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STBA, WFBI, BOTJ, SDPI, Expected to Trade Higher After Bullish Insider Trading

October 26, 2016 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / http://www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring top insider trading patterns and these stocks are the most likely to trade Higher in the next 6 months. S&T Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:STBA), WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:WFBI), Bank of the James Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:BOTJ), Superior Drilling Products Inc. (NYSE:SDPI) are all expected to go Higher as Buy 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 Higher 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. 
  STBA    S&T Bancorp Inc.                 Brice, Todd D                    CEO      2,004       90             23.8%               5         
  WFBI    WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc.  Bracewell, Joseph S              OD       530         93             12.2%               11        
  BOTJ    Bank of the James Financial Group Inc.  Chapman, Robert R III            P        176         84             9.0%                24        
  SDPI    Superior Drilling Products Inc.  Eberwein, Jeffrey E              B        50,000      87             30.5%               7         

The 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.

S&T Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:STBA) - S&T Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for S&T Bank that provides a range of financial services. It operates through three segments: Community Banking, Insurance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment accepts time and demand deposits; and originates commercial and consumer loans. The Insurance segment operates as a full-service insurance agency, which offers commercial property and casualty insurance, group life and health coverage, employee benefit solutions, and personal insurance lines. The Wealth Management segment provides discount brokerage services, guardian and custodian of employee benefits, and other trust and brokerage services, as well as acts as a registered investment advisor that manages private investment accounts for individuals and institutions. This segment also provides services as an executor and trustee under wills and deeds. The company operates through 65 branches located in 16 counties in Pennsylvania; 1 leased loan production office located in Ohio; 1 leased branch located in Ohio; and 1 loan production office located in western New York. S&T Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania..

WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:WFBI) - WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for WashingtonFirst Bank that provides commercial banking products and services to small-to-medium sized businesses, not-for-profit organizations, professional service firms, and individuals in Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The company offers various deposit products, including business and personal checking, NOW, tiered savings and money market, time deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also provides commercial and residential real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, construction and development loans, and consumer loans. In addition, the company provides cash management services, such as electronic banking, sweep accounts, lockbox, account reconciliation, merchant card depository, safe deposit box, remote deposit capture, and automated clearing house origination services, as well as after hour depository and ATM services. It operated through a network of 18 full-service banking offices in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia..

Bank of the James Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:BOTJ) - .

Superior Drilling Products Inc. (NYSE:SDPI) - .

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