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MDCA, APD, MBRG, KFN, LINC, EQY, Expected to Trade Higher After Bullish Insider Trading

August 11, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / http://www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring top insider trading patterns and these stocks are the most likely to trade Higher in the next 6 months. MDC PARTNERS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:MDCA), AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. (NYSE:APD), MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MBRG), KKR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LLC (NYSE:KFN), LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION (NASDAQ:LINC), EQUITY ONE, INC. (NYSE:EQY) are all expected to go Higher as Buy 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 Higher 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. 
     MDCA       MDC PARTNERS INCORPORATED           Kamerschen, Robert J                D           7,500          98                27.7%                  18        
     APD        AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.     Smith, Lawrence S                   D           1,300          88                12.4%                  6         
     MBRG       MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION     Sokol, David L                      B           11,000         89                12.6%                  10        
     KFN        KKR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LLC          Sonneborn, William C                CEO         20,000         86                13.4%                  7         
     LINC       LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION     Ribeiro, Cesar                      CFO         11,000         84                14.5%                  4         
     EQY        EQUITY ONE, INC.                    Katzman, Chaim                      CB          215,168        85                3.0%                   133       

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.

MDC PARTNERS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:MDCA) - MDC Partners, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides marketing communications and consulting services primarily in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Jamaica. The companys Strategic Marketing Services segment provides a suite of integrated marketing communication and consulting services, including advertising and media, interactive and direct marketing, public relations, corporate communications, market research, corporate identity and branding, and sales promotion services. Its Performance Marketing Services segment provides services, including the design, development, and implementation of customer service and direct marketing initiative. MDC Partners also provides retail and event marketing, consumer promotions, database and customer relationship management, design and branding, and related services. The company was formerly known as MDC Corporation Inc. and changed its name to MDC Partners, Inc. in January 2004. MDC Partners was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. (NYSE:APD) - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment, and services worldwide. The companys Merchant Gases segment sells atmospheric gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, including hydrogen and helium; and medical and specialty gases for the metal, glass, chemical processing, food processing, healthcare, steel, general manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas industries. This segment also offers respiratory therapies, home medical equipment, and infusion services primarily in Europe. Its Tonnage Gases segment provides hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, oxygen, and syngas to the energy production and refining, chemical, and metallurgical industries; and produces dinitrotoluene used in the manufacture of a precursor of polyurethane foam. The companys Electronics and Performance Materials segment offers nitrogen trifluoride, silane, arsine, phosphine, white ammonia, silicon tetrafluoride, carbon tetrafluoride, hexafluoromethane, critical etch gases, and tungsten hexafluoride; and tonnage gases, specialty chemicals, and services and equipment for the manufacture of silicon and compound semiconductors, thin film transistor liquid crystal displays, and photovoltaic devices. This segment also provides performance materials for a range of products, including coatings, inks, adhesives, civil engineering, personal care, institutional and industrial cleaning, mining, oil refining, and polyurethanes. Its Equipment and Energy segment designs and manufactures cryogenic equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and helium distribution; and offers plant design, engineering, procurement, and construction management services for the chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, oil and gas recovery and processing, and steel and primary metals processing industries. The company was founded in 1940 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MBRG) - Middleburg Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking, fiduciary, and investment management services to individuals and small businesses. The company, through its subsidiary, Middleburg Bank, offers various types of checking and savings deposit accounts, as well as originates business, real estate, development, mortgage, home equity, automobile, and other installment, demand, and term loans. It also offers Internet banking, travelers checks, money orders, safe deposit rentals, collections, and notary public and wire services. The company also offers mortgage banking services to residential borrowers in five states within the southeastern United States. In addition, Middleburg Financial Corporation provides investment management and fiduciary services, including trust and estate settlement, as well as serves as an escrow agent, attorney-in-fact, and guardian of property or trustee of an IRA. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated seven full service facilities and two limited service facilities. Middleburg Financial Corporation was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Middleburg, Virginia.

KKR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LLC (NYSE:KFN) - KKR Financial Holdings LLC, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company with expertise in a range of asset classes. The company focuses on corporate debt throughout the capital structure with a particular emphasis on debt issued by large capitalization firms with broad geographic and product offerings. It invests in financial assets consisting primarily of investment grade corporate debt, including senior secured and unsecured loans, mezzanine loans, high yield corporate bonds, distressed and stressed debt securities, marketable and non-marketable equity securities, and credit default and total rate of return swaps. The company also invests in other asset classes, including natural resources and real estate. Its corporate debt investments are held in collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions that the company uses as long term financing for these investments. The senior secured notes issued by the CLO transactions are owned by third party investors, who are unaffiliated with the company and it owns the majority of the subordinated notes in the CLO transactions. KKR Financial Advisors LLC serves as the manager of the company. KKR Financial Holdings LLC was founded in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California.

LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION (NASDAQ:LINC) - Lincoln Educational Services Corporation provides career-oriented post-secondary education services in the United States. It offers degree and diploma programs for high school graduates and working adults in the areas of health sciences, automotive technology, skilled trades, hospitality services, and business and information technology. The health sciences programs consist of medical assisting technology, medical administrative assistant technology, dental office management, child development, health information coding, medical office management, medical assistant, mortuary science, nuclear medicine, occupational therapy assistant, dental hygiene, and dental administrative assistant; and automotive technology programs comprise auto service management, collision repair, diesel technology, and diesel and truck service management. The skilled trades programs comprise mechanical/architectural drafting, electronics engineering technology, and HVAC; and hospitality services programs include culinary arts and management, cosmetology management, food and beverage, baking and pastry, hotel restaurant management, dietetic technician, and travel and tourism. The business and information technology programs comprise PC systems and networking technology, business administration, criminal justice, business management, business marketing, accounting, broadcasting and communications, fashion merchandising, and paralegal. It also provides online education services. As of December 31, 2009, the company had 29,340 students enrolled in its programs; and operated 43 campuses in 17 states under the names of Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln College of New England, Nashville Auto-Diesel College, Southwestern College, Clemens College, and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in West Orange, New Jersey.

EQUITY ONE, INC. (NYSE:EQY) - Equity One, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the ownership, management, acquisition, renovation, and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers in the United States. Its shopping centers are anchored by supermarkets, drug stores, or discount retail store chains. As of December 31, 2006, the companys property portfolio consisted of 179 properties, including 166 shopping centers, 6 development parcels, and 7 non-retail properties. As a REIT, Equity One would not be subject to federal tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in North Miami Beach, Florida with an additional office in Israel.

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