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VAR, BLUE, TVIA, SYNT, SIGI, AFSI, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2016-09-16 04:45:06 - WOPRAI}
 

September 16, 2016 / 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. Varian Medical Systems Inc. (NYSE:VAR), bluebird bio Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE), Tvia Inc (Old) (NASDAQ:TVIA), Syntel Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNT), Selective Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI), AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFSI) 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. 
  VAR     Varian Medical Systems Inc.      Kuo, John W                      GC       4,073       90             -4.3%               44        
  BLUE    bluebird bio Inc.                Sullivan, Eric                   O        416         99             -42.2%              11        
  TVIA    Tvia Inc (Old)                   Quinlan, Paul T                  GC       1,562       100            -21.3%              32        
  SYNT    Syntel Inc.                      Rakesh, Nitin                    CEO      1,750       76             -6.8%               7         
  SIGI    Selective Insurance Group Inc.   Murphy, Gregory E                CEO      8,333       90             -8.1%               24        
  AFSI    AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.  Ungar, Stephen B.                GC       5,000       93             -9.9%               10        

Varian Medical Systems Inc. (NYSE:VAR) - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, and services medical devices and software products for treating cancer and other medical conditions worldwide. Its Oncology Systems segment provides hardware and software products for treating cancer with radiotherapy, fixed field intensity-modulated radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiotherapy, and brachytherapy. Its products include linear accelerators, brachytherapy afterloaders, treatment simulation, verification equipment, and accessories; and information management, treatment planning, image processing, clinical knowledge exchange, patient care management, decision-making support, and practice management software. This segment serves university research and community hospitals, private and governmental institutions, healthcare agencies, physicians offices, oncology practices, radiotherapy centers, and cancer care clinics. The company s Imaging Components segment provides X-ray imaging components for use in radiographic or fluoroscopic imaging, mammography, special procedures, computed tomography, computer aided diagnostics, and industrial applications. It sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, independent service companies, and end-users. This segment also offers Linatron X-ray accelerators, imaging processing software, and image detection products for security and inspection purposes. In addition, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. provides products and systems for delivering proton therapy; and develops various technologies in the areas of digital X-ray imaging, volumetric and functional imaging, and improved X-ray sources. The company was formerly known as Varian Associates, Inc. and changed its name to Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in April 1999. Varian Medical Systems, Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California..

bluebird bio Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) - bluebird bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on developing transformative gene therapies for severe genetic and rare diseases. Its product candidates include Lenti-D, which is in phase II/III clinical studies for the treatment of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare, hereditary neurological disorder; and LentiGlobin that is in phase I/II clinical studies for the treatment of beta-thalassemia major and severe sickle cell disease (SCD) in France, as well as a phase I study in the United States for the treatment of severe SCD. The company s lead chimeric antigen receptor T cell-based product candidate is bb2121, which is in phase I clinical trials for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. bluebird bio, Inc. has a strategic collaboration with Celgene Corporation to discover, develop, and commercialize disease-altering gene therapies in oncology; and Kite Pharma, Inc. to develop and commercialize second generation T cell receptor product candidates against the human papillomavirus type 16 E6 oncoprotein. The company was formerly known as Genetix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and changed its name to bluebird bio, Inc. in September 2010. bluebird bio, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts..

Tvia Inc (Old) (NASDAQ:TVIA) - Tvia, Inc. (Tvia), incorporated in March 1993, is a fabless semiconductor company focused on designing, producing and marketing display processors for the digital and interactive television market. The Company offers a family of display processors to television manufacturers, creating next-generation digital high-definition (HD) liquid crystal display (LCD) television, enhanced definition (ED) progressive-scan cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions and interactive multimedia display processors for interactive set top boxes. Tvia offers three product families, which are the TrueView 5700 family, the TrueView 5600 family and the CyberPro 5202 family.

The Company sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It also sells its products to a number of distributors. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, the majority of Tvia's sales were to manufacturers and distributors of LCD televisions, digital video recorders (DVRs), electronic gaming, television converter boxes, security market and transportation entertainment systems (airplanes, taxi and trains). The Company has a subsidiary in the People's Republic of China, which supports the Company's research and development activities, and performs product testing and sales and marketing functions. Tvia's products are based on advanced architecture integrated circuits and system designs that provide real-time display processing. Each of the Company's semiconductor solutions includes different features, which OEMs can select depending on the attributes of their particular product.

TrueView 5700 Family

The TrueView 5700 product line is a low pin count and highly integrated digital video image display processor. This product line provides the features necessary to design a single-channel LCD television and ED progressive scan CRT television.

TrueView 5600 Family

The TrueView 5600 product line targets the mid-range HD LCD television market and other LCD based applications, such as multimedia displays, Web pads, in-flight entertainment systems, and info-tainment system displays that process enhanced picture-in-picture and multiple source capabilities. Features that are optimized specifically for LCD's include de-interlacing, advanced scalar performance and alpha blending features, and multiple independent media streams. The alpha blending feature allows for transparent layers of media content used in creating menus and guides.

CyberPro 5202 Family

The CyberPro 5202 product family incorporates all the features of the Company's CyberPro 5000, 5005, 5050 and 5055 products. In addition, a 24-bit digital interface directly supports LCDs and other digital interfaces. Enhanced and alpha blending capabilities allow overlay of different windows with programmable levels of opacity. Two advanced television encoders allow the user to configure the recording picture in personal video recorder (PVR) applications. The processor maintains crisp text presentation, even as the opacity of the window is varied. The CyberPro 5202 product line is designed for displays to multiple devices, such as traditional CRT televisions, advanced televisions, panel displays, interactive displays and LCD products.

The Company competes with Genesis Microchip, Inc., Pixelworks, Inc. and Trident Microsystems, Inc..

Syntel Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNT) - Syntel, Inc. provides digital transformation, information technology (IT), and knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) services worldwide. The company operates through Banking and Financial Services; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Insurance; Manufacturing; and Retail, Logistics and Telecom segments. It offers managed services, including software applications development, maintenance, and digital modernization testing, as well as IT infrastructure, cloud, and migration services. The company also provides a range of consulting and implementation services built around enterprise architecture; data warehousing and business intelligence; enterprise application integration; and SMAC technologies, including social media, Web and mobile applications, big data, analytics, and Internet of things. In addition, it offers KPO services that provide outsourced solutions for knowledge and business processes; and business intelligence, enterprise resource planning, and business and technology consulting services. The company offers its products to various companies in the banking and financial services, healthcare and life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, retail, logistics and telecom, and other industries. Syntel, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan..

Selective Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI) - Selective Insurance Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in the United States. It operates in four segments: Standard Commercial Lines, Standard Personal Lines, Excess and surplus (E&S) Lines, and Investments. The company s products and services include property insurance, which covers the financial consequences of accidental loss of an insured s real and/or personal property; and casualty insurance that covers the financial consequences of employee injuries in the course of employment, and bodily injury and/or property damage to a third party as a result of an insured s negligent acts, omissions, or legal liabilities. Its products and services also comprise flood insurance, which covers property losses. The company offers its insurance products and services to businesses, non-profit organizations, local government agencies, and individuals through independent retail insurance agents and brokers, and wholesale general agents. In addition, it invests in the premiums collected by standard commercial lines, standard personal lines, and E&S lines; and fixed income securities, common stocks, preferred securities, and alternative investments portfolio. Selective Insurance Group, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey..

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFSI) - AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, underwrites and provides property and casualty insurance in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Small Commercial Business; Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty; and Specialty Program. The Small Commercial Business segment offers workers compensation insurance products; and commercial package insurance products, such as commercial property, general liability, inland marine, automobile, and umbrella coverage, as well as other property and casualty insurance products to small businesses. The Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty segment provides coverage for consumer and commercial goods; custom designed coverages, such as accidental damage plans and payment protection plans; and coverage for niche property and casualty risks, as well as specialty liability risks comprising general liability, employers liability, and professional and medical liability. This segment also serves as a third party administrator to provide claims handling and call center services to the consumer products and automotive industries. The Specialty Program segment provides workers compensation, general liability, commercial auto liability, property coverage, excess and surplus lines programs, and other specialty commercial property and casualty insurance products to small and middle market companies. The company also provides reinsurance services primarily for personal and commercial automotive business. AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. distributes its policies through a network of retail and wholesale agents, as well as through third-party brokers, agents, retailers, or administrators. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York..

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