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PED, VICL, CWEI, PRU, WY, MHLD, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2016-10-13 04:45:50 - WOPRAI}
 

October 13, 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. Pedevco Corp (NYSE:PED), Vical Incorporated (NASDAQ:VICL), Clayton Williams Energy Inc. (NYSE:CWEI), Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE:PRU), Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE:WY), Maiden Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:MHLD) 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. 
  PED     Pedevco Corp                     Peterson, Michael L              CEO      15,000      93             -41.2%              7         
  VICL    Vical Incorporated               Smith, Lawrence Russell          O        54          97             -17.6%              10        
  CWEI    Clayton Williams Energy Inc.     Lyon, Robert C.                  O        5,000       82             -37.0%              2         
  PRU     Prudential Financial Inc.        Taylor, Sharon C.                O        85,490      89             -7.8%               5         
  WY      Weyerhaeuser Co.                 Merle, Denise M.                 O        15,049      80             -9.4%               2         
  MHLD    Maiden Holdings Ltd.             Metz, Lawrence F                 GC       1,000       75             -6.9%               5         

Pedevco Corp (NYSE:PED) - PEDEVCO Corp., doing business as Pacific Energy Development, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas shale plays in the United States. The company s principal asset is Denver-Julesberg (D-J) Basin asset comprising approximately 16,158 net acres located in the Weld and Morgan Counties, Colorado. As of December 31, 2015, it had interests in 53 gross wells; and produced approximately 500 barrels of oil equivalent per day. PEDEVCO Corp. has strategic alliances with Golden Globe Energy (US), LLC; and South Texas Reservoir Alliance, LLC. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Danville, California..

Vical Incorporated (NASDAQ:VICL) - Vical Incorporated engages in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products based on its DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatening diseases. Its product candidates include CyMVectin prophylactic vaccine for cytomegalovirus (CMV), which completed preclinical trial to prevent infection before pregnancy to preclude fetal transmission; therapeutic vaccine and prophylactic for herpes simplex virus type 2, which is under Phase 1/2 clinical trial to prevent and protect against recurring flare-ups, reduce viral shedding, and transmission; and VL-2397 antifungal, which is in Phase 1, for the treatment of fungal infections. The company, through corporate collaborations, is also developing ASP0113, which is under Phase III clinical trial for prevention of CMV reactivation in stem cell transplant recipients, as well as in Phase II clinical trial for prevention of CMV infection in kidney transplant recipients; and ONCEPT therapeutic cancer vaccine encoding human tyrosinase for the treatment to enhance survival time of dogs with oral melanoma. In addition, it engages in contract manufacturing of plasmid investigational products for various clients. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Diego, California..

Clayton Williams Energy Inc. (NYSE:CWEI) - Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, explores for, and develops and produces oil and natural gas primarily in Texas and New Mexico. The company s principal properties are located in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico, as well as the Giddings Area in East Central Texas. As of December 31, 2015, it had estimated proved reserves of 46,569 thousand barrels of oil equivalent. The company also owns interests in and operates oil, natural gas, and water service facilities, which consist of approximately 393 miles of pipeline, 2 treating plants, 1 dehydration facility, and various wellhead type treating and/or compression stations located in the states of Texas. Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas..

Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE:PRU) - Prudential Financial, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It offers primarily life insurance, annuities, retirement-related, mutual funds, and investment management products and services. The company operates through U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management, U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance, and International Insurance divisions. The U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management division provides individual variable and fixed annuity products; and recordkeeping, plan administration, actuarial advisory, tailored participant education and communication, trustee, and institutional and retail investment services. It also offers brokerage services; guaranteed investment contracts, funding agreements, structured settlement annuities, and other group annuities; and investment management and advisory services to the public and private marketplace. The U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance division provides individual variable, term, and universal life insurance products to mass middle, mass affluent, and affluent markets; group life; long-term and short-term group disability; and group corporate, bank, and trust-owned life insurance products to institutional clients. It also sells accidental death and dismemberment, and other ancillary coverages; and offers plan administrative services. The International Insurance division provides individual life insurance, retirement, and related products. The company serves individual and institutional customers through third-party broker-dealers, independent financial planners, financial professionals, third-party financial advisors, brokers, benefits consultants, sales force, wire houses, banks, general agencies, producer groups, life planners, and life consultants. Prudential Financial, Inc. was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey..

Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE:WY) - Weyerhaeuser Co. is a real estate investment trust. It primarily invests in United States. The firm operates under four business segments, timberlands, wood products, cellulose fibers and real estate. It owns timberlands primarily in the U.S and has long-term licenses in Canada. The firm manufactures wood and specialty cellulose fibers products, and develops real estate, primarily as a builder of single-family homes. Weyerhaeuser Co was founded in 1900 and is based in Federal Way, Washington..

Maiden Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:MHLD) - Maiden Holdings, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance solutions to regional and specialty insurers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Diversified Reinsurance and AmTrust Reinsurance. The Diversified Reinsurance segment offers property and casualty reinsurance primarily writes treaties, on a quota share or excess of loss basis, and facultative risks, which are marketed through third-party intermediaries and on a direct basis. The AmTrust Reinsurance segment provides small commercial business insurance, which includes workers compensation, commercial package, and other property and casualty insurance products; and specialty risk and extended warranty coverage for consumer and commercial goods, as well as custom designed coverage, including accidental damage plans and payment protection plans in connection with the sale of consumer and commercial goods. This segment also offers specialty program that comprises package products, general liability, commercial auto liability, excess and surplus lines programs, and other specialty commercial property and casualty insurance to small and middle market companies. In addition, the company provides auto and credit life insurance products through its insurer partners to retail clients. Maiden Holdings, Ltd. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda..

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