3 Spooky High-Yield Trades With Insider Buying: 9% To 16%

With the witching season upon us, we went looking for some "spooky," and hopefully not harebrained, high yield trades.
These trades might be described as "flyers," similar to an article we wrote about Cincinnatti Bell's (NYSE: CBB) Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (CBB.PB).
However, although this company has plenty o' bad news, there also are some positives here. First, imagine if you just came across this full-year 2019 guidance, before knowing anything else about them, except that they pay $.25/quarter. What would you think?
Hmmm, an adjusted diluted EPS range of $2.37 to $3.08, that implies a dividend payout ratio range of 32.47% to 42.19%. That certainly seems reasonable to the average income investor, eh?
Full-Year Revised 2019 Guidance:
The above guidance was issued by the management of one of the spinoffs from the Dow/Dupont complex, the Chemours Company (CC), which also involved DuPont De Nemours (DD) and the Dow company (DOW).
Profile:
The Chemours Company operates through three segments: Fluoroproducts, Chemical Solutions, and Titanium Technologies. It's a cyclical company and is the world's low cost leader for Titanium Dioxide.
(Source: CC site)
CC, DD, and DOW have not fared well in the market in 2019.
CC has obviously fared the worst in 2019, falling -40.5%, v. -12% for DD, and -5% for DOW. However, do we see a bright spot here? CC is up over 16% in the past month vs. a ~flat performance from the Materials Select Spyder... Read more