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CNTY, NCI, DCO, ENV, ALL, SCHL, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading


Published on 2016-12-21 04:45:09 - WOPRAI
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December 21, 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. Century Casinos Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY), Navigant Consulting Inc. (NYSE:NCI), Ducommun Inc. (NYSE:DCO), Envestnet Inc. (NYSE:ENV), Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL), Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) 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. 
  CNTY    Century Casinos Inc.             Schellmann, Gottfried            D        3,000       78             -3.1%               8         
  NCI     Navigant Consulting Inc.         Howard, Julie M                  CEO      83,000      97             -13.7%              8         
  DCO     Ducommun Inc.                    Heiser, James S                  GC       365         96             -8.8%               24        
  ENV     Envestnet Inc.                   Crager, William                  P        2,500       81             -10.6%              21        
  ALL     Allstate Corporation             Sprieser, Judith A.              D        8,000       82             -9.3%               6         
  SCHL    Scholastic Corporation           O Connell, Maureen E             CFO      33,267      97             -10.2%              8         
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.

Century Casinos Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY) - Century Casinos, Inc., a casino entertainment company, develops and operates gaming establishments worldwide. It also provides lodging, restaurant, and entertainment facilities related to gaming establishments. The company owns and operates casinos in North America and Poland; a racetrack and entertainment center in Canada; and pari-mutuel off-track betting network in southern Alberta, Canada. It also operates and manages cruise ship-based casinos; manages a casino in Aruba; and provides gaming services in Argentina. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado..

Navigant Consulting Inc. (NYSE:NCI) - Navigant Consulting, Inc. provides professional services to corporate executives and senior management, corporate counsel, and special committees worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Disputes, Investigations & Economics; Financial, Risk & Compliance; Healthcare; and Energy. The Disputes, Investigations & Economics segment provides valuation and economic analysis, accounting, regulatory, construction, computer forensic expertise, and eDiscovery services, as well as custom technology and data analytic solutions. This segment serves in-house counsel and law firms, as well as accounting firms, corporate boards, and government agencies. The Financial, Risk & Compliance segment offers strategic, operational, valuation, risk management, investigative, and compliance advisory services to the regulated financial services industry. This segment also provides anti-corruption solutions and anti-money laundering, valuation and restructuring consulting, and litigation support and tax compliance services to various industries. The Healthcare segment offers strategic, operational, performance improvement, and business process management services to healthcare providers, payers, and life sciences companies. The Energy segment provides management advisory services on the issues, such as investment management, integrated resource planning, renewables, distributed energy resources, energy efficiency, transmission, and distribution operations, as well as benchmarking and research services. This segment serves utility, government, and commercial clients. Navigant Consulting, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois..

Ducommun Inc. (NYSE:DCO) - Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing products and services primarily to the aerospace, defense, industrial, natural resources, medical, and other industries. The company operates in two segments, Electronic Systems (ES) and Structural Systems (SS). The ES segment offers cable assemblies and interconnect systems; printed circuit board assemblies; higher-level electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical assemblies; radar enclosures; aircraft avionics racks; shipboard communications and control enclosures; cable assemblies; wire harnesses; and interconnect systems. It also provides illuminated pushbutton switches and panels for aviation and test systems; microwave and millimeter switches and filters for radio frequency systems and test instrumentation; and motors and resolvers for motion control. This segment also provides engineering expertise for aerospace system design, development, integration, and test. It serves commercial and military fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, and space programs, as well as non-aerospace applications for the industrial automation, natural resources, medical, and other end-use markets. The SS segment offers contoured aluminum, titanium, and Inconel aero structure components; structural assembly products, such as winglets, engine components, and fuselage structural panels; and metal and composite bonded structures and assemblies comprising aircraft wing spoilers, large fuselage skins, rotor blades on rotary-wing aircraft and components, flight control surfaces, and engine components. The company s products are also used in industrial test systems, energy exploration systems, semiconductor fabrication units, glass electronic manufacturing systems, mine automation and control systems, patient monitoring devices, respiratory care devices, biodecontamination equipment, and other technology-driven products. Ducommun Incorporated was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Carson, California..

Envestnet Inc. (NYSE:ENV) - Envestnet, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial and wealth management technology and services to financial advisors, investors, and financial service providers in the United States and internationally. It operates through Envestnet and Envestnet | Yodlee business segments. The company s product and services suites include Envestnet | Advisor Suite, which enables advisors to manage their practice and advise clients; Envestnet | PMC (Portfolio Management Consultants), which engages in research and consulting services to provides support for financial advisors to address clients needs, as well as to create investment solutions and products; and Envestnet | Tamarac that provides a portfolio of accounting, rebalancing, trading, performance reporting, and client relationship management software, primarily to high-end RIAs. Its product and services suites also include Envestnet | Retirement Solutions (ERS), which offers a suite of services for retirement plan professionals; Envestnet | Vantage, which provides enterprise data solutions for financial institutions, aggregates and manages investment data, and provides multi-custodial consolidated performance reporting and benchmarking; Envestnet | Finance Logix, which provides financial planning and wealth management software solutions to banks, broker-dealers, and RIAs; and Envestnet | Advisor Now, which provides private-labeled investor-facing technology that enables advisors and institutions to deliver a complete digital wealth management solutions to their clients. In addition, the company provides Envestnet | Yodlee data aggregation and data analytics platform, which offers cloud-based innovation for digital financial services for customers, including financial institutions, Internet services companies, and third-party developers of financial applications. Envestnet, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois..

Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) - The Allstate Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in property-liability insurance and life insurance business in the United States and Canada. The company s Allstate Protection segment sells private passenger auto, homeowners, and other property-liability insurance products under the Allstate, Esurance, and Encompass brand names. It also offers specialty auto products including motorcycle, trailer, motor home, and off-road vehicle insurance policies; other personal lines products including renter, condominium, landlord, boat, umbrella, and manufactured home insurance policies; commercial lines products for small business owners; roadside assistance products; service contracts; and other products sold in conjunction with auto lending and vehicle sales transactions. In addition, this segment sells its products through contact centers and Internet. The company s Allstate Financial segment provides traditional, interest-sensitive, and variable life insurance; and voluntary accident and health insurance products; deferred and immediate fixed annuities; and funding agreements backing medium-term notes; and retirement and investment products, including mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance. This segment markets its products through its agencies and financial specialists, and workplace enrolling independent agents. The Allstate Corporation was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois..

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) - Scholastic Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, publishes and distributes children s books worldwide. It operates through three segments: Children s Book Publishing and Distribution, Education, and International. The Children s Book Publishing and Distribution segment engages in the publication and distribution of children s books, e-books, media, and interactive products through its school book clubs and book fairs, and trade channel. Its original publications include Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The 39 Clues, Spirit Animals, The Magic School Bus, I Spy, Captain Underpants, Goosebumps, and Clifford The Big Red Dog; and licensed properties consist of Star Wars, Lego, Pokemon, and Geronimo Stilton. In addition, this segment publishes and creates books plus products for children, including titles, such as Make Clay Charms, Sew Cute Mini Treats, and Lego Chain Reactions. The Education segment is involved in the publication and distribution of children s books, classroom magazines, supplemental classroom and professional development materials, and related services comprising custom curriculum and teaching guides, print and on-line references, and non-fiction and fiction focused products, as well as administrative and teacher professional development services for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 in schools and libraries. It publishes non-fiction books under the imprints of Children s Press and Franklin Watts; and consumer magazines under the Teacher magazine name. The International segment licenses the rights to selected Scholastic titles in 45 languages to other publishing companies; and sells educational materials, software, and children s books to schools, libraries, bookstores, and other book distributors in approximately 150 countries. The company distributes its products and services directly to schools and libraries through retail stores and the Internet. Scholastic Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York..

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