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BCR, AJG, MSTR, FDP, SYMC, MET, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2011-06-16 06:30:40 - WOPRAI}
 

June 16, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / http://www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring top insider trading patterns and these stocks are the most likely to trade Lower in the next 6 months. C.R. BARD INC (NYSE:BCR), ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. (NYSE:AJG), MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:MSTR), FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC (NYSE:FDP), SYMANTEC CORPORATION (NASDAQ:SYMC), METLIFE, INC. (NYSE:MET) are all expected to go Lower as Sell signals have been generated by top insider trading patterns. The most important data elements considered when performing insider analysis are: Insiders Track Record - An insiders track record is best summarized by the Insider Score which ranges from 1 (least predictive) to 100 (most predictive) based on prior trading performance. In addition, the actual returns following the insiders prior trades are included to determine the potential magnitude of future returns. Insiders Role - Trades by higher-level insiders are generally more predictive than trades by lower level insiders. Higher-level insiders to include Chairman (CB), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President (P), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Vice Chairman (VC).

The chart below displays the stocks expected to go Lower along with the insider name, position, predictive insider score, 6 month expected return and number of trading decisions included in the score.

     Symbol     Company Name                        Insider Name                        Role        Shares         Insider Score     Avg 6 Month Return     # of Dec. 
     BCR        C.R. BARD INC                       Schermerhorn, Todd C                CFO         30,000         79                -2.9%                  13        
     AJG        ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.           Gallagher, J Patrick Jr             CEO         25,000         88                -5.0%                  14        
     MSTR       MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED          Saylor, Michael J                   CEO         7,360          100               -21.7%                 67        
     FDP        FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC         Abu, Ghazaleh Amir                  D           33,057         82                -10.5%                 15        
     SYMC       SYMANTEC CORPORATION                Coleman, William T III              D           24,000         90                -25.6%                 5         
     MET        METLIFE, INC.                       Henrikson, C Robert                 CB          20,000         97                -28.1%                 17        

C.R. BARD INC (NYSE:BCR) - C. R. Bard, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution, and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and patient care devices worldwide. It offers vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products. The companys vascular products include percutaneous transluminal angioplasty catheters, guidewires, introducers, and accessories; peripheral vascular stents and stent grafts, vena cava filters, and biopsy devices; electrophysiology products, such as electrophysiology diagnostic, therapeutic, and temporary pacing electrode catheters, as well as laboratory systems; and fabrics, meshes, and implantable vascular grafts. Its urology products comprise infection control Foley catheters to reduce the rate of urinary tract infections; surgical slings used to treat stress urinary incontinence; natural and synthetic devices to treat pelvic floor and vaginal prolapse; brachytherapy services, devices, and radioactive seeds used to treat prostate cancer; intermittent urinary drainage catheters, and urine monitoring and collection systems; ureteral stents; specialty devices for ureteroscopic procedures and stone removal; fecal incontinence products; and catheter stabilization devices. The company offers various devices to treat and manage cancers, and other diseases and disorders, including specialty access catheters, ports, vascular access ultrasound devices, and enteral feeding devices. Its surgical specialty products include implanted patches and fixation systems for hernia and other soft tissue repairs; irrigation devices for orthopedic, laparoscopic, and gynecological procedures; and products for topical hemostasis. C. R. Bard sells its products directly and through distributors to hospitals, individual health care professionals, extended care facilities, and alternate site facilities. The company was founded in 1907 and is based in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. (NYSE:AJG) - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and its subsidiaries provide insurance brokerage and risk management services to various commercial, industrial, institutional, and governmental organizations. It operates in two segments, Brokerage and Risk Management. The Brokerage segment primarily consists of retail and wholesale brokerage operations. Its retail brokerage operations negotiate and place property/casualty, employer-provided health and welfare insurance, and retirement solutions for middle-market commercial, industrial, public entity, religious, and not-for-profit entities. This segments wholesale brokerage operations assist companys brokers, and other unaffiliated brokers and agents in the placement of specialized and hard to place insurance programs. It also acts as a brokerage wholesaler; and managing general agent or managing general underwriter distributing specialized insurance coverages for insurance carriers. The Risk Management segment provides contract claim settlement and administration services for enterprises that choose to self-insure some or all of their property/casualty coverages and for insurance companies that choose to outsource some or all of their property/casualty claims departments. This segment also offers integrated disability management programs, information services, risk control consulting (loss control) services, and appraisal services. The company provides its services through a network of insurance brokers and consultants. It also owns a biomass emissions pipeline that removes and sells gas emissions from landfills; commercializes multi-pollutant reduction technologies that remove mercury, sulfur dioxide, and other toxic emissions created by coal-fired power plants; and owns technologies that reduce carbon dioxide emissions created by burning fossil fuels. The company operates in the United States, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:MSTR) - MicroStrategy Incorporated provides business intelligence (BI) software worldwide. It offers MicroStrategy 9, an integrated BI platform that enables businesses to make business decisions. The MicroStrategy 9 platform consists of product components, such as Intelligence Server, a foundation for the BI platform; Report Services, an enterprise reporting engine that delivers production and operational reports, managed metrics reports, and interactive dashboards; OLAP Services that allows Web and desktop users to manipulate Intelligent Cubes databases; Web and Web Universal, a browser independent Web interface providing query, reporting, and analysis through a platform independent architecture; Office that lets Microsoft Office users to run, edit, and format MicroStrategy reports directly from within Microsoft applications; and Distribution Services product that controls report and dashboard distribution. The MicroStrategy 9 platforms product components also comprise Desktop, a BI development environment; Architect, whose applications are modeled through an intuitive graphical user interface; SDK for the integration of MicroStrategy 9 features and functionality into any application on multiple platforms; Mobile that offers mobile workers with access to BI reports on their smartphones; Integrity Manager; Command Manager, which automates MicroStrategy administrative tasks; Enterprise Manager that provides prebuilt reports and dashboards; Object Manager; and MultiSource Option that allows users to report, analyze, and monitor data across various data sources. The company also offers technical support, consulting, and education services; and operates Angel.com that provides interactive voice response telephony systems. MicroStrategy Incorporated serves retail, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and government and public services sectors. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC (NYSE:FDP) - Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, transports, sources, markets, and distributes fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables worldwide. It also offers prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, beverages, and snacks. The company provides various fresh-cut fruit products, including pineapple, melons, grapes, citrus, apples, mango, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, apricots, avocados, and kiwi; other fruit products comprising strawberries and plantains; and fresh-cut vegetable products primarily consisting of potatoes, onions, bell peppers, and cucumbers, as well as prepared salads, such as coleslaw and potato salad. In addition, Fresh Del engages in ocean freight; the manufacture of plastics and box products comprising bins, trays, bags, and boxes; growing grains on leased farms, including soybean, wheat, and rice; and the poultry farming businesses, as well as owns and operates grain silos for the storage of grains. The company markets and distributes its products to retail stores, foodservice operators, food clubs, wholesalers, and distributors. It offers its fresh produce under the DEL MONTE, UTC, and Rosy names; and prepared fruits and vegetables, juices, beverages, and snacks under the DEL MONTE, Fruit Express, Just Juice, and Fruitini names. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in George Town, Cayman Islands.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION (NASDAQ:SYMC) - Symantec Corporation provides security, storage, and systems management solutions to secure and manage information. It operates in four segments: Consumer, Security and Compliance, Storage and Server Management, and Services. The Consumer segment provides Internet security and protection solutions, suites, and services to individual users and home offices. The Security and Compliance segment provides solutions for enterprise security, system management, and software-as-a-service. The Storage and Server Management segment focuses on providing storage management, high availability, and backup and recovery solutions in heterogeneous storage and server platforms to enterprise customers. The Services segment offers consulting services, which include advisory, product enablement, and residency services to enable customers to assess, design, transform, and operate their infrastructure; education services, including programs on technical training and security awareness training; and business critical services. It also provides managed security services, managed endpoint protection services, and managed backup services. In addition, the company offers maintenance support contracts, including content, upgrades, and technical support to enterprises; and self-help online services, phone, chat, email support, and fee-based premium support and diagnostic services to consumers. Symantec Corporation markets and sells its products through distributors, retailers, direct marketers, Internet-based resellers, original equipment manufacturers, system builders, and Internet service providers; and its e-commerce channels, as well as direct sales force, value-added and large account resellers, and system integrators. It has operations in the Americas, which include the United States, Canada, and Latin America; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific Japan. Symantec Corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

METLIFE, INC. (NYSE:MET) - MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, employee benefits, and financial services in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and India. It offers group life insurance products and services as employer-paid benefits, including variable life, universal life, and term life products, as well as employee paid supplemental life products; individual life insurance products and services comprising variable life, universal life, term life, and whole life products, as well as a range of mutual funds and other securities products; and non-medical health insurance products and services, such as dental insurance, group short- and long-term disability, individual disability income, long-term care, critical illness, and accidental death and dismemberment coverages, as well as employer-sponsored auto and homeowners insurance and administrative services-only arrangements to employers. The company also provides retirement products consisting of variable and fixed annuities for individuals and employees of corporations, and other institutions. In addition, MetLife provides an array of annuity and investment products, including guaranteed interest products and other stable value products, income annuities, and separate account contracts for the investment management of defined benefit and defined contribution plan assets, as well as offers certain products to fund postretirement benefits. Further, it offers auto insurance and homeowners insurance policies, as well as personal excess liability and coverage for recreational vehicles and boat owners; and credit insurance and endowment products. Additionally, the company funds company initiatives, various start-up entities, and run-off entities; and banking services, such as residential mortgage loans and various deposit products. The company was founded in 1868 and is based in New York, New York.

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