Priceline Com Inc

This post is part of a regular series written by ETF Trends editor Tom Lydon, special for CNBC.com. If you're like millions of other Americans right now, you're thinking about loading up the car or getting on a plane to visit loved ones and eat all the turkey you can stomach. All this flying and driving presents an exchange traded fund (ETF) investment opportunity. Holiday travel is expected to be down this year from last year, but that doesn't mean that people won't be flying the friendly skies or pu  

 

This week while browsing lists of recent insider transactions, I came across three more stocks that have experienced insider buying and that are particularly appealing. Although an insider's purchase does not necessarily mean a stock is on the up and up, it is comforting to shareholders to know that an officer or a board member with close knowledge of a company is betting some of his or her own money on the stock's future. IN PICTURES:  

Mark S Mahaney of Citi maintains his "buy" rating on priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN ). Following the annual PhoCusWright Online Travel Conference, Citi believes that the recession has accelerated the shift from offline to online travel bookings. Moreover, according to Citi, PCLN is gaining competitive/structural edge.  

 

 

Priceline.com Inc.'s employees and senior management in Norwalk will join together to support the Connecticut Food Bank's Thanksgiving Food Drive at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. They will walk across Connecticut Avenue to Costco, where they will use their pooled money to buy turkeys, canned and dry goods. Employees have raised money for the program, and the Norwalk-based online travel service will match the amount.  

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