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ESBF, WABC, AEIS, SIGI, STBA, FSII, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2012-02-08 11:40:37 - WOPRAI}
 

February 8, 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. ESB FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ESBF), WESTAMERICA BANCORP (NASDAQ:WABC), ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ:AEIS), SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:SIGI), S & T BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:STBA), FSI INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:FSII) 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. 
     ESBF       ESB FINANCIAL CORPORATION           Zuschlag, Charlotte A               CEO         14,400         99                -10.3%                 16        
     WABC       WESTAMERICA BANCORP                 Schneck, James J                    O           3,310          76                -5.8%                  3         
     AEIS       ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.     Schatz, Douglas S                   D           43,429         89                -11.5%                 19        
     SIGI       SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INCORPORATED     Bauer, Paul D                       D           6,000          83                -21.3%                 4         
     STBA       S & T BANCORP, INC.                 Papernick, Alan                     D           7,473          79                -52.5%                 3         
     FSII       FSI INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED      Hollister, Patricia M               CFO         30,000         84                -36.6%                 4         

ESB FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ESBF) - ESB Financial Corporation operates as a thrift holding company for ESB Bank that provides retail and commercial financial products and services in Western Pennsylvania. It accepts deposit accounts, including regular savings, checking and money market accounts, and certificate accounts, as well as non-interest bearing deposits, NOW account deposits, passbook account deposits, money market deposits, and time deposits. The companys loan portfolio comprises real estate loans secured by liens on residential and commercial properties; single-family residential loans; multi-family residential mortgage loans; construction loans; commercial real estate loans; commercial business loans and lines-of-credit; indirect automobile loans and credit card loans; and consumer loans, such as loans secured by deposit accounts, home improvement loans, student education loans, automobile loans, home equity loans, and secured and unsecured personal loans. In addition, ESB Financial Corporation, through its other subsidiaries, facilitates the issuance of trust preferred securities to the public, as well as provides residential and commercial loan closing, and title closing services. Further, the company engages in real estate development and construction of 1-4 family residential units. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 24 offices in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence counties, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.

WESTAMERICA BANCORP (NASDAQ:WABC) - Westamerica Bancorporation operates as the holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and corporate customers in northern and central California. Its deposit products include money market savings and checking accounts; non interest bearing demand account deposits; interest bearing transaction, savings, and time accounts; and certificates of deposit. The companys portfolio of loans includes commercial and residential real estate loans, commercial loans, and real estate construction loans. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 97 offices in 22 counties in Northern and Central California, including 14 offices in Fresno county; 11 each in Marin and Sonoma counties; 7 in Merced, Napa, and Stanislaus counties; 5 ach in Lake, Contra Costa, and Solano counties; 4 in Kern county; 3 each in Alameda, Sacramento, and Tulare counties; 2 each in Mendocino, Nevada, Placer, and Tulare Counties; and 1 each in Merced, San Francisco, Tuolumne, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, and Yolo Counties. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica Bancorporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ:AEIS) - Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and supports industrial power conversion products that transform power into various usable forms. Its products enable manufacturing processes that use thin-film deposition for various products, such as semiconductor devices, flat panel displays, solar panels, and architectural glass, as well as grid-tie power conversion in the solar market. The company offers power conversion systems, including direct current (DC), pulsed DC mid frequency, and radio frequency (RF) power supplies; matching networks; and RF instrumentation, as well as a line of photovoltaic (PV) energy inverters. Advanced Energy Industries also provides flow control technology products comprising thermal mass flow controllers (MFCs), pressure-based MFCs, liquid MFCs, liquid vapor delivery systems, and pressure control systems. In addition, it offers thermal instrumentation products, which consist of thermal management and control solutions that are used in rapid thermal processing, chemical vapor deposition, and other semiconductor and solar applications requiring non-contact temperature measurement. Further, the company provides repair and maintenance services. Advanced Energy Industries sells its products through direct sales force, sales representatives, and distributors in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:SIGI) - Selective Insurance Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Insurance Operations and Investments. The Insurance Operations segment sells property and casualty insurance products and services primarily in 22 states in the eastern and Midwestern United States. It underwrites and issues commercial lines of insurance, such as general liability (including excess liability/umbrella), commercial automobile, workers compensation, commercial property, business owners policies, and bond risks through traditional insurance and alternative risk management products; and personal lines insurance for personal automobile and homeowners. This segment also provides federal flood insurance administrative services. The Investments segment invests in fixed maturity investments, equity securities, short-term investments, and other investments primarily in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company sells and distributes its products and services through independent insurance agents. Selective Insurance Group, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey.

S & T BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:STBA) - S&T Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for the S&T Bank, which provides community banking services in Pennsylvania. The company accepts time and demand deposit accounts, including interest and noninterest-bearing demand, money market, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also originates commercial and consumer loans; and offers letters of credit and credit card services. In addition, the company operates as a reinsurer of credit life, accident, and health insurance policies; distributes life insurance and long-term disability income insurance products; and provides insurance agency services. Further, it offers discount brokerage, personal financial planning, cash management, estate planning and administration, employee benefit investment management and administration, and corporate and other fiduciary services; provides wealth management services that comprise executor and trustee under wills and deeds, employee benefits guardian and custodian, and other trust and brokerage services; and operates as a registered investment advisor, which manages private investment accounts for individuals and institutions, as well as advises the Stewart Capital Mid Cap Fund. The company operates a network of 51 offices located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Butler, Clarion, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, and Westmoreland counties of Pennsylvania. S&T Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

FSI INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (NASDAQ:FSII) - FSI International, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and supports equipment used in the fabrication of microelectronics, such as advanced semiconductor devices. The company provides surface conditioning technology solutions and microlithography systems, and support services to the manufacturers of integrated circuits. It manufactures, markets, and supports surface conditioning equipment that uses wet, cryogenic, and other chemistry techniques to clean, strip, or etch the surfaces of silicon wafers, and supplies refurbished microlithography products that are used to deposit and develop light sensitive films. The company offers system and subsystem upgrade packages, spare part kits, individual spare part components, robot refurbishment and replacement, and support services that provide product and process enhancements to extend the life of previously purchased and installed systems. It also sells various process, service, and maintenance programs. FSI International, Inc. markets its products to the manufacturers of microelectronic devices worldwide. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Chaska, Minnesota.

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