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VASC, MKSI, LSTR, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2011-08-11 06:41:05 - WOPRAI}
 

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 Lower in the next 6 months. VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. (NASDAQ:VASC), MKS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:MKSI), LANDSTAR SYSTEM INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:LSTR) 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. 
     VASC       VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.            Hennen, James                       CFO         10,000         83                -8.6%                  3         
     MKSI       MKS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED        Stewart, William Dean               O           8,575          95                -16.8%                 17        
     LSTR       LANDSTAR SYSTEM INCORPORATED        Thomas, Larry S                     CT          5,000          76                -5.3%                  12        

VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. (NASDAQ:VASC) - Vascular Solutions, Inc., a medical device company, develops solutions to interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists worldwide. It provides Hemostat products, including D-Stat Dry hemostat, a topical thrombin-based pad with a bandage used to control surface bleeding; and D-Stat Flowable hemostat, a thick yet flowable thrombin-based mixture for preventing bleeding in subcutaneous pockets. The company also offers extraction catheters consisting of the Pronto V3 and Pronto LP extraction catheters and mechanical systems for the removal of soft thrombus from arteries; vein products, including Vari-Lase endovenous laser, a laser and procedure kit that is used for the treatment of varicose veins; and specialty catheters, such as Langston dual lumen catheters, Twin-Pass dual access catheters, GuideLiner catheters, Minnie support catheters, and Gopher catheters. In addition, it provides access products, which include Micro Elite and Expro Elite snares, the Guardian hemostasis valve, and guidewires used in connection with percutaneous access to the vasculature. Further, the company offers Acolysis ultrasound thrombolysis system for the treatment of peripheral vascular diseases in the international markets. Vascular Solutions, Inc. offers its products directly to the physicians through direct domestic sales force and international distribution network. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

MKS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:MKSI) - MKS Instruments, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides instruments, subsystems, and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze parameters of manufacturing processes worldwide. It offers various instruments and control systems, including pressure measurement and control, materials delivery, gas composition analysis, electrostatic charge management, and control and information technology products. The company also provides power and reactive gas products, such as power delivery, reactive gas generation, processing thin films, and equipment cleaning products. In addition, it offers vacuum technology products comprising vacuum containment components, vacuum gauges, vacuum valves, effluent management subsystems and custom stainless steel chambers, vessels, and biopharmaceutical process equipment hardware and housings. Further, MKS Instruments provide maintenance and repair services, software maintenance, and installation services and training. The companys products are used in semiconductor processing steps, such as depositing thin films of material onto silicon wafer substrates, and etching and cleaning circuit patterns; manufacture of flat panel displays, data storage media, solar cells, and other coatings, including architectural glass; energy generation and environmental monitoring processes, such as nuclear fuel processing, fuel cell research, greenhouse gas monitoring, and chemical agent detection; medical instrument sterilization; consumable medical supply manufacturing; and biopharm applications. It serves semiconductor capital equipment and semiconductor devices, thin film capital equipment, industrial, medical, energy generation, environmental monitoring, and manufacturing companies, as well as university, government, and industrial research laboratories. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

LANDSTAR SYSTEM INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:LSTR) - Landstar System, Inc. operates as a non-asset based provider of freight transportation services and supply chain solutions. It operates in two segments, Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment provides transportation services, which include truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, project cargo, and customs brokerage. It also provides supply chain solutions that comprise integrated multi-modal solutions, outsourced logistics, supply chain engineering, and warehousing, as well as delivers supply chain solutions through a software-as-a-service model. This segment primarily serves automotive products, paper, lumber, metals, chemicals, foodstuffs, heavy machinery, retail, electronics, ammunition and explosives, and military hardware industries, as well as provides transportation services to other transportation companies, including logistics and less-than-truckload service providers. The Insurance segment provides risk and claims management services; reinsures certain risks of the companys BCO independent contractors; and offers property and casualty insurance. The company provides services to shippers principally in the United States and Canada; between the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and internationally. Landstar System, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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