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VLO, HIG, Y, SFN, BLDR, PWER Expected To Be Lower Leading Up To Next Earnings Releases


Published on 2009-07-09 07:03:49, Last Modified on 2010-12-22 14:27:11 - WOPRAI
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July 9, 2009 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released in the coming weeks and determining how the stocks have performed before their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and July/August earnings reports. Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG), Alleghany Corp (NYSE: Y), Spherion (NYSE: SFN), Builders FirstSource (NASDAQ: BLDR) and Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER) are all expected to be lower leading up to their next earnings release. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act before its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php . The following stocks are expected to go lower leading up to their next earnings release:

Symbol Company # of Reports Quarter Release Date

VLO Valero Energy Corp July earnings Q2 7/28/2009

HIG Hartford Financial Serv July earnings Q2 7/29/2009

Y Alleghany Corp August earnings Q2 8/6/2009

SFN Spherion Corporation July earnings Q2 7/28/2009

BLDR Builders FirstSource 12 quarters Q2 7/23/2009

PWER Power-One, Inc. July earnings Q2 7/23/2009

Earnings, or profits, drive stock prices. The market values a company based on its current and anticipated future ability to make money. The market takes the earnings pulse of a company four times per year when quarterly reports are issued. When this information is released it can often be a trend-changing or a trend confirming event. because the information is so vital to the market's perception of the vitality of that company.

This technology is designed to help the stock trader identify those companies that seem to have a consistent pattern of movement before or after the earnings release date, based on the history of earnings releases for that company. It combines a calendar of expected earnings releases with a history of past earnings releases in a way that lets you see if a pattern exists.

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) operates as a crude oil refining and marketing company. The company operates through two segments, Refining and Retail. The Refining segment engages in the refining operations, wholesale marketing, product supply and distribution, and transportation operations. This segment produces conventional gasoline, distillates, jet fuel, asphalt, petrochemicals, lubricants, and other refined products, as well as a slate of premium products, including gasoline mixture, gasoline meeting the specifications of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), CARB diesel fuel, low-sulfur and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel, and oxygenates. It owns and operates 16 refineries located in the United States, Canada, and Aruba. The Retail segment sells transportation fuels at retail stores and unattended self-service card locks; convenience store merchandise in retail stores; and home heating oil to residential customers in the United States and Canada. Valero Energy markets its refined products through bulk and rack marketing network, and approximately 5,800 retail and wholesale branded outlets in the United States, Canada, and Aruba under various brand names, including Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, Beacon, Corner Store, and Stop N Go. In addition, Valero Energy produces renewable fuels, such as ethanol. It was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG), through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and financial services in the United States and internationally. It engages in life, and property and casualty insurance businesses. The life insurance business comprises six segments: Retail Products Group (Retail), Retirement Plans, International and Institutional Solutions Group (Institutional), Individual Life, Group Benefits, and International. Retail segment offers variable and fixed market value adjusted annuities, retail mutual funds, 529 college savings plans, and Canadian and offshore investment products. Retirement Plans segment provides products and services to corporations and municipalities. Institutional segment offers institutional liability products and variable private placement life insurance, as well as mutual funds to institutional investors. Individual Life segment sells variable universal, whole, and term life products. Group Benefits segment offers group life, accident, and disability coverage. International segment provides investments, retirement savings, and other insurance and savings products in Japan, Brazil, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The property and casualty insurance business includes five segments: Personal Lines, Small Commercial, Middle Market, Specialty Commercial, and Other Operations. Personal Lines segment offers automobile, homeownersa�, and home-based business coverage. Small Commercial segment provides standard commercial insurance coverage to small commercial businesses. Other Operations segment comprises certain property and casualty insurance operations, including the companya�s asbestos and environmental exposures. The company was formerly known as ITT-Hartford Group, Inc. and changed its name in 1972. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. was founded in 1810 and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut.

Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y), through its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty, and surety insurance business. It underwrites specialty insurance coverages in the property, umbrella/excess, general liability, directors and officers liability, professional liability lines of business, workersa� compensation insurance, and homeowners insurance. The company also writes surety products, such as commercial surety bonds and contract surety bonds. In addition, Alleghany owns and manages improved and unimproved commercial land, and residential lots in the Sacramento region of California. As of December 31, 2008, it owned approximately 315 acres of property in various land use categories. Further, the company engages in the oil and gas exploration and production business. Alleghany Corporation was founded in 1929 and is based in New York, New York.

Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) provides temporary staffing, managed, and permanent placement services in the United States and Canada. It engages in the temporary staffing of employees with clerical, light industrial, information technology, finance and accounting, legal, engineering, sales and marketing, human resources, and administrative skills. The companya�s permanent placement services include locating and screening of employees on behalf of its customers, as well as assisting in the recruitment activities. Its managed services comprise the management of customer functions, such as recruiting, administrative services, data center, or network operations. The company operates under the SPHERION, SPHERION RECRUITMENT PROCESS OUTSOURCING, THE MERGIS GROUP, TODAYS OFFICE PROFESSIONALS, TECHNISOURCE, and EMERGING WORKFORCE brand names. As of December 28, 2008, it operated a network of 671 locations within North America. Spherion Corporation was formerly known as Interim Services Inc. and changed its name to Spherion Corporation in July 2000. Spherion Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDR) engages in the manufacture and supply of structural and related building products for residential new construction in the United States. The company provides prefabricated components, including floor trusses, roof trusses, wall panels, stairs, and engineered wood; aluminum and vinyl windows; and pre-hung interior and exterior doors, as well as assembles and distributes interior and exterior door units. It also offers lumber and lumber sheet goods comprising dimensional lumber, plywood, and oriented strand board products used in on-site house framing; millwork products, which consist of interior trim, exterior trim, columns, and posts; and other building products that include cabinets, gypsum, roofing, and insulation. In addition, Builders FirstSource provides services, such as turn-key framing, shell construction, design assistance, and professional installation spanning of its product categories. The company serves production homebuilders and small custom homebuilders. Builders FirstSource, Inc. was formerly known as BSL Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Builders FirstSource, Inc. in October 1999. Builders FirstSource, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWER) designs, develops, manufactures, and markets power conversion and power management products for the communications infrastructure and other high technology markets, as well as for the renewable energy markets. Its products include alternate current (AC)/direct current (DC) power supplies that convert AC into DC voltage used primarily in networking systems, large scale data processors, and industrial equipment; DC power systems, which are used primarily to power communications networks and cellular communications systems; and DC/DC converters, including high-density and low-density abricka� converters that are used to control power on communications printed circuit boards, as well as Point-of-Load converters that power devices within an Intermediate Bus Architecture, and in other applications. The company also provides alternative energy products, which convert solar or wind energy into useable grid connected power used in residential and commercial solar panels and wind turbine farms; and smart motor control and other products used primarily in appliances, such as clothes washers and dryers, and air conditioners. Power-One sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and service providers in the communications, networking equipment, server/storage, computer, instrumentation, industrial, renewable energy, and other electronic equipment industries, primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Camarillo, California.

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