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FCBC, RGCO, PXLW, FRME, PEBK, FFIN, Expected to Trade Higher After Bullish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2017-02-03 04:45:20 - WOPRAI}
 

February 3, 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. First Community Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC), RGC Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:RGCO), Pixelworks Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW), First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME), Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK), First Financial Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIN) 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. 
  FCBC    First Community Bancshares Inc.  Brown, David D                   --       100         90             31.9%               5         
  RGCO    RGC Resources Inc.               Nester, Paul W                   --       11          85             4.5%                34        
  PXLW    Pixelworks Inc.                  Moore, Steven L                  --       3,000       77             39.7%               18        
  FRME    First Merchants Corporation      Lehman, Gary J                   --       6,880       100            15.8%               62        
  PEBK    Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Inc.  Sellers, Lance A                 --       250         92             16.4%               8         
  FFIN    First Financial Bankshares Inc.  Trotter, Johnny E                --       2,000       91             8.0%                50        

First Community Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC) - First Community Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First Community Bank that provides various commercial banking products and services. It offers demand deposit accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement arrangements; commercial, consumer, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as lines of credit; various credit and debit cards, and automated teller machine card services; and corporate and personal trust services. It also provides wealth management services, including trust management, estate administration, and investment advisory services; investment management services; and life, health, and property and casualty insurance products. It serves individuals and businesses across various industries, such as manufacturing, construction, retail, healthcare, military, and transportation. The company operates 48 branches in 4 states under the trade names First Community Bank in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina; and People s Community Bank, a Division of First Community Bank, in Tennessee. First Community Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia..

RGC Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:RGCO) - RGC Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services company. The company sells and distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Roanoke, Virginia, and the surrounding localities. It also provides various unregulated services. The company operates approximately 1,132 miles of transmission and distribution pipeline; and a liquefied natural gas storage facility located in Botetourt County, as well as owns and operates 8 metering stations. RGC Resources, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is based in Roanoke, Virginia..

Pixelworks Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW) - Pixelworks, Inc. designs, develops, and markets video and pixel processing semiconductors, intellectual property cores, software, and custom ASIC solutions for digital video applications. Its products allow manufacturers and developers of digital display and projection devices to manufacture screens of various sizes that display the highest video quality with minimum power consumption. The company provides video display processor products, including imageprocessor (integrated circuits) ICs, such as embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology, and software that control the operations and signal processing within projectors and high-resolution flat panels; video co-processor ICs that work with an image processor to post-process video signals to enhance the performance or feature set of the overall video solution; and networked display ICs, which combines video sharing capabilities with video image processing, wireless connectivity, and Internet connection to ensure high quality, multi-source video output, and enhanced value to its projection display customers. It also has an intellectual property portfolio of 135 patents related to the visual display of digital image data. The company sells its products through a direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers representatives worldwide. Pixelworks, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, California..

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) - First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank, National Association that provides community banking services. It accepts time, savings, and demand deposits; and provides consumer, commercial, agri-business, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as rents safe deposit facilities. The company also provides personal and corporate trust, full-service brokerage, corporate, letters of credit, and repurchase agreements services. In addition, it operates as a property, casualty, personal lines, and employee benefit insurance agency. The company operates 116 banking locations in 27 Indiana, 2 Illinois, and 2 Ohio counties. Its delivery channels include ATMs, check cards, remote deposit capture, interactive voice response systems, and Internet technology. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana..

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK) - Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. Its deposit products include non-interest bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts, MMDA, and non-brokered certificates of deposits. The company s loan products comprise commercial real estate, commercial, consumer, construction and land development, single-family residential loans, and residential mortgage loans, as well as agricultural loans. It also provides investment counseling and non-deposit investment products, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, tax deferred annuities, and related brokerage services; and real estate appraisal and brokerage services. In addition, the company operates as a clearing-house for the provision of appraisal services for community banks. As of December 31, 2015, it operated approximately 20 banking offices in North Carolina with offices in Newton, Denver, Catawba, Conover, Maiden, Claremont, Hiddenite, Hickory, Charlotte, Monroe, Cornelius, Mooresville, and Raleigh, as well as loan production offices in Denver, Durham, and Winston-Salem. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Newton, North Carolina..

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..

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