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VRTX, UVV, TRMB, VGR, LC, SIVB, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

February 16, 2017 / 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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX), Universal Corp (NYSE:UVV), Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB), Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR), LendingClub (NYSE:LC), SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) 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. 
  VRTX    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated  Arbuckle, Stuart A               O        3,792       92             -9.3%               15        
  UVV     Universal Corp                   Moore, David C                   CFO      19,439      82             -5.0%               7         
  TRMB    Trimble Inc.                     Johansson, Ulf J                 D        50,000      87             -7.3%               6         
  VGR     Vector Group Ltd                 Lebow, Bennett S                 D        100,000     100            -10.4%              69        
  LC      LendingClub                      Sanborn, Scott C                 CEO      33,669      96             -40.1%              7         
  SIVB    SVB Financial Group              Dunbar, Roger F                  D        580         87             -8.4%               3         

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.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated engages in discovering, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing medicines for serious diseases. The company focuses on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) and advancing its research and development programs. It markets ORKAMBI for the treatment of patients with CF 12 years of age and older who have two copies (homozygous) of the F508del mutation in their CFTR gene; and KALYDECO (ivacaftor) for the treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age and older who have the G551D mutation in their CFTR gene. The company also develops VX-661, a corrector compound that is in a Phase III development stage in combination with ivacaftor in multiple CF patients; VX-371, an investigational epithelial sodium channel, which is in a Phase II development stage; and VX-152 and VX-440 that are CFTR corrector compounds in Phase I clinical trial. In addition, it engages in the research and mid-and early-stage development programs in the areas of oncology, pain, and neurology. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy providers and wholesalers in North America, as well as government-owned and supported customers in international markets. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has collaborations with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Incorporated; Parion Sciences, Inc.; CRISPR Therapeutics AG; BioAxone Biosciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Moderna Therapeutics, Inc. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts..

Universal Corp (NYSE:UVV) - Universal Corporation engages in leaf tobacco business worldwide. It is involved in procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company processes and sells flue-cured and burley tobaccos, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, such as blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting for various manufacturers, manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco, just-in-time inventory management, e-cigarette and e-liquid testing, and smoke testing for customers. Further, it produces and sells dehydrated and juiced fruit and vegetable products. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia..

Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB) - Trimble Inc. provides technology solutions to enhance the work processes of professionals and field mobile workers worldwide. The company s Engineering and Construction segment offers field and office software for route selection and design; systems to guide and control construction equipment; systems to monitor, track, and manage assets, equipment, and workers; software to share and communicate data; 3D conceptual design and modeling software; building information modeling software; integrated site layout and measurement systems; applications for sub-contractors and trades; integrated workplace management services software; capital program and facility management solutions; field based data collection systems; and communication systems and back-office software. Its Field Solutions segment provides guidance and positioning, and automated application systems; and information management solutions, as well as systems to collect authoritative field data. The company s Mobile Solutions segment offers fleet and transportation management, analytics, routing, mapping, and reporting solutions; and work management and scheduling, and worker safety and mobility solutions. Its Advanced Devices segment supplies global navigation satellite system modules (GNSS), licensing and complementary technologies, and GNSS-integrated sub-system solutions; global positioning system receivers and embedded modules; precision products; and ultrahigh frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) reader modules, and finished/fixed-position RFID readers and design services. It serves agriculture, architecture, civil engineering, survey and land administration, construction, geospatial, environmental management, natural resources, transportation, and utility sectors, as well as governments. The company was formerly known as Trimble Navigation Limited and changed its name to Trimble Inc. in October 2016. Trimble Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California..

Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR) - Vector Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes in the United States. It operates through Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, and Real Estate segments. The company produces cigarettes in 117 combinations under the EAGLE 20's, PYRAMID, GRAND PRIX, LIGGETT SELECT, and EVE brand names, as well as USA and various partner brands, and private label brands. It also sells electronic cigarettes. In addition, the company provides residential brokerage, relocation, and real estate sales and marketing services, as well as title and settlement services to real estate companies and financial institutions; manages cooperatives, condominiums, and apartments; invests in, acquires, and owns real estate properties; and engages in land development activities. Further, it operates elliman.com, which enables property search services and offers market information, as well as building and neighborhood guides, and other interactive content; and AskElliman.com that facilitates communication with consumers, providing them with access to information from real estate to mortgage financing, to specific neighborhoods. Vector Group Ltd. markets and sells its cigarettes to candy and tobacco distributors, as well as grocery, drug, and convenience store chains. The company was formerly known as Brooke Group Ltd. Vector Group Ltd. was founded in 1911 and is based in Miami, Florida..

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) - The Liberty Corporation is a holding company with operations primarily in the television broadcasting industry. The Company's television broadcasting subsidiary, Cosmos Broadcasting, consists of 15 network-affiliated television stations, principally located in the South and Midwest United States. Eight of the Company's television stations are affiliated with NBC, five with ABC and two with CBS. In addition, Cosmos owns Cable Vantage, a cable advertising sales subsidiary, and Broadcast Merchandising Corporation, a professional broadcast equipment dealership.

Stations owned by the Company as of December 31, 2004, were WAVE-TV in Louisville, Kentucky; WTOL-TV in Toledo, Ohio; WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina; WLBT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi; KGBT-TV in Harlingen, Texas; WFIE-TV in Evansville, Indiana; KLTV-TV in Tyler, Texas; KTRE-TV in Lufkin, Texas; WSFA-TV in Montgomery, Alabama; WWAY-TV in Wilmington, North Carolina; WALB-TV in Albany, Georgia; KCBD-TV in Lubbock, Texas; WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi; KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, Louisiana and KAIT-TV in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The 15 stations operate in designated market areas ranked 50 to 179. All of the Company's stations are located in geographically diverse and growing markets. Eleven of the 15 stations are located in university centers. Many of the stations are also located in markets that are home to a mixture of large manufacturing plants, state capitals, transportation hubs and United States military bases.

Each of the stations is affiliated with a major network. The NBC affiliation contracts with each of the NBC-affiliated stations have been continuously in effect for over 40 years. The CBS and ABC affiliation contracts have each been continuously in effect for over 30 years. The affiliation contracts provide that the network will offer to the affiliated station a variety of network programs for which the station has the right of first refusal against any other television station located in its community. The network typically retains the rights to sell a substantial majority of the advertising time during such broadcasts. The major networks typically provide programming for approximately 90 hours of the average 135 hours per week broadcast by their affiliated stations. The Company's cable advertising company, CableVantage, Inc., represents nine independent cable operators in 17 locations that, in combination, reach nearly 450,000 subscribers.

Liberty's stations compete with pay cable (HBO, Showtime, Movie Channel, etc.) channels. Other sources of competition include providers of high-powered direct broadcast satellite services, such as Echostar and DirecTV..

SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) - SVB Financial Group, a diversified financial services company, provides various banking and financial products and services. Its Global Commercial Bank segment offers deposit products, such as business and analysis checking accounts, money market accounts, and multi-currency and sweep accounts, as well as lockbox, electronic deposit capture, and merchant services; credit products and services, including term loans, equipment loans, asset-based loans, revolving lines of credit, accounts-receivable-based lines of credit, capital call lines of credit, and credit cards; and payment and cash management products and services comprising wire transfer and automated clearing house payment, bill pay, account analysis, and disbursement, as well as online and mobile banking services. This segment also provides foreign exchange services; various loan and credit facilities; letters of credit, including export, import, and standby letters of credit; investment services and solutions; investment advisory services; third party money market mutual funds and fixed-income securities; vineyard development loans and community development loans to clients in the wine industry; and equity valuation services to companies and venture capital/private equity firms, as well as invests in debt funds. The company s SVB Private Bank segment offers private banking services, including mortgages, home equity lines of credit, restricted stock purchase loans, capital call lines of credit, and other secured and unsecured lending services. Its SVB Capital segment provides venture capital investment services that manage funds on behalf of third party limited partners. The company also offers asset and private wealth management, brokerage, private equity investment, and business valuation services. It operates through 29 offices in the United States; and offices in China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California..

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