The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

This edition features our second-quarter China outlook; our thoughts on whether the U.S. will avoid a financial crisis; food-service distributors; and earnings notes from McDonald's Facebook, and Apple.

This edition features the energy sector's prospects after a period of great turmoil; opportunities in or global coverage amid the downturn; our top defense picks; and notes from Performance Food Group, Corteva, and new coverage Bausch Health.

Performance Food Group is the third-largest U.S. food-service distributor, with 7% market share and a heavy presence along the Eastern seaboard, the Southeast, and the Midwest. PFG’s food-service business (69% of pro forma sales) has its largest exposure to national and regional restaurant chains (52% of segment revenue), followed by independent restaurants (27%), and other channels (20%) such as retail, hospitality, and education. The firm’s Vistar segment (31% of pro forma sales) is a national distributor of candy, snacks, and beverages to vending and office coffee service distributors, convenience stores, theaters, sporting arenas, and correctional facilities.