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BAS, NUS, ARRS, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading


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Published in Stocks and Investing on Friday, July 22nd 2011 at 6:50 GMT by WOPRAI   Print publication without navigation


July 22, 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. BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (NYSE:BAS), NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC - A (NYSE:NUS), ARRIS GROUP INC. (NASDAQ:ARRS) 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. 
     BAS        BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.         Huseman, Kenneth V                  CEO         15,000         97                -49.2%                 14        
     NUS        NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC - A         Chang, Joseph Y                     O           107,500        76                -6.7%                  10        
     ARRS       ARRIS GROUP INC.                    Stanzione, Robert J                 CEO         133,333        83                -5.7%                  17        
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.

BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (NYSE:BAS) - Basic Energy Services, Inc. provides a range of well site services to oil and gas drilling and producing companies in the United States. The companys Well Servicing segment provides services in a mobile well servicing rig, including installation and removal of downhole equipment, elimination of obstructions in the well bore, and plugging and abandonment services. This segment operates a fleet of 405 well servicing rigs and related equipment. Its Fluid Services segment provides oilfield fluid supply, transportation, and storage services, which include transportation of fluids used in drilling and workover operations; sale and transportation of fresh and brine water; operation of company-owned fresh water and brine source wells; rental of portable frac tanks and test tanks; and preparation, construction, and maintenance of access roads, drilling locations, and production facilities. This segment operates a fleet of 791 fluid services trucks and related assets, including specialized tank trucks, storage tanks, water wells, disposal facilities, and related equipment. The companys Completion and Remedial Services segment provides pressure pumping services, such as cementing, acidizing, fracturing, coiled tubing, and pressure testing; rental and fishing tools; cased-hole wireline services; and underbalanced drilling in low pressure and fluid sensitive reservoirs. It operates 142 pressure pumping units; 40 air compressor packages, including foam circulation units for underbalanced drilling; and 15 wireline units for cased-hole measurement and pipe recovery services. Basic Energy Services Contract Drilling segment engages in drilling of well bores. The company owns and operates nine land drilling rigs. It operates in onshore oil and natural gas producing regions located in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah, and Montana. The company is based in Midland, Texas.

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.

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.

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