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BHB, BANF, NRGY, Expected to Trade Higher After Bullish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2011-08-31 10:01:20 - WOPRAI}
 

August 31, 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. BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES (AMEX:BHB), BANCFIRST CORPORATION (NASDAQ:BANF), INERGY, L.P. (NYSE:NRGY) 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. 
     BHB        BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES               Murphy, Joseph Michael              CEO         5,000          94                15.6%                  10        
     BANF       BANCFIRST CORPORATION               Odom, Paul B Jr                     D           9,700          88                19.2%                  4         
     NRGY       INERGY, L.P.                        Sherman, John J                     CEO         5,000          88                9.4%                   20        

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES (AMEX:BHB) - Bar Harbor Bankshares operates as the holding company for Bar Harbor Bank & Trust that offers various banking products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities in Hancock, Washington, and Knox Counties. The companys deposit products include checking accounts, interest bearing NOW accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, club accounts, short-term and long-term certificates of deposit, health savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts, as well as commercial deposit accounts comprising business checking and tiered money market accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises home mortgages, residential construction loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, credit cards, installment loans, and overdraft protection services, as well as secured and unsecured installment loans for new or used automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, and other personal needs. Bar Harbors loan portfolio also includes business loans to individuals, partnerships, corporations, and other business entities for capital construction, real estate and equipment financing, working capital, real estate development, and a range of other business purposes. In addition, the company offers safe deposit box rental, wire transfers, check collection services, foreign currency exchange, money orders, and U.S. savings bonds; life insurance, annuity, and retirement products, as well as financial planning services; retail brokerage services; and merchant credit card processing, night depository, and coin and currency handling services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 12 full-service banking offices in downeast and midcoast Maine, including Bar Harbor, northeast Harbor, southwest Harbor, Somesville, Deer Isle, Blue Hill, Ellsworth, Rockland, Winter Harbor, Milbridge, Machias, and Lubec. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine.

BANCFIRST CORPORATION (NASDAQ:BANF) - BancFirst Corporation operates as a holding company for BancFirst that provides a range of commercial banking services to retail customers and small to medium-sized businesses in the non-metropolitan trade centers of Oklahoma and the metropolitan markets of Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Lawton, Muskogee, Norman, and Shawnee. The companys retail and commercial banking services include commercial, real estate, agricultural, and consumer lending; depository and funds transfer services; collections; safe deposit boxes; cash management services; retail brokerage services; insurance; and overdraft protection and autodraft services. It offers various deposit services, such as checking, NOW, savings, money market, sweep, club, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The companys loan portfolio comprises commercial loans offered to small to medium-sized businesses engaged in light manufacturing, local wholesale and retail trade, commercial and residential real estate development and construction, services, agriculture, and the energy industry; commercial mortgages; working capital lines of credit; and other forms of asset-based financing. BancFirsts loan portfolio also includes financing for automobiles, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and other personal loans, as well as guaranteed student and home loans. In addition, the company offers trust services and acts as executor, administrator, trustee, and transfer agent. Further, it offers investment management and administration of trusts for individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans; and investment options comprising pooled equity and fixed income funds. As of December 31, 2009, BancFirst operated 85 banking locations serving 47 communities in Oklahoma. It was formerly known as United Community Corporation and changed its name to BancFirst Corporation in November 1988. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

INERGY, L.P. (NYSE:NRGY) - Inergy, L.P. engages in retail marketing, sale, and distribution of propane to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers. The company serves approximately 800,000 retail customers from approximately 300 customer service centers in the United States. It also operates a natural gas storage business; a supply logistics, transportation, and wholesale marketing business, which serves independent dealers and multi-state marketers in the United States and Canada; and a solution-mining and salt production company. The company was formerly known as Inergy Holdings, L.P. and changed its name to Inergy, L.P. on November 06, 2010. Inergy, L.P. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

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