KCP, PCCC, HPY, MDSO, TDG, WFM, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading
December 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. KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED (NYSE:KCP), PC CONNECTION, INC. (NASDAQ:PCCC), HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. (NYSE:HPY), MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION (NASDAQ:MDSO), TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED (NYSE:TDG), WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. (NASDAQ:WFM) 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. KCP KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED Devirgilio, Michael O 12,500 78 -8.9% 7 PCCC PC CONNECTION, INC. Hall, David DO 14,800 94 -10.8% 41 HPY HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. Carr, Robert O CEO 29,984 97 -23.7% 33 MDSO MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION Hirschfeld, Steven Isaac O 8,333 82 -14.2% 13 TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED Howley, W Nicholas CEO 35,500 89 -5.1% 27 WFM WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. Minardi, Christina O 23,000 80 -11.6% 10The insider buying report presents recent insider purchases, reported on Forms 3, 4, and 5 filed with the SEC. The transactions are aggregated to a 'decision' level which simplifies the data analysis. A decision is a grouping of buying or selling by an individual at the specified company.
KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED (NYSE:KCP) - Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. designs, sources, and markets a range of fashion footwear and handbags in the United States and internationally. The company, through license agreements, also designs and markets apparel and accessories under its Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Unlisted, and Le Tigre brand names, as well as footwear under the Gentle Souls trademark. In addition, the company provides private label footwear and handbags for selected retailers. The companys products for men include tailored clothing, sportswear, outerwear, underwear, neckwear, dress shirts, casual pants, small leather goods, belts, socks, jewelry, and luggage/briefcases. It also offers various womens products, such as sportswear, outerwear, swimwear, sleepwear, small leather goods, belts, sunglasses, prescription eyewear, watches, jewelry, fragrance, and luggage. In addition, the company licenses its childrens apparel. Kenneth Cole Productions markets its products to approximately 5,500 department and specialty store locations, as well as through full-priced retail stores, outlet stores, and its e-commerce Website. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 110 full-priced retail stores and outlets. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
PC CONNECTION, INC. (NASDAQ:PCCC) - PC Connection, Inc. operates as a direct marketer of various information technology products and services in the United States. The companys products include computer systems; software and peripheral equipment; networking communications; notebooks and personal digital assistants; video, imaging, and sound devices; desktops and servers; net/com products; printers and printer supplies; storage devices; memory and system enhancements; and other accessories. It also provides installation, configuration, repair, and other services performed by the companys personnel and third-party providers. The company markets its products and services through pcconnection.com, macconnection.com, pcconnectionexpress.com, moredirect.com, and govconnection.com, as well as through catalogs. It serves consumers and small to medium-sized businesses; enterprise customers; and federal, state, and local governments, as well as educational institutions. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. (NYSE:HPY) - Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. provides bankcard payment processing services to merchants in the United States and Canada. The company facilitates the exchange of information and funds between merchants and cardholders financial institutions; and provides electronic payment processing services to merchants, including merchant set-up and training, transaction authorization and electronic draft capture, clearing and settlement, merchant accounting, merchant assistance and support, and risk management. It delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, check management, and payments solutions. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. also offers additional services to its merchants, such as payroll processing, gift and loyalty programs, prepaid and stored-value solutions, and paper check processing, as well as sells and rents point-of-sale devices and supplies. The company principally serves small and mid-sized merchants, as well as large national merchants, primarily in the petroleum industry. As of February 18, 2010, it delivered solutions to approximately 250,000 business locations nationwide. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION (NASDAQ:MDSO) - Medidata Solutions, Inc. provides hosted clinical development solutions for life science organizations worldwide. Its solutions include software and services that allow customers to achieve clinical results by streamlining the design, planning, and management of key aspects of the clinical development process, including protocol development, contract research organizations (CRO) negotiation, investigator contracting, the capture and management of clinical trial data, and the analysis and reporting of that data on a worldwide basis. The company primarily offers Medidata Rave, a comprehensive platform that integrates electronic data capture with a clinical data management system in a single solution. It also provides Medidata Designer application, a clinical trial protocol authoring tool that enables customers to write trial protocols and automatically configure Medidata Rave. In addition, the company offers Medidata Grants Manager, which enables its customers to benchmark their investigator budgets against industry data, as well as their own grant history; and Medidata CRO Contractor that focuses on benchmarks for CRO outsourcing, budgeting, and negotiation. Further, it provides professional services, including implementation services to meet customers data requirements for various indications; workflow design to meet the needs of various study phases and global regulatory requirements; and guidance on best practices for using its application services. The companys customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies; academic institutions; clinical research organizations; and other entities engaged in clinical trials. It markets and sells its application services through a direct sales force, and through relationships with CROs and other strategic partners. Medidata Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED (NYSE:TDG) - TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies engineered aircraft components for use on commercial and military aircraft principally in the United States. The company offers mechanical /electro-mechanical actuators and controls used in actuation applications; ignition systems and components, such as igniters, exciters, and spark plugs used to start and spark turbine and reciprocating aircraft engines; gear pumps used primarily in lubrication and fuel applications; specialized valves used in fuel, hydraulic, and pneumatic applications; engineered connectors used in fuel, pneumatic, and hydraulic applications; power conditioning devices used to modify and control electrical power; specialized fluorescent lighting; and specialized AC/DC electric motors and components. TransDigm Group also provides aircraft audio systems; engineered latching and locking devices used in various bin, security, and other applications; lavatory hardware and components; rods and locking devices used primarily to hold open cowlings to allow access to engines for maintenance; specialized cockpit displays; elastomers used in various clamping and heating applications; NiCad batteries/chargers used to provide starting and back-up power; and starter generators and related components. Its customers include distributors of aerospace components; commercial airlines, including national and regional airlines; commercial transport and regional and business aircraft original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); various armed forces of the United States and foreign governments; defense OEMs; system suppliers; and various other industrial customers. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. (NASDAQ:WFM) -
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