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MSL, LKFN, ARII, Expected to Trade Higher After Bullish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2011-09-12 06:40:17 - WOPRAI}
 

September 12, 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. MIDSOUTH BANCORP, INC. (AMEX:MSL), LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:LKFN), AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ:ARII) 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. 
     MSL        MIDSOUTH BANCORP, INC.              Pumpelly, R Glenn                   D           9,694          81                14.7%                  7         
     LKFN       LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION      Welch, M Scott                      D           10,000         97                12.3%                  26        
     ARII       AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC.     Icahn, Carl C                       DO          27,466         84                28.7%                  6         

MIDSOUTH BANCORP, INC. (AMEX:MSL) - MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for MidSouth Bank, N.A. that provides banking services to commercial and retail customers in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. The companys deposit products and services include interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts, investment accounts, credit cards, and cash management services, as well as electronic banking services, including remote deposit capturing services. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, and loans secured by real estate and consumer loans. As of December 31, 2009, it operated a network of 35 offices and approximately 50 ATMs in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:LKFN) - Lakeland Financial Corporation operates as a holding company of Lake City Bank, which provides various commercial and retail banking, wealth advisory, and investment management services in Indiana. The company accepts savings deposits, checking accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, and health savings accounts. It provides commercial, real estate, and agricultural loans; direct and indirect consumer loans; and commercial and residential real estate mortgage loans, as well as home equity lines of credit and retail installment loans, including indirect automotive financing. In addition, the company offers retail and merchant credit card services, corporate treasury management services, retirement services, bond administration, safe deposit box services, and trust and brokerage services, as well as involves in the sale of securities under agreements to repurchase. Further, it provides retail brokerage services, including various financial and investment products, such as annuities and life insurance; and Internet business banking and on-line treasury management services. As of December 31, 2009, the company had 43 offices in 12 counties in Northern Indiana, as well as a loan production office in Indianapolis. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana.

AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ:ARII) - American Railcar Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets hopper and tank railcars in North America. It operates in two segments: Manufacturing Operations and Railcar Services. The Manufacturing Operations segment manufactures general service and specialty hopper railcars that are used to transport, load, and unload grains, cement, plastic pallets, and bulk powders; and non-pressure and high pressure tank railcars used in handling various commodities, including petroleum products, ethanol, asphalt, vegetable oil, corn syrup and other food products, chlorine, anhydrous ammonia, and liquid propane and butane. This segment also manufactures custom and standard railcar components that comprise tank railcar components and valves, tank heads, discharge outlets for hopper railcars, manway covers and valve body castings, outlet components and running boards for industrial and railroad customers, and hitches for the intermodal market; and aluminum and special alloy steel castings for the trucking, construction, mining, and oil and gas exploration markets, as well as finished machined aluminum castings and other custom machined products. The Railcar Services segment provides repair and refurbishment services that include light and heavy railcar repairs, exterior painting, interior lining application and cleaning, tank and safety valve testing, railcar inspections, wheel replacement, and conversion or reassignment of railcars; and fleet management services comprising maintenance planning, engineering services, field engineering services, regulatory compliance, mileage audit, rolling stock taxes, and online service access. The company serves leasing, railroad, industrial, and other non-rail companies. It sells its products directly, as well as through catalogs and the Internet. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri. As of January 15, 2010, American Railcar Industries operates as subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, L.P.

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