Insider Trading : Mon 6/12/23

Notable purchases -- President/CEO adds to CC; notable sales -- 10% owner active in AN

Buyers:

• AAP Directors (3) bought 10,685 shares at $65.94 - $65.63 worth ~$701K.
• CC President and CEO bought 7,661 shares at ~$32.6299 worth ~$250K.
• NVRO Director bought 7,500 shares at $22.8500 - $22.8896 worth ~$172K.
• PACK Director bought 100,000 shares at $4.00 - $4.37 worth ~$420K.
• PMTS Director bought 7,500 shares at $23.30 - $24.49 worth ~$179K.

Sellers:

• AN 10% owner Eddie Lampert sold 50,000 shares at ~$145.1906 worth ~$7.3 mln.

-=Chemours (CC) reported earnings on Thur 13 Feb 20 (a/h)

• Feb. 11:  #1, 5, 6, 52, 95; vol. 1.8M  -> 23%

Chemours beats by $0.11, beats on revs; guides FY20 EPS in-line

Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.56 per share, $0.11 better than the S&P Capital IQ Consensus of $0.45; revenues fell 4.4% year/year to $1.4 bln vs the $1.37 bln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.

Co issues in-line guidance for FY20, sees EPS of $2.60-$3.55 vs. $3.22 S&P Capital IQ Consensus. Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $400 mln, with Free Cash Flow of greater than $350 mln.

Commentary: "Our outlook for 2020 reflects top line and bottom line growth across all segments. While the macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, we remain committed to delivering solid earnings growth and a significant improvement in free cash flow."

Earnings this week : Feb 10 - 14, 20 (wk 7)

Monday (Feb 10)

• Morning: AGN AVYA BIP CNA DO EPC GBDC IVC L MCY QSR
• Afternoon: AMKR BLKB BHF BRX ELY CHGG CMP DVA EEFT RE FRT FLDM IIIV IIVI JCOM KMPR LMNX MELI MESA MIME MOH OMF PSEC RPD RNG STE VRNS VOYA WTS XPO

Tuesday (Feb 11)

• Morning: AN CRL CEIX CRTO DBD D EXC GT HAS HLT INGR JLL LCII LPX MMYT MLM MAS MLCO NNN OMC ONDK SEE ST FLOW TGNA UAA USFD VIRT

Mon pm & Tue am https://finviz.com/screener.ashx?v=211&t=AMKR,BLKB,BHF,BRX,ELY,CHGG,CMP,DVA,EEFT,RE,FRT,FLDM,IIIV,IIVI,JCOM,KMPR,LMNX,MELI,MESA,MIME,MOH,OMF,PSEC,RPD,RNG,STE,VRNS,VOYA,WTS,XPO,AN,CRL,CEIX,CRTO,DBD,D,EXC,GT,HAS,HLT,INGR,JLL,LCII,LPX,MMYT,MLM,MAS,MLCO,NNN,OMC,ONDK,SEE,ST,FLOW,TGNA,UAA,USFD,VIRT&ta=0&o=-volume

• Afternoon: ACCO AKAM ACGL AIZ BXMT CNO CPSI DCP DENN DIOD DEI EXAS PEAK NSP KRNT LSCC LYFT NCR PVG PRI REXR TGH UDR VREX VNOM WU

Wednesday (Feb 12)

• Morning: AB ARCC GOLD BG CVE ECOM CIM CME CIGI CVS CYBR GPN NSIT IPG IQV LAD TAP MCO NBL RDWR SHOP TEVA TW TRVG

Tue pm & Wed am https://finviz.com/screener.ashx?v=211&t=ACCO,AKAM,ACGL,AIZ,BXMT,CNO,CPSI,DCP,DENN,DIOD,DEI,EXAS,PEAK,NSP,KRNT,LSCC,LYFT,NCR,PVG,PRI,REXR,TGH,UDR,VREX,VNOM,WU,AB,ARCC,GOLD,BG,CVE,ECOM,CIM,CME,CIGI,CVS,CYBR,GPN,NSIT,IPG,IQV,LAD,TAP,MCO,NBL,RDWR,SHOP,TEVA,TW,TRVG&ta=0&o=-volume

• Afternoon: AKR ATUS AEL ANDE NLY AM AR AMAT ARES ASGN AVLR NTB BRKR CDNS CTL CF CHNG CHEF CSCO COHU CPA CXW EFX EQIX EQC FR FOSL FCPT FTSI HR HUBS IFF KGC LPI MFC MRO MGM NTAP NWE NUS PGRE PEGA PRSP PS QLYS QDEL QUOT RDFN REG SSNC STAG SLF SPWR TCO TTGT TRMB TRIP TCX TYL WCN WELL

Thursday (Feb 13)

• Morning: AER AGIO BABA ALKS ALE AIMC AIG BPMC BWA BAM GTLS CBB DAN DLPH DUK EEX DAVA FIS FAF FTS GNRC HE HIMX HII HUN INCY IPGP IRM IRWD KELYA KHC LH LECO MTRN NGD NMRK NICE NVMI PATK PBF PBFX PEP POOL PDS R SSTK SITC SON TRP TPX THS TUFN WM WSO WST WEX WH YETI ZBRA ZTS

Wed pm & Thur am:  https://finviz.com/screener.ashx?v=211&t=AKR,ATUS,AEL,ANDE,NLY,AM,AR,AMAT,ARES,ASGN,AVLR,NTB,BRKR,CDNS,CTL,CF,CHNG,CHEF,CSCO,COHU,CPA,CXW,EFX,EQIX,EQC,FR,FOSL,FCPT,FTSI,HR,HUBS,IFF,KGC,LPI,MFC,MRO,MGM,NTAP,NWE,NUS,PGRE,PEGA,PRSP,PS,QLYS,QDEL,QUOT,RDFN,REG,SSNC,STAG,SLF,SPWR,TCO,TTGT,TRMB,TRIP,TCX,TYL,WCN,WELL,AER,AGIO,BABA,ALKS,ALE,AIMC,AIG,BPMC,BWA,BAM,GTLS,CBB,DAN,DLPH,DUK,EEX,DAVA,FIS,FAF,FTS,GNRC,HE,HIMX,HII,HUN,INCY,IPGP,IRM,IRWD,KELYA,KHC,LH,LECO,MTRN,NMRK,NICE,NVMI,PATK,PBF,PBFX,PEP,POOL,PDS,R,SSTK,SITC,SON,TRP,TPX,THS,TUFN,WM,WSO,WST,WEX,WH,YETI,ZBRA,ZTS&ta=0&o=-volume

• Afternoon: AEM AYX AMN ARI ANET BIO BKI BL BFAM CARG CC CGNX CXP CRY DDOG DXCM DLR EXPE FNF GDDY HTA LPSN MAT MERC MHK MRC NVDA PDFS RSG ROKU SWAV SPSC SPXC SVMK TLND TEX TNET TRUP RARE VECO WRE AUY YELP

Friday (Feb 14) 

• Morning: AXL ABR AZN CGC ENB ESNT MGP NWL POR PPL SXT TRTN YNDX
• Afternoon: AL

Notable earnings reports:
Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) on February 10; Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT), Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS), Hilton (NYSE:HLT), Under Armour (UAA), and Western Union (NYSE:WU) on February 11; Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), CVS Health (NYSE:CVS), Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:TEVA) and TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) on February 12; Alibaba, Nvidia, PepsiCo, Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU), AIG (NYSE:AIG) and Yelp (NYSE:YELP) on February 13; AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) on February 14.

-=Chemours (CC) reported earnings on Thur 2 Aug 2018 (a/h)

Chemours beats by $0.14, reports revs in-line; raises dividend 47%; authorizes $750M buyback 

• Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $1.71 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.14 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $1.57; revenues rose 14.4% year/year to $1.82 bln vs the $1.82 bln Capital IQ Consensus. 
• "Given our strong first half results and visibility into the rest of 2018, we believe that earnings will be in the top end of our previously announced range. As we look over the longer term, we remain confident in our ability to meet or exceed our three-year financial targets, supported by our commitment to Ti-Pure Value Stabilization, assisting our fluorochemicals customers through the transition to Opteon refrigerants, and further investment in application development to meet growing needs for fluoropolymers. The Board of Directors authorization of an increased dividend and new share repurchase plan underscore our expectations for long-term growth."
• The Board of Directors of Chemours declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the company's common stock for the third quarter of 2018, a 47 percent increase per share from the previous level of $0.17 per share. The dividend will be paid on September 14, 2018 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 17, 2018. The company also announced today that the Chemours Board of Directors authorized a $750 million share repurchase plan. The authorization extends through the end of 2020.

Great trade : CC +17% (7/16)

• #58 on 7/11
• +17%