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SUI, SRDX, SF, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

December 28, 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. Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI), Surmodics Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX), Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF) 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. 
  SUI     Sun Communities Inc.             Colman, Jonathan M               O        3,000       90             -5.9%               9         
  SRDX    Surmodics Inc.                   Olson, Charles W                 O        1,201       78             -7.9%               7         
  SF      Stifel Financial Corporation     Kruszewski, Ronald J             CEO      60,522      79             -12.7%              4         

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.

Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) - Sun Communities, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). It owns, operates, and develops manufactured housing communities in the midwestern, southern, and southeastern United States. As of April 1, 2011, it owned and operated a portfolio of 136 communities comprising approximately 47,600 developed sites. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company, through its subsidiary, Sun Home Services, Inc., also involves in marketing, selling, and leasing new and pre-owned homes. Sun Communities, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan..

Surmodics Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX) - Surmodics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides surface modification and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the healthcare industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostics. The Medical Device segment offers surface modification coating technologies to enhance access, deliverability, and predictable deployment of medical devices, as well as drug delivery coating technologies to provide site-specific drug delivery from the surface of a medical device for the coronary, peripheral, neuro-vascular, urology, and other markets. This segment also engages in the contract research, development, and manufacture of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon catheters for use in various interventional cardiology, peripheral, and other applications. The Vitro Diagnostics segment provides component products and technologies that include protein stabilization reagents, substrates, antigens, and surface coatings for diagnostic immunoassay and molecular tests, as well as to the diagnostic, biomedical research, and life science markets. SurModics, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota..

Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE:SF) - Stifel Financial Corp. provides retail brokerage; securities trading; investment banking; investment advisory; retail, consumer, and commercial banking; and related financial services for individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The company s Global Wealth Management segment offers securities transaction, brokerage, and investment services; equity securities; fixed income securities, including municipal, corporate, and government agency securities; preferred stock; unit investment trusts; fee-based products; insurance and annuity products; and securities-based lending and asset management services. It also offers retail and commercial banking services, including personal loan programs, such as mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, loans secured by certificates of deposit or savings, and securities-based loans; and commercial lending, such as small business loans, commercial real estate loans, lines of credit, credit cards, term loans, and inventory and receivables financing. As of December 31, 2014, this segment had a network of 2,172 financial advisors located in 329 branch offices in 45 states and the District of Columbia; and 719 independent contractors. Its Institutional Group segment publishes research across various industry groups; distributes equity research products, executes equity trades, and sells the securities of companies for which the company acts as an underwriter; provides financial advisory services with respect to mergers and acquisitions, and the execution of public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities; coordinates marketing, distribution, pricing, and stabilization of the company s managed equity and debt offerings; and acts as an underwriter and dealer in bonds issued by states, cities, and other political subdivisions. Stifel Financial Corp. was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri..

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