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DGX, BEBE, PLT, AXTI, MDP, ROG, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2011-09-01 06:21:25 - WOPRAI}
 

September 1, 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. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED (NYSE:DGX), BEBE STORES INC (NASDAQ:BEBE), PLANTRONICS, INC. (NYSE:PLT), AXT, INC. (NASDAQ:AXTI), MEREDITH CORPORATION (NYSE:MDP), ROGERS CORPORATION (NYSE:ROG) 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. 
     DGX        QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED      Hagemann, Robert A                  CFO         4,150          96                -11.1%                 24        
     BEBE       BEBE STORES INC                     Bass, Barbara R                     D           14,750         99                -11.5%                 22        
     PLT        PLANTRONICS, INC.                   Kannappan, S Kenneth                CEO         19,600         78                -4.7%                  22        
     AXTI       AXT, INC.                           Zhang, Davis S                      O           25,500         87                -11.9%                 16        
     MDP        MEREDITH CORPORATION                Lacy, Stephen M                     CEO         14,246         77                -7.5%                  5         
     ROG        ROGERS CORPORATION                  Soffer, Robert M                    O           2,500          80                -4.5%                  24        

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED (NYSE:DGX) - Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing, information, and services in the United States and internationally. It offers patients and physicians the access to diagnostic testing services through its network of laboratories and patient service centers; and interpretive consultation services. The company provides commercial clinical testing services, including routine clinical testing for blood chemistries, complete blood cell counts, urinalyses, pregnancy and other prenatal tests, routine microbiology testing, prescription drug monitoring, alcohol and other substance-abuse tests, and allergy tests; gene-based and esoteric testing; and anatomic pathology services, as well as risk assessment services for the life insurance industry. It also develops and integrates clinical connectivity and data management solutions for healthcare organizations, physicians, and clinicians through its Care360 suite of products; and offers Centergy Data Exchange and the ChartMaxx electronic document management system to hospitals. In addition, the company provides central laboratory testing services in connection with clinical research trials on new drugs, vaccines, and medical devices; and clinical testing to employers for the detection of employee use of drugs-of-abuse. Further, it develops and manufactures products that enable healthcare professionals to make healthcare diagnoses, including HerpeSelect ELISA tests that detect patient antibodies to certain types of herpes simplex virus, and sells to academic medical centers, hospitals, and commercial laboratories; White Blood Cell Analyzer for performing whole-blood test on finger-stick samples; and InSure fecal immunochemical test for screening for colorectal cancer. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

BEBE STORES INC (NASDAQ:BEBE) - bebe stores, inc. engages in the design, development, and production of womens apparel and accessories. Its products include a range of separates, tops, dresses, active wear, and accessories in career, evening, casual, and active lifestyle categories. The company markets its products under the bebe, BEBE SPORT, bbsp, PH8, and 2b bebe brand names. As of July 3, 2010, it operated 297 retail stores, and an online store at www.bebe.com in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada, as well as 49 international licensee operated stores. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Brisbane, California.

PLANTRONICS, INC. (NYSE:PLT) - Plantronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of lightweight communications headsets, telephone headset systems, and accessories for the business and consumer markets under the Plantronics brand name worldwide. It also offers specialty telephone products, such as telephones for the hearing impaired and other related products for people with special communication needs under the Clarity brand name. The companys products are designed for specific markets and applications, such as offices; contact centers; mobile devices comprising cell phones and personal digital asistants; computer and gaming; and residential applications, as well as for other specialty applications. It sells its products through a network of distributors, retailers, wireless carriers, original equipment manufacturers, and telephony service providers. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California.

AXT, INC. (NASDAQ:AXTI) - AXT, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates for wireless communications, lighting display applications, and fiber optic communications applications. It offers semi-insulating substrates made from gallium arsenide, which are used in power amplifiers and radio frequency integrated circuits of wireless handsets; direct broadcast televisions; high-performance transistors; and satellite communications applications. The company also provides semi-conducting substrates made from gallium arsenide that are used for applications in light emitting diodes, lasers, and optical couplers; substrates made from indium phosphide used in broadband and fiber optic communications; and substrates made from germanium used in satellite and terrestrial solar cells and for optical applications. It manufactures its semiconductor substrates using its proprietary vertical gradient freeze technology. In addition, the company, through its joint venture agreements, manufactures and sells gallium, arsenic, germanium, germanium dioxide, paralytic boron nitride crucibles, and boron oxide. AXT, Inc. sells its products through direct sales force in the United States, as well as through independent sales representatives in France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as American Xtal Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AXT, Inc. in July 2000. AXT, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Fremont, California.

MEREDITH CORPORATION (NYSE:MDP) - Meredith Corporation, a media and marketing company, engages in magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing, and interactive media business in the United States. It operates in two segments, Publishing and Broadcasting. The Publishing segment publishes magazines for women focusing on the home and family market. It publishes 25 subscription magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, American Baby, Fitness, and More, as well as approximately 135 special interest publications primarily under the Better Homes and Gardens brands. This segment also includes book publishing, which has approximately 200 books in print; integrated marketing, which offers customer relationship marketing services, including direct, database, custom publishing, digital, and word-of-mouth marketing to corporate customers; and an Internet presence that consists of approximately 30 Web sites. The Broadcasting segment includes 12 network-affiliated television stations comprising 6 CBS affiliates, 3 FOX affiliates, 2 MyNetworkTV affiliates, and 1 NBC affiliate, as well as 1 AM radio station. This segment also comprises 20 Web sites, including 8 mobile Web sites, 8 iPhone applications, and video related operations. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

ROGERS CORPORATION (NYSE:ROG) - Rogers Corporation develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty material-based products and components for fabricators and contract manufacturers that produce components and products for original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Its Printed Circuit Materials segment offers printed circuit board laminate products under the RO3000, RO4000, DUROID, RT/duroid, ULTRALAM, RO2800, and TMM trade names for high frequency and performance applications. This segment offers these products primarily to printed circuit board manufacturers and equipment manufacturers for applications in the computer, portable communication device, communications infrastructure, aerospace and defense, and consumer markets. The companys High Performance Foams segment offers urethane foams and silicone materials to fabricators, distributors, and OEMs for applications in consumer electronics, mass transit, aerospace, and defense and other markets. This segments foams are used for making high performance gaskets and seals; cushion insole materials for footwear and related products; healthcare and medical materials for body cushioning and orthotic appliances; and R/bak compressible printing plate backing and mounting products for cushioning flexographic plates; and silicone foams, solids, sponge, and extrusion products for making flame retardant gaskets and seals. Its Custom Electrical Components segment provides power distribution components, and electroluminescent lamps and inverters for the ground transportation and telecommunication markets. The companys Other Polymer Products segment offers floats for fill level sensing; elastomer rollers and belts for document handling; nonwoven composite materials for medical padding and industrial prefiltration applications; and consumable supplies in the lithographic printing industry and thermal management products. Rogers Corporation was founded in 1832 and is based in Rogers, Connecticut.

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