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ASH, WAB, PNK, ACPW, CBAN, MCBI Expected To Be Lower After Earnings Releases on Friday

^{Published on 2009-07-21 12:07:33, Last Modified on 2010-12-22 14:34:42 - WOPRAI}
 

July 22, 2009 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Friday, July 23rd and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and July earnings reports. Ashland (NYSE: ASH), Wabtec (NYSE: WAB), Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE: PNK), Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW), Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ: CBAN) and MetroCorp Bancshares (NASDAQ: MCBI) are all expected to be lower after their earnings are released Friday. 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 after 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 after earnings are released Friday:

Symbol Company # of Reports Quarter Release Time

ASH Ashland Inc. July earnings Q3 Before

WAB Wabtec Corp. 12 quarters Q2 Before

PNK Pinnacle Entertainment 12 quarters Q2 Before

ACPW Active Power, Inc. July earnings Q2 Before

CBAN Colony Bankcorp Inc 12 quarters Q2 Before

MCBI MetroCorp Bancshares 12 quarters Q2 After

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.

Ashland, Inc. (NYSE: ASH) operates as a diversified chemical company in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in four segments: Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Distribution, Valvoline, and Ashland Water Technologies. The Ashland Performance Materials segment engages in the manufacture and supply of specialty chemicals and services to the building and construction, transportation, metal casting, marine, and packaging and converting markets. It also offers metal casting consumables and design services; unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, and gelcoats; and adhesives and specialty resins. The Ashland Distribution segment distributes chemicals, plastics, and composite raw materials in North America, as well as plastics in Europe. It also provides environmental services, including hazardous and nonhazardous waste collection, recovery, recycling, and disposal services. The Valvoline segment involves in the production and marketing of packaged automotive lubricants, chemicals, appearance products, antifreeze, and filters for the private passenger car, light truck, and heavy duty markets. It also operates in the oil change business through various outlets operating under the aValvoline Instant Oil Changea� brand name. The Ashland Water Technologies segment supplies chemical and non-chemical water treatment solutions for industrial, municipal, and commercial facilities. It offers industrial, commercial, and institutional water treatments; wastewater treatment; paint and coating additives; pulp and paper processing; and mining chemistries. This segment also provides boiler and cooling water treatments; fuel treatments; welding, refrigerant, and sealing products; and fire fighting, safety, and rescue products and services for the merchant marine industry. Ashland was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Covington, Kentucky with additional offices in Dublin, Ohio; Barendrecht, Netherlands; Lexington and Russell, Kentucky.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE: WAB), doing business as Wabtec Corporation, provides technology-based equipment and services for the rail industry. It operates in two segments, Freight Group and Transit Group. The Freight Group manufactures and services components for new and existing freight cars and locomotives, builds new switcher locomotives, and rebuilds freight locomotives. The Transit Group manufactures and services components for new and existing passenger transit vehicles, typically subway cars and buses, builds new commuter locomotives, and refurbishes subway cars. The companya�s principal component product lines include braking equipment and related components; freight car truck components and undercarriage components; draft gears, couplers, and slack adjusters; air compressors and dryers; positive train control equipment and electronically controlled pneumatic braking products; railway electronics, including event recorders, monitoring equipment, and end of train devices; friction products, including brake shoes and pads; rail and bus door assemblies; accessibility lifts and ramps for buses and subway cars; heat exchangers and cooling products for locomotives and power generation equipment; commuter and switcher locomotives; and transit car and locomotive overhauls. Its customers include railroads in North America, as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Asia, and South Africa; manufacturers of transportation equipment, such as locomotives, freight cars, subway vehicles, and buses; lessors of such equipment; and passenger transit authorities, primarily in North America. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) develops, owns, and operates casinos, and related hospitality and entertainment facilities in the United States and internationally. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated seven casino destinations in the United States, which include La�Auberge du Lac in Lake Charles, Louisiana; Boomtown New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana; Belterra Casino Resort near Vevay, Indiana; Boomtown Bossier City in Bossier City, Louisiana; Lumiere Place in St. Louis, Missouri; The Admiral Riverboat Casino near the Lumire Place complex; and Boomtown Reno near Reno, Nevada. It also operates Casino Magic Argentina located in Neuqu�n, Argentina; and smaller casinos elsewhere in the Patagonia region of Argentina. The company was formerly known as Hollywood Park, Inc. and changed its name to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. in February 2000. Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW), together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets critical power quality solutions. It provides various products that deliver continuous clean power, as well as offer temporary power to bridge the gap between a power outage and the restoration of utility power. The company offers CleanSource UPS, a battery free uninterruptible power supply system (UPS) that integrates UPS electronics and flywheel energy storage system into one compact cabinet. Active Power, Inc. also provides CleanSource DC, which is a battery-free replacement option for lead-acid batteries for use in bridging power; CoolAir DC that uses thermal and compressed air storage technologies to produce backup power during an electrical disturbance; and GenSTART, which is a battery-free, starting modular system. It offers continuous power systems that comprise UPS system, switchgear, and a generator under the PowerHouse brand. Active Power, Inc. also provides services, including engineering, installation, start-up, monitoring, and repair for its products. The company serves data centers, manufacturing, technology, broadcast and communications, financial, utilities, healthcare, government, and airport industries. It sells its products through direct sales employees, value added resellers, manufacturera�s representatives, distributors, and original equipment manufacturer partners in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAN) operates as the bank holding company of Colony Bank, which provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services to consumers, and small to medium-size businesses primarily in middle and south Georgia. Its deposit products include demand deposits, savings accounts, time deposits, NOW accounts, and certificates of deposit; and loan portfolio comprises loans to small and medium-sized businesses, residential and commercial construction and land development loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, agri-business and production loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. The company also provides Internet banking services, electronic bill payment services, safe deposit box rentals, telephone banking, credit and debit card services, and remote depository products. As of April 24, 2009, it conducted commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking businesses through 30 offices located in the middle and south Georgia cities of Fitzgerald, Warner Robins, Centerville, Ashburn, Leesburg, Cordele, Albany, Thomaston, Columbus, Sylvester, Tifton, Moultrie, Douglas, Broxton, Savannah, Eastman, Chester, Soperton, Rochelle, Pitts, Quitman. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fitzgerald, Georgia.

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCBI) operates as a holding company for MetroBank, National Association; and Metro United Bank that offer banking products and services in Texas and California. It offers commercial and industrial loans, which include loans to wholesalers, manufacturers, and business service companies; commercial mortgage loans to finance the purchase of real property; and construction loans for residential and non-residential properties, as well as loans for commercial properties, such as multi-family, office, industrial, warehouse, and retail centers. The company also provides government guaranteed lending programs; trade finance loans and letters of credit to facilitate export and import transactions for small and medium-sized businesses; and single-family residential mortgage products through third party mortgage companies. In addition, it offers retail deposit products and services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, ATM cards, debit cards, and online banking; and retail loan products that comprise residential mortgage loans, residential construction loans, automobile loans, lines of credit, and other personal loans. As of March 31, 2009, MetroBank, National Association operated 13 branches in the Houston and Dallas, Texas metropolitan areas; and Metro United Bank operated 6 branches in San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, California metropolitan areas. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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