter-end stake value increased by $768,101, reflecting both stock price movement and share additions. The post-trade stake stood at 571,906 shares valued at $9.28 million. 10 stocks we like better than Magnite › On February 17, 2026, Grizzlyrock Capital disclosed in a new SEC filing that it increased its position in Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) by 181,000 shares, with the estimated transaction value at $3.00 million based on quarterly average pricing. What happened According to a recent SEC filing, Grizzlyrock Capital added 181,000 shares of Magnite during the fourth quarter of 2025. The estimated transaction value, based on average closing prices for the quarter, was $3.00 million. The quarter-end value of the position increased by $768,101, a figure that includes both the impact of additional shares and any change in stock price. The fund reported holding 571,906 shares at year-end. What else to know The position represents 6.95% of Grizzlyrock Capital’s 13F reportable assets under management as of December 31, 2025. Top holdings after the filing: NASDAQ: GSM: $18.91 million (14.2% of AUM) NYSE: GEL: $9.83 million (7.4% of AUM) NASDAQ: EEFT: $9.61 million (7.2% of AUM) NASDAQ: MGNI: $9.28 million (6.9% of AUM) NYSE: AMN: $8.76 million (6.6% of AUM) As of February 17, 2026, MGNI shares were priced at $11.57, down 40.33% over the past year and underperforming the S&P 500 by 54.07 percentage points. Company overview Metric Value Price (as of market close 2026-02-17) $11.57 Market Capitalization $1.66 billion Revenue (TTM) $702.57 million Net Income (TTM) $57.97 million Company snapshot Magnite provides a sell-side advertising platform that enables publishers to manage and monetize digital advertising inventory across connected TV (CTV), websites, and digital media properties. The company...