TRUP - トルパニオン （Trupanion Inc.）

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Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Trupanion (NASDAQ: TRUP ). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don''t know. But when something this big happens with TRUP, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen. So how do we know what this whale just did? Today, Benzinga ''s options scanner spotted 11 uncommon options trades for Trupanion. This isn''t normal. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 54%, bearish. Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $282,885, … Full story available on Benzinga.com

The pet insurer has been bogged down by soaring veterinary costs.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $TRUP #TRUP--The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Trupanion, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm

Source: Shutterstock Trupanion (NASDAQ: TRUP ) stock is coming under pressure today. This morning, short seller Marc Cohodes attacked the pet insurance company in a tweet . Cohodes has gained notoriety most recently by attacking FTX and warning investors about Signature Bank (OTCMKTS: SBNY ). Meanwhile, PAA Research has been saying to short TRUP stock since 2018. PAA issued its latest report against the company in April. Trupanion shares opened on May 8 at about $26 per share and a market capitalization of $1 billion on 2022 revenue of about $900 million. At its peak in late 2021, shares were selling for as much as $144 apiece. TRUP Stock: Pet Insurance Cemetery Trupanion was founded in Vancouver in 1998 under the name Vetinsurance . According to the company, it “ended last year with 343,649 enrolled pets throughout North America.” Trupanion came public in 2014. Back in February, one analyst wrote that CEO Darryl Rawlings has been exercising long-dated options, then selling the stock.

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Carvana (NYSE: CVNA ) stock is climbing higher on Friday after the used-car retailer released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2023 . The earnings report starts out positive with the company’s EPS coming in at -$1.47. That’s better than the -$1.87 per share that Wall Street was predicting for the period. However, it is a wider loss than the -$1.51 reported in Q1 2022. Another highlight for CVNA stock is the company’s revenue of $2.61 billion. That’s another win for the company compared to analysts’ estimate of $2.58 billion. This is despite it dropping from $3.5 billion in the same period of the year prior. CVNA Stock Jumps On Q2 Outlook Ernie Garcia, CEO of Carvana, gave this positive news to investors in the latest earnings report. “The first quarter was a big step in the right direction and there are more steps to come. Given our strong start to the year, we expect to achieve positive adjusted EBITDA in Q2 2023. It is clear our strategy and execution are working as evidenced by our 61% increase in gross profit per unit, the best first quarter GPU in company history.” Today’s news brings with it heavy trading of CVNA stock.

Clearfield (NASDAQ: CLFD ) stock is falling on Friday after the passive connectivity products company released its earnings report for the fiscal second quarter of 2023. CLFD stock is dropping after the company reported diluted earnings per share of 67 cents for the quarter. That’s below Wall Street’s estimate of 69 cents for the period. Even if it’s a 2% jump from the 66 cents reported in fiscal Q2 2022. Adding to that is the company’s revenue of $71.8 million reported in fiscal Q2 2023. Yet again, that comes in below analysts’ revenue estimate of $71.98 million for the period. That’s despite it being a 34% increase year-over-year from $53.5 million. Cheri Beranek, president and CEO of Clearfield, said this in the earnings report. “Our second quarter fiscal 2023 results came in relatively in line with our expectations. However, following our first quarter report, what we originally thought was a transition to a more normalized, seasonally driven ordering and deployment pattern by some of our customers has developed into a much more significant lull in demand as inventory is digested.” Fiscal 2023 Guidance Hits CLFD Stock Clearfield lowered its guidance for fiscal 2023 in its latest earnings report.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $TRUP #TRUP--The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Trupanion, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm

Trupanion (NASDAQ: TRUP ) stock is taking a beating on Friday after the pet medical insurance company released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2023. The bad news for TRUP stock comes from its diluted earnings per share of -60 cents . That’s nowhere close to Wall Street’s estimate of -28 cents for the quarter . Additionally, it’s wider than the -3 cents reported in the same period of the year prior. However, Trupanion did report revenue of $256.3 million during the first quarter of the year. That’s above the $252.37 million that analysts were looking for during the quarter. It’s also a 24% jump from the $206 million reported in Q1 2022. Darryl Rawlings, founder and CEO of Trupanion, said this in the earnings report. “In Q1, veterinary inflation increased 15% year-over-year, approximately 3% higher than our assumptions. While these ongoing but necessary increases in veterinary inflation pressured margins in the quarter, they also continued to drive demand for Trupanion, as evidenced by our strong revenue growth.

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Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Trupanion, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRUP – Get Rating) by 3.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 322,671 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,757 shares during […]

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Pet insurance company Trupanion (TRUP) said Thursday chief financial officer Drew Wolff will be stepping down from his position effective June 1, 2023.

In last trading session, Trupanion Inc. (NASDAQ:TRUP) saw 0.64 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.76. Company’s recent per share price level of $51.11 trading at -$3.31 or -6.08% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $2.02B. That closing price of TRUP’s stock is at … Trupanion Inc. (NASDAQ:TRUP) Stock Ripped 7.53% Year-To-Date, What Will Happen Next? Read More »