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KFS, UBOH, FFIN, CNBKA, VIVO, SONA, Expected to Trade Higher After Bullish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2017-02-01 04:45:26 - WOPRAI}
 

February 1, 2017 / 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. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS), United Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:UBOH), First Financial Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIN), Century Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:CNBKA), Meridian Bioscience Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc. (NASDAQ:SONA) 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. 
  KFS     Kingsway Financial Services Inc.  Swets, Larry Gene Jr.            CEO      325         85             7.5%                70        
  UBOH    United Bancshares Inc.           Young, Brian D                   CEO      121         77             3.3%                39        
  FFIN    First Financial Bankshares Inc.  Edwards, Murray Hamilton         D        490         90             9.4%                24        
  CNBKA   Century Bancorp Inc.             Filler, James Jay                B        7           93             8.3%                68        
  VIVO    Meridian Bioscience Inc.         Baldini, Lawrence J              O        4,000       76             24.5%               4         
  SONA    Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc.  Kabbash, Charles A               D        1,100       83             9.4%                22        

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS) - Kingsway Financial Services Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Insurance Underwriting and Insurance Services. The Insurance Underwriting segment offers various automobile insurance products, including liability insurance that covers claims against its insured s responsible for automobile accidents; accident benefit policies or personal injury protection policies that provide coverage for loss of income, medical, and rehabilitation expenses for insured persons who are injured in an automobile accident; and physical damage policies, which cover damages to an insured automobile arising from a collision with another object, as well as from other risks, such as fire or theft. The Insurance Services segment markets and administers vehicle service agreements and related products for new and used automobiles. This segment also markets and distributes warranty products to manufacturers, distributors, and installers of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, standby generator, commercial LED lighting, and refrigeration equipment; and equipment breakdown and maintenance support services to companies. The company offers its products and services to credit unions, consumers, and businesses through a network of independent agencies. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Toronto, Canada..

United Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:UBOH) - United Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for The Union Bank Company that provides various commercial and retail banking products and services. The company accepts various deposits products, such as checking, savings and money market, demand deposit, term certificate, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposits. It also offers various loan products, including commercial, consumer, agricultural, residential mortgage, and home equity loans. In addition, the company provides wealth management, treasury management, on-line banking, safe deposit box rental, and other personalized banking services, as well as automatic teller machines. It operates a network of 15 branch offices located in Bowling Green, Columbus Grove, Delaware, Delphos, Findlay, Gibsonburg, Kalida, Leipsic, Lima, Marion, Ottawa, and Pemberville, Ohio. The company serves customers primarily in the Ohio counties of Allen, Delaware, Hancock, Marion, Putnam, Sandusky, Van Wert, and Wood. United Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Columbus Grove, Ohio..

First Financial Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIN) - First Financial Bankshares, Inc., a financial holding company, through its subsidiaries, provides commercial banking services primarily in Texas. Its services include accepting and holding checking, savings, and time deposits; automated teller machine services; drive-in and night deposit services; safe deposit facilities; remote deposit capture, payroll cards, funds transmitting, Internet banking, and mobile banking services; and other customary commercial banking services. It also provides various loans, such as real estate, commercial, agricultural, and consumer loans to businesses, professionals, individuals, and farm and ranch operations. In addition, the company administers retirement and employee benefit accounts, such as 401(k) profit sharing plans and IRAs; personal trust services, including administration of estates, testamentary trusts, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and agency accounts; and securities brokerage services. As of June 2, 2016, it had 69 financial centers in Texas, including Abilene, Acton, Albany, Aledo, Alvarado, Beaumont, Boyd, Bridgeport, Brock, Burleson, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, Conroe, Cut and Shoot, Decatur, Eastland, Fort Worth, Glen Rose, Granbury, Grapevine, Hereford, Huntsville, Keller, Magnolia, Mauriceville, Merkel, Midlothian, Mineral Wells, Montgomery, Moran, New Waverly, Newton, Odessa, Orange, Port Arthur, Ranger, Rising Star, Roby, San Angelo, Southlake, Stephenville, Sweetwater, Tomball, Trent, Trophy Club, Vidor, Waxahachie, Weatherford, Willis, Willow Park, and The Woodlands. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Abilene, Texas..

Century Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:CNBKA) - Century Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Century Bank and Trust Company that provides banking products and services. It accepts savings accounts, NOW accounts, demand deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts, as well as cash management accounts. The company s loan products include single-family and multi-family residential, municipal, commercial and residential real estate, consumer, construction, and land development loans. It also provides automated lockbox collection, cash management, and account reconciliation services to corporate and institutional customers, as well as to the municipal market; and securities brokerage services. It serves commercial enterprises, state and local governments and agencies, non-profit organizations, and individuals in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. The company offers its services through a network of 27 banking offices. Century Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts..

Meridian Bioscience Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) - Meridian Bioscience, Inc., a life science company, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells diagnostic test kits primarily for various gastrointestinal, viral, respiratory, and parasitic infectious diseases worldwide. The company operates through Diagnostics and Life Science segments. The Diagnostics segment offers testing platforms and technologies, including isothermal DNA amplification under the illumigene brand; rapid immunoassays, a single-use immunoassays that can be used in point-of-care settings under the TRU, ImmunoCard, and ImmunoCard STAT brand names; enzyme-linked immunoassays under the Premier brand; and anodic stripping voltammetry, an electrical chemical sensor platform for quantitative determination under the LeadCare brand. This segment s products are primarily used in the detection of infectious diseases caused by various bacteria, viruses, parasites, and pathogens. Its products consists of C. difficile, a causative agent for antibiotic-associated diarrhea from a hospital-acquired infection; foodborne products, such as tests for Enterohemorrhagic E. coli and Campylobacter jejuni; Helicobacter pylori to detect stomach ulcers; respiratory products; and tests to detect Group B Streptococcu, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and Type 2. This segment sells its products through direct sales force and independent distributors to acute care hospitals, reference laboratories, outpatient clinics, and physician office laboratories. The Life Science segment offers bulk antigens, antibodies, PCR/qPCR reagents, nucleotides, competent cells, and bioresearch reagents used by researchers, agri-bio companies, and other diagnostic manufacturing companies. Meridian Bioscience, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio..

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc. (NASDAQ:SONA) - Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Sonabank that provides commercial banking services to middle market corporate clients and retail clients in the United States. Its deposit products include non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing checking accounts, commercial checking accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company s loan portfolio comprises commercial mortgage and non-mortgage loans, including commercial real estate loans, construction to permanent loans, development and builder loans, accounts receivable financing, lines of credit, equipment and vehicle loans, leasing, and commercial overdraft protection; construction loans for commercial, multifamily, and other non-residential properties; commercial business loans, such as lines of credit, revolving credit facilities, demand loans, term loans, equipment loans, small business administration loans, stand-by letters of credit, and unsecured loans; and secured and unsecured consumer loans. It also offers cash management services comprising investment/sweep, zero balance, and controlled disbursement accounts; and wire transfer, employer/payroll processing, night depository, lockbox, depository transfers, merchant, ACH originations, business debit cards, check 21 processing, and asset based lending services. In addition, the company provides other consumer/retail products and services that include debit and credit cards, ATM services, travelers checks, notary services, and online banking with bill payment services. It operates a network of 15 branches in Fairfax County located in Charlottesville, Warrenton, Middleburg, Leesburg, South Riding, Front Royal, New Market, Hay Market, Richmond, and Clifton Forge, Virginia; and 8 branches in Rockville, Shady Grove, Frederick, Bethesda, Upper Marlboro, Brandywine, Owings, and Huntingtown in Maryland. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia..

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