Topaz Energy Corp. (TSE:TPZ – Get Rating) Director Mike Rose acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$21.00 per share, with a total value of C$209,984.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 443,470 shares in the company, valued at C$9,312,160.45.

Neuronetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STIM – Get Rating) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 436,700 shares, an increase of 120.3% from the November 30th total of 198,200 shares. Currently, 1.8% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 197,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days.

Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFIX – Get Rating) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors purchased 9,598 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 49% compared to the typical daily volume of 6,424 call options.

DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM – Get Rating) Director Steven Robert Pacelli sold 412 shares of DexCom stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.57, for a total transaction of $46,378.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 137,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,454,510.16. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI – Get Rating) VP John W. Schlosser sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.18, for a total transaction of $27,270.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 21,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $385,761.42. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU – Get Rating) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 27th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 3rd will be given a dividend of 0.1649 per share on Monday, January 9th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 30th.

Shares of DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC – Get Rating) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $35.09.

American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD – Get Rating) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 12th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.03 per share by the basic materials company on Wednesday, January 11th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 27th. This is a boost from American Vanguard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03.

Equities research analysts at StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of First United (NASDAQ:FUNC – Get Rating) in a report released on Monday. The firm set a “buy” rating on the bank’s stock.

The Toro Company (NYSE:TTC – Get Rating) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 13th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.34 per share on Wednesday, January 11th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 27th. This is an increase from Toro’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.