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NUS, VAR, KND, IPXL, ARRS, IP, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading


Published on 2011-06-16 06:30:52 - WOPRAI
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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. NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC - A (NYSE:NUS), VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (NYSE:VAR), KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. (NYSE:KND), IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC. (NASDAQ:IPXL), ARRIS GROUP INC. (NASDAQ:ARRS), INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (NYSE:IP) 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. 
     NUS        NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC - A         Chard, Daniel R                     P           38,750         83                -4.9%                  11        
     VAR        VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.        Wilson, Dow R                       O           2,315          83                -7.3%                  17        
     KND        KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.            Altman, William M                   O           13,691         78                -9.1%                  8         
     IPXL       IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.            Burr, Robert L                      D           15,000         82                -24.0%                 3         
     ARRS       ARRIS GROUP INC.                    Stanzione, Robert J                 CEO         133,333        83                -5.7%                  15        
     IP         INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY         Nicholls, Timothy S                 CFO         13,000         82                -15.8%                 4         
The insider buying report presents recent insider purchases, reported on Forms 3, 4, and 5 filed with the SEC. The transactions are aggregated to a 'decision' level which simplifies the data analysis. A decision is a grouping of buying or selling by an individual at the specified company.

NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC - A (NYSE:NUS) - Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. develops and distributes anti-aging personal care products and nutritional supplements worldwide. The company sells its personal care products under the Nu Skin brand; and nutritional supplements under the Pharmanex brand. Its personal care product line includes core systems, targeted treatments, total care, cosmetic, and Epoch, a product formulated with botanical ingredients. The companys nutritional supplements product line comprises micronutrient supplements, targeted solution supplements, and weight management products. It also sells Vitameal, which are nutritious meal products for starving children or purchased for personal food storage. In addition, the company offers other products and services consisting of digital content storage, water purifiers, and other household products. It sells its products primarily through a network of independent distributors in north Asia, the Americas, Greater China, Europe, and the south Asia/Pacific. The company also operates retail stores to sell its products in China. As of December 31, 2010, Nu Skin Enterprises operated 40 stores throughout China. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Provo, Utah.

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (NYSE:VAR) - Varian Medical Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cancer therapy systems and X-ray products worldwide. The companys Oncology Systems segment designs, manufacturers, sells, and services hardware and software products for treating cancer. Its product line includes linear accelerators, brachytherapy afterloaders, treatment simulation, verification equipment, and accessories; as well as information management, treatment planning, and image processing software. This segment serves university research and community hospitals, private and governmental institutions, healthcare agencies, physicians offices, and cancer care clinics. Its X-ray Products segment designs, manufactures, and sells x-ray tubes for use in a range of applications, including computed tomography, scanning, radiographic or fluoroscopic imaging, mammography, special procedures, and industrial applications; and flat panel digital image detectors for filmless x-ray imaging. This segment sells these products to imaging systems original equipment manufacturers that incorporate them into their medical diagnostic, dental, veterinary, IGRT, and industrial imaging systems; and directly to end-users for replacement purposes. The company also designs, manufactures, sells, and services Linatron x-ray accelerators, imaging processing software, and image detection products for security and inspection purposes, such as cargo screening at ports and borders, and nondestructive examination in various applications. In addition, it develops products and systems for delivering proton therapy; and technologies in the areas of digital X-ray imaging technology, volumetric and functional imaging, improved X-ray sources, and technology for security and cargo screening applications. The company was formerly known as Varian Associates, Inc. and changed its name to Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in April 1999. Varian Medical Systems, Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. (NYSE:KND) - Kindred Healthcare, Inc. operates as a healthcare services company in the United States. It operates in three divisions: Hospital, Health Services, and Rehabilitation. The Hospital division operates long-term acute care hospitals that provide services to medically complex patients, including the critically ill, suffering from multiple organ system failures, primarily the cardiovascular, pulmonary, kidney, gastro-intestinal, and skin systems. The Health Services division operates nursing and rehabilitation centers, which offer short stay patients and long stay residents with a range of medical, nursing, rehabilitative, pharmacy, and routine services, including daily dietary, social, and recreational services. It also provides specialized programs for residents suffering from Alzheimers disease and other dementias through its reflections units. The Rehabilitation division offers physical and occupational therapies and speech pathology services under the Peoplefirst Rehabilitation name to residents and patients of nursing centers, acute and long-term acute care hospitals, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, assisted living facilities, school districts, and hospice providers. In addition, it provides specialized care programs that address neurologic, orthopedic, cardiac, and pulmonary recovery, as well as medical needs, such as wound care, pain management, and cognitive retraining. As of December 31, 2010, the company operated 89 long-term acute care hospitals with 6,887 licensed beds in 24 states; and 226 nursing and rehabilitation centers, and 7 assisted living facilities with 27,905 licensed beds in 28 states. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC. (NASDAQ:IPXL) - Impax Laboratories, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of bioequivalent and brand-name pharmaceuticals. It operates in two divisions, Global Pharmaceuticals and Impax Pharmaceutical. The Global Pharmaceuticals division develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes generic pharmaceutical products. It offers generic pharmaceutical prescription products directly to wholesalers and retail drug chains; and generic pharmaceutical over-the-counter and prescription products through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities. The Impax Pharmaceutical division develops proprietary brand pharmaceutical products that address central nervous system disorders, including Alzheimers disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, epilepsy, migraines, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons disease, and schizophrenia. As of February 15, 2010, the company marketed 83 generic pharmaceuticals representing dosage variations of 26 different pharmaceutical compounds through its Global Pharmaceuticals Division, as well as 16 products representing dosage variations of 4 different pharmaceutical compounds through its alliance agreements partners. Impax Laboratories markets and sells its generic pharmaceutical prescription drug products in the continental United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It has alliance agreements with Teva Pharmaceuticals Curacao N.V., Wyeth, Schering-Plough Corporation, and Putney Inc. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

ARRIS GROUP INC. (NASDAQ:ARRS) - ARRIS Group, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies telephony, data, video, construction, rebuild, and maintenance equipment for the broadband communications industry worldwide. It operates in three segments: Broadband Communications Systems (BCS); Access, Transport, & Supplies (ATS); and Media & Communications Systems (MCS). The BCS segment offers VOIP and high speed data products, including CMTS edge router, 2-line residential EMTA, multi-line EMTA for residential and commercial services, wireless gateway EMTA, and high speed data cable modems; and video/IP products, such as CMTS edge router, universal EdgeQAM, and whole home DVR. It also provides video processing products that comprise digital video encoders and multiplexers; and transcoders, transraters, and statistical multiplexers. The ATS segment offers hybrid fiber-coaxial plant equipment products comprising headend and hub products, optical transmitters, optical amplifiers, optical repeaters, optical nodes, ePON optical network units, ePON optical line terminals, RF over glass optical network units, and radio frequency products; and infrastructure products for fiber optic or coaxial networks, including cable and strand, vaults, conduit, drop materials, tools, connectors, and test equipment. The MCS segment offers content and operations management systems, such as products for video on demand, ad insertion, and digital advertising; operations management systems, including products for service assurance, service fulfillment, and mobile workforce management; and fixed mobile convergence network comprising products for mobility application server for continuity of services across wireless and packetcable networks, and voice call continuity application server for continuity of services in IP multimedia subsystem networks. ARRIS markets its products primarily to cable system operators and multiple system operators. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia.

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (NYSE:IP) - International Paper Company operates as a paper and packaging company with operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia, and north Africa. Its Industrial Packaging segment manufactures containerboards. Its products include linerboard, medium, whitetop, recycled linerboard, recycled medium, and saturating kraft. The companys Printing Papers segment produces uncoated freesheet printing papers, including uncoated papers, market pulp, coated papers, and uncoated bristols. Its Consumer Packaging segment offers coated paperboard for various packaging and commercial printing end uses. The companys Distribution segment distributes products and services to various customer markets, supplying printing papers and graphic pre-press, printing presses, and post-press equipment for commercial printers; facility supplies for building services and away-from-home markets; and packaging supplies and equipment for manufacturers, as well as offers warehousing and delivery services. Its Forest Products segment owns and manages approximately 200,000 acres of forestlands and development properties primarily in the United States. International Paper Company, through its joint venture with Ilim Holding S.A., operates a pulp and paper business in Russia. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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