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FINL, TMK, CNMD, Y, LOOP, DHX, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2011-11-04 06:21:14 - WOPRAI}
 

November 4, 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. FINISH LINE, INC. (THE) (NASDAQ:FINL), TORCHMARK CORPORATION (NYSE:TMK), CONMED CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CNMD), ALLEGHANY CORPORATION (NYSE:Y), LOOPNET, INC. (NASDAQ:LOOP), DICE HOLDINGS, INC. (NYSE:DHX) 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. 
     FINL       FINISH LINE, INC. (THE)             Sanders, George S                   O           10,000         97                -10.3%                 18        
     TMK        TORCHMARK CORPORATION               Almond, Danny H                     O           30,000         86                -8.4%                  10        
     CNMD       CONMED CORPORATION                  Corasanti, Eugene R                 D           10,649         75                -8.8%                  28        
     Y          ALLEGHANY CORPORATION               Hicks, Weston M                     CEO         1,275          86                -10.4%                 9         
     LOOP       LOOPNET, INC.                       Byrne, Thomas P                     P           27,110         87                -8.9%                  27        
     DHX        DICE HOLDINGS, INC.                 Campbell, Brian P                   O           12,000         87                -40.5%                 6         

FINISH LINE, INC. (THE) (NASDAQ:FINL) - The Finish Line, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mall-based specialty retailer in the United States. It engages in the retail of athletic casual footwear, apparel, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Finish Line brand name. The companys Finish Line brand products include Nike, Brand Jordan, Puma, adidas, Under Armour, Sketchers, Asics, Converse, Lacoste, New Balance, Reebok, and North Face. It sells its merchandise through its Web site, finishline.com. As of April 16, 2010, the company operated 667 Finish Line stores in 47 states. The Finish Line, Inc. is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

TORCHMARK CORPORATION (NYSE:TMK) - Torchmark Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides individual life and supplemental health insurance products, and annuities to middle income households. It offers various life insurance products, including traditional and interest sensitive whole-life insurance, term life insurance, and other life insurance. The company also provides various health insurance products, including juvenile and senior life coverage; medicare supplement; supplemental limited-benefit health insurance products that include hospital/surgical plans, cancer, and accident plans sold to individuals under age 65; and medicare supplement and medicare part D prescription drug insurance. In addition, it offers a range of annuity products comprising single-premium deferred annuities and flexible-premium deferred annuities. Torchmark Corporation sells its products through direct response, exclusive agents, and independent agents in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1900 and is based in McKinney, Texas.

CONMED CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CNMD) - CONMED Corporation, a medical technology company, provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures and monitoring. The companys products serve the clinical areas of arthroscopy, powered surgical instruments, electrosurgery, cardiac monitoring disposables, endosurgery, and endoscopic technologies. It offers arthroscopy products, including powered resection instruments, arthroscopes, reconstructive systems, tissue repair sets, metal and bioabsorbable implants and related disposable products, and fluid management systems; powered surgical instruments used to perform orthopedic, arthroscopic, and other surgical procedures; and electrosurgery products comprising pencils, active electrodes, ground pads, generators, coagulation systems, and smoke evacuation systems. The companys patient care products comprise a line of vital signs and cardiac monitoring products, including pulse oximetry equipment and sensors, ECG electrodes and cables, cardiac defibrillation and pacing pads, and blood pressure cuffs; surgical suction instruments and tubing products; and IV products used in critical care areas. It also provides endosurgical products, such as clip appliers and laparoscopic instruments; and cutting trocars, suction/irrigation accessories, laparoscopic scissors, dissectors and graspers, active electrodes, insufflation needles, and linear cutters and staplers. In addition, the company offers endoscopic technology products comprising forceps, accessories, bronchoscopy devices, dilatation, hemostasis, biliary devices, and polypectomy for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and pulmonary disorders. Its products are used by surgeons and physicians in various specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, and gastroenterology. The company operates primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. CONMED Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Utica, New York.

ALLEGHANY CORPORATION (NYSE:Y) - Alleghany Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty, and surety insurance business. It underwrites specialty insurance coverages in the property, umbrella/excess, general liability, directors and officers liability, professional liability lines of business, and homeowners insurance. The company also writes surety products, such as commercial surety bonds and contract surety bonds. In addition, Alleghany owns and manages improved and unimproved commercial land, and residential lots in the Sacramento, California. As of December 31, 2009, it owned approximately 320 acres of property in various land use categories. Further, the company engages in the oil and gas exploration and production business. Alleghany Corporation was founded in 1929 and is based in New York, New York.

LOOPNET, INC. (NASDAQ:LOOP) - LoopNet, Inc. operates an online marketplace for commercial real estate in the United States. The companys online marketplace, LoopNet.com enables commercial real estate agents working on behalf of property owners and landlords to list properties for sale or for lease by submitting detailed information on property listings, including qualitative descriptions, financial and tenant information, photographs, and property characteristics in order to find a buyer or tenant. As of December 31, 2009, the LoopNet online marketplace contained approximately 732,000 listings. It also operates BizBuySell and BizQuest online marketplaces that enable business owners, sellers, and brokers to list and search for operating businesses for sale. In addition, the company provides LoopLink, an online real estate marketing and database services suite that enables commercial real estate firms to showcase their available properties both on the LoopNet marketplace and on the brokerage firms own Website using the companys hosted search software. Further, it provides RecentSales, a nationwide database of recent commercial real estate transactions collected from sales initiated through its online marketplace and from third party information providers, as well as operates LandAndFarm.com. The company was formerly known as Loop Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to LoopNet, Inc. in November 1998. LoopNet, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DICE HOLDINGS, INC. (NYSE:DHX) - Dice Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides online recruiting and career development services in the United States and internationally. The company, through its career Web sites, serves as online marketplaces, where employers and recruiters find and recruit prospective employees, and professionals find relevant job opportunities and information. Its career Websites offer job postings, content, career development, and recruiting services to the specific needs of the professional community. The company primarily operates Dice.com for technology and engineering professionals, such as software engineers, systems administrators, database specialists, and project managers, as well as various technology and engineering professionals, and the companies that seek to employ them. It also operates eFinancialCareers.com, a recruiting and career development Website for financial services professionals, including investment banking, asset management, insurance, retail banking, hedge funds, and senior corporate finance professionals; ClearanceJobs.com, an online career Website for professionals with active the U.S. government security clearance; and AllHealthcareJobs.com, a career Website for healthcare professionals, as well as JobsintheMoney.com, a recruiting and career development Website for accounting and finance professionals. In addition, the company operates Targeted Job Fairs, a producer and host of career fairs and open houses focused primarily on technology and security-cleared candidates. Its customers include recruiting agencies, consulting firms, and small, mid-sized, and large direct employers and staffing companies. Dice Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

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