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JWN, PJC, GNCMA, SIGI, CORT, BGFV, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2016-11-16 04:46:00 - WOPRAI}
 

November 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. Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN), Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC), General Communication Inc (NASDAQ:GNCMA), Selective Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT), Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) 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. 
  JWN     Nordstrom Inc.                   Nordstrom, Blake W               P        42,847      75             -1.7%               20        
  PJC     Piper Jaffray Companies          Duff, Andrew S                   CEO      32,149      76             -12.3%              3         
  GNCMA   General Communication Inc        Pidgeon, Tina M                  GC       11,200      95             -9.5%               7         
  SIGI    Selective Insurance Group Inc.   Murphy, Gregory E                CEO      8,333       90             -7.8%               25        
  CORT    Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated  Mahoney, David L                 D        30,000      83             -23.1%              3         
  BGFV    Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation  Emerson, Barry D                 CFO      4,115       84             -11.0%              3         

Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN) - Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion specialty retailer, offers apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and accessories for men, women, and children in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The Retail segment offers a selection of brand name and private label merchandise through various channels, including Nordstrom branded full-line stores and online store at Nordstrom.com; Nordstrom Rack stores; Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook; and other retail channels, including Trunk Club showrooms and TrunkClub.com, Jeffrey boutiques, and clearance store that operates under the name Last Chance. The Credit segment operates Nordstrom fsb, a federal savings bank, which provides a private label credit card, two Nordstrom VISA credit cards, and a debit card. Its credit and debit cards feature a shopping-based loyalty program. As of October 21, 2016, the company operated 346 stores in 40 states, including 123 full-line stores in the United States and Canada; 213 Nordstrom Rack stores; 2 Jeffrey boutiques; and 2 clearance stores. Nordstrom, Inc. also sells its products through catalogs. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Seattle, Washington..

Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC) - Piper Jaffray Companies operates as an investment bank and asset management firm that serves corporations, private equity groups, public entities, non-profit entities, and institutional investors in the United States and internationally. The company s Capital Markets segment offers investment banking and institutional sales, trading, and research services for various equity and fixed income products. It raises capital through equity financings; provides advisory services relating to mergers and acquisitions, equity private placements, debt advisory, and municipal financial advisory services for corporate clients; underwrites debt issuances; and offers financial advisory, loan placement, and interest rate risk management services. This segment also provides public finance investment banking capabilities that focus on state and local governments, cultural and social service non-profit entities, healthcare, education, hospitality, senior living, and transportation sectors. In addition, it offers equity and fixed income advisory and trade execution services for institutional investors, and government and non-profit entities; and is involved in trading activities for customer facilitation and strategic trading purposes. Further, the Capital Markets segment engages in merchant banking activities, which comprise equity or debt investments in late stage private companies, and investments in private equity funds and other firm investments and has alternative asset management funds in merchant banking and senior living to invest firm capital, as well as to manage capital from outside investors. The Asset Management segment provides traditional asset management services with product offerings in equity securities and master limited partnerships to institutions and individuals through separately managed accounts, and open-end and closed-end funds. Piper Jaffray Companies was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota..

General Communication Inc (NASDAQ:GNCMA) - General Communication, Inc. provides communication services under the GCI brand in Alaska. It operates through two segments, Wireless and Wireline. The Wireless segment offers wholesale wireless services and products that provide network transport and access to company s wireless network for wireless carriers. This segment sells its products through direct contact marketing. The Wireline segment offers a range of retail wireless, data, video, and voice services to residential customers; retail wireless, data, video, and voice services to businesses, governmental entities, and educational institutions; and wholesale data and voice services to common carrier customers, as well as advertising services on its broadcast television stations and cable network. This segment also provides managed broadband services, including Internet, data network, and managed services to rural schools and health organizations; and regulated voice services to residential and commercial customers in rural communities primarily in Southwest Alaska. The Wireline segment sells its services through call center, direct mail and television advertising, Internet and local media advertising, and retail stores. General Communication, Inc. also sells wireless handsets to retail customers. As of December 31, 2015, the company had 227,800 wireless subscribers, 140,000 cable modem subscribers, and 133,000 basic video subscribers. General Communication, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Anchorage, Alaska..

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..

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) - Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, a pharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic, oncologic, and psychiatric disorders in the United States. Its products include Korlym (mifepristone) tablets as a once-daily oral medication for the treatment of hyperglycemia secondary to hypercortisolism in adult patients with endogenous Cushing s syndrome, who have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance, and have failed surgery or are not candidates for surgery. The company is also developing mifepristone, Korlym s active ingredient, which is in Phase I/II clinical trial in combination with the chemotherapy drug eribulin (Halaven) to treat patients with metastatic, triple-negative breast cancer, a form of solid-tumor cancer with a particularly poor prognosis; and CORT125134 that is in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of patients with Cushing s syndrome and solid-tumor cancers. Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California..

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) - Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation operates as a sporting goods retailer in the western United States. The company offers athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories, as well as a selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, winter and summer recreation, and roller sports. It also provides private label items, such as shoes, apparel, binoculars, camping equipment, fishing supplies, and snow sport equipment. The company sells private label merchandise under its own trademarks comprising Golden Bear, Harsh, Pacifica, and Rugged Exposure; and licensed trademarks, including Beach Feet, Bearpaw, Body Glove, GoFit, Hi-Tec, Morrow, and The Realm. As of August 2, 2016, it operated 4345 stores and an e-commerce platform under the Big 5 Sporting Goods name. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California..

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