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FCBC, CWT, IPAS, PFBX, AVD, ACTG, Expected to Trade Higher After Bullish Insider Trading

^{Published on 2017-03-16 04:45:29 - WOPRAI}
 

March 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 Higher in the next 6 months. First Community Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC), California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT), iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS), Peoples Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:PFBX), American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG) 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                   CFO      500         90             31.9%               5         
  CWT     California Water Service Group   Vera, George A                   D        3           87             4.3%                147       
  IPAS    iPass Inc.                       Griffiths, Gary Alan             CEO      50,000      92             16.6%               11        
  PFBX    Peoples Financial Corporation    Swetman, Chevis C                CEO      1,000       78             3.2%                55        
  AVD     American Vanguard Corporation    Trogele, Ulrich G Ph.D.          O        7,000       75             8.4%                4         
  ACTG    Acacia Research Corporation      Walsh, Frank E III               D        44,765      92             36.3%               4         

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. The company 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 education, government, and health services; coal mining and gas extraction; retail trade; construction; manufacturing; tourism; and transportation. As of December 31, 2016, the company operated 18 branches in West Virginia, 20 branches in Virginia, 5 branches in North Carolina, and 2 branches in Tennessee. First Community Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia..

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) - California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. The company engages in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection. It offers its services to approximately 482,400 customers in 100 California communities; approximately 4,400 water and wastewater customers on the islands of Maui and Hawaii; approximately 16,700 customers in the Tacoma and Olympia areas in Washington; and approximately 8,000 water and wastewater customers in the Belen, Los Lunas, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico. The company is also involved in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating water systems; providing operational and maintenance, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing communication antenna sites on its properties to telecommunication companies; billing optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers; operating recycled water distribution systems; and providing lab services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California..

iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS) - iPass Inc. provides Wi-Fi network that enables Wi-Fi access on various mobile devices in the United States and internationally. The company offers mobile connectivity services that provide cloud-based solution allowing customers and their users access to its Wi-Fi network to stay connected to the people and information. It offers business to business mobile connectivity solutions to large and small enterprises, as well as to strategic partnerships comprising original equipment manufacturers, loyalty programs, software product and service providers, and communication companies; and iPass SmartConnect that takes the guesswork out of Wi-Fi automatically connecting customers to the hotspot for their needs. The company operates hotspots in approximately 100 countries, at airports, hotels, train stations, convention centers, outdoor venues, inflight, and others. iPass Inc. sells its services directly through its global sales force, as well as through reseller and strategic partners. The company has a partnership with Accuris Networks to provide mobile network operators and mobile virtual network operators with a solution to integrate Wi-Fi into their service offerings. iPass Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California..

Peoples Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:PFBX) - Peoples Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for The Peoples Bank that provides banking, financial, and trust services to government entities, individuals, and small and commercial businesses. It accepts various deposits, including interest bearing and non-interest bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and IRA accounts. The company also offers business, commercial, real estate, construction, personal, and installment loans; and personal trust, agencies, and estate services, such as living and testamentary trusts, executorships, guardianships, and conservatorships. In addition, it provides benefit accounts, including self-directed individual retirement accounts; and escrow management, stock transfer, and bond paying agency accounts to corporate customers. Further, the company offers other services, such as safe deposit box rental, wire transfer, night drop facilities, collection, cash management, and Internet banking services. As of December 31, 2015, it operated 17 branches in Harrison, Hancock, Jackson, and Stone Counties. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi..

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) - American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. The company manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. American Vanguard Corporation distributes its products through national distribution companies and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices and sales force executives. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California..

Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG) - Acacia Research Corporation, through its subsidiaries, invests in, develops, licenses, and enforces patented technologies in the United States. It assists patent owners with the prosecution and development of their patent portfolios; the protection of their patented inventions from unauthorized use; the generation of licensing revenue from users of their patented technologies; and enforcement against unauthorized users of their patented technologies through the filing of patent infringement litigation. The company owns or controls the rights to various patent portfolios, which include the United States patents and foreign counterparts covering technologies used in various industries. It has approximately 1,490 license agreements and 185 patent portfolio licensing and enforcement programs. Acacia Research Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California..

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