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BCR, VRTX, PFG, USB, PNFP, IM, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2012-01-25 06:40:21 - WOPRAI}
 

January 25, 2012 / 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. C.R. BARD INC (NYSE:BCR), VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:VRTX), PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INCORPORATED (NYSE:PFG), U.S. BANCORP (NYSE:USB), PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. (NASDAQ:PNFP), INGRAM MICRO INC (NYSE:IM) 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. 
     BCR        C.R. BARD INC                       Schermerhorn, Todd C                CFO         96,045         99                -11.8%                 18        
     VRTX       VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC          Kelly-Croswell, Lisa E              O           10,166         95                -13.0%                 16        
     PFG        PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INCORPORATED     Mccaughan, James Patrick            O           6,586          92                -18.8%                 5         
     USB        U.S. BANCORP                        Mitau, Lee R                        GC          5,000          84                -3.2%                  25        
     PNFP       PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.     Mccabe, Robert A Jr                 CB          8,500          85                -42.6%                 4         
     IM         INGRAM MICRO INC                    Ingram, Orrin H II                  D           6,469          75                -5.1%                  24        

C.R. BARD INC (NYSE:BCR) - C. R. Bard, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution, and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and patient care devices worldwide. It offers vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products. The companys vascular products include percutaneous transluminal angioplasty catheters, guidewires, introducers, and accessories; peripheral vascular stents and stent grafts, vena cava filters, and biopsy devices; electrophysiology products, such as electrophysiology diagnostic, therapeutic, and temporary pacing electrode catheters, as well as laboratory systems; and fabrics, meshes, and implantable vascular grafts. Its urology products comprise infection control Foley catheters to reduce the rate of urinary tract infections; surgical slings used to treat stress urinary incontinence; natural and synthetic devices to treat pelvic floor and vaginal prolapse; brachytherapy services, devices, and radioactive seeds used to treat prostate cancer; intermittent urinary drainage catheters, and urine monitoring and collection systems; ureteral stents; specialty devices for ureteroscopic procedures and stone removal; fecal incontinence products; and catheter stabilization devices. The company offers various devices to treat and manage cancers, and other diseases and disorders, including specialty access catheters, ports, vascular access ultrasound devices, and enteral feeding devices. Its surgical specialty products include implanted patches and fixation systems for hernia and other soft tissue repairs; irrigation devices for orthopedic, laparoscopic, and gynecological procedures; and products for topical hemostasis. C. R. Bard sells its products directly and through distributors to hospitals, individual health care professionals, extended care facilities, and alternate site facilities. The company was founded in 1907 and is based in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:VRTX) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases worldwide. Its product pipeline includes Telaprevir (VX-950), a Phase III clinical trial product for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; VX-222, a Phase IIa clinical trial product targeting HCV infection; VX-770, a Phase III clinical trial candidate for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; and VX-809, a Phase IIa clinical trial product targeting cystic fibrosis. The companys products also comprise VX-509, a Phase IIa clinical trial product for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; VX-765, a Phase IIa clinical trial product targeting epilepsy; and VX-759, a Phase I clinical trial product for the treatment of HCV infection. It has collaboration agreements with Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Incorporated; Merck & Co., Inc.; and GlaxoSmithKline plc. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INCORPORATED (NYSE:PFG) - Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement savings, investment, and insurance products and services worldwide. It operates in four segments: U.S. Asset Accumulation, Global Asset Management, International Asset Management and Accumulation, and Life and Health Insurance. The U.S. Asset Accumulation segment offers defined contribution pension plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, and employee stock ownership plan consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses; investment-only products, such as guaranteed investment contracts and funding agreements to large institutional clients; and the ability to accumulate funds for retirement and savings through mutual funds, individual annuities, and bank products to employees of businesses and other individuals. The Global Asset Management segment provides asset management services covering a range of asset classes, investment styles, and portfolio structures to its other segments and third-party institutional clients. This segment principally offers investment advisory services across three asset classes comprising equity investments, fixed income investments, and real estate investments. The International Asset Management and Accumulation segment offers long-term savings, retirement annuities, asset accumulation, mutual funds, life insurance, mortgage loans, and institutional asset management products and services. The Life and Health Insurance segment provides individual life insurance and group health insurance products and services, as well as other specialty benefits consisting of group dental and vision, group life, group long-term and short-term disability, and individual disability insurance services. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

U.S. BANCORP (NYSE:USB) - U.S. Bancorp, a financial bank holding company, provides various banking and financial services in the United States. It generates various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market savings, and time certificates of deposit accounts. The company originates a portfolio of loans comprising commercial loans and lease financing; commercial real estate; residential mortgage; and retail loans, including credit card, retail leasing, home equity and second mortgages, and other retail loans. It also offers wholesale lending, equipment finance, small-ticket leasing, depository, treasury management, capital markets, foreign exchange, and international trade services to middle market, large corporate, commercial real estate, and public sector clients. In addition, U.S. Bancorp provides telebanking, online banking, direct mail, and automated teller machine (ATM) services. The company, through other subsidiaries, provides trust, private banking, financial advisory, investment management, retail brokerage services, insurance, and custody and mutual fund services; and payment services, including consumer and business credit cards, stored-value cards, debit cards, corporate and purchasing card services, consumer lines of credit, ATM processing, and merchant processing. U.S. Bancorp primarily serves individuals, estates, foundations, business corporations, and charitable organizations. As of November 12, 2010, it operated 3,013 bank branches and 5,323 ATMs. U.S. Bancorp was formerly known as Firstar Corporation and changed its name on February 28, 2001. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. (NASDAQ:PNFP) - Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Pinnacle National Bank, which provides commercial banking services to individuals, small-to medium-sized businesses, and professional entities in Tennessee. The company engages in generating deposits and originating loans. It accepts various deposit products, including savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. The companys loan portfolio comprises commercial, real estate, and consumer loans, as well as secured and unsecured installment and term loans, residential first mortgage loans, home equity loans, and home equity lines of credit to individuals for personal, family, investment, and household purposes. It also offers telephone and Internet banking, debit cards, direct deposit, and cash management services, as well as a range of investment products, including mutual funds, variable annuities, money market instruments, treasury securities, bonds, fixed annuities, stocks, financial planning, asset management accounts, and listed options. The company also provides insurance products in the property and casualty area. As of December 31, 2009, it provided its services through 34 banking locations. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

INGRAM MICRO INC (NYSE:IM) - Ingram Micro Inc. and its subsidiaries distribute information technology (IT) products and supply chain solutions worldwide. The company offers various IT products, including peripherals, systems, software, networking, and others. Its peripheral products comprise printers, scanners, displays, projectors, monitors, panels, mass storage, and tape; systems products include servers, desktops, portable personal computers, and personal digital assistants; and software products consist of business application software, operating system software, entertainment software, middleware, developer software tools, security software, and storage software. The networking products include networking hardware comprising switches, hubs, routers, wireless local area networks, wireless wide area networks, network interface cards, cellular data cards, network-attached storage, and storage area networks; communication products consisting of voice over Internet protocol communications, modems, phone systems, and video/audio conferencing; and network security hardware products. The other products comprise large format LCD and plasma displays, enclosures, mounts, media players, content software, content creation, content hosting, and installation services; processors, motherboards, hard drives, and memory; ink and toner supplies, paper, carrying cases, and anti-glare screens; cell phones, digital cameras, digital video disc players, game consoles, televisions, audio, and home control; and barcode/card printers, AIDC scanners, AIDC software, and wireless infrastructure products. The company also provides supply chain services, technical support, financial services, sales and marketing services, eCommerce services, and managed services. It markets its products and services through sales representatives, resellers, and distributors. As of January 2, 2010, the company had 103 distribution centers. Ingram Micro Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.

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