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VRA, SCS, TEX, BDSI, CHS, MIK, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading

April 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 Lower in the next 6 months. Vera Bradley Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA), Steelcase Inc. (NYSE:SCS), Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX), BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. (NASDAQ:BDSI), Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE:CHS), The Michaels Companies Inc. (NASDAQ:MIK) 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. 
  VRA     Vera Bradley Inc.                Ray, Michael C                   B        40,000      100            -20.2%              41        
  SCS     Steelcase Inc.                   Pew, Robert C III                D        40,000      94             -18.6%              5         
  TEX     Terex Corporation                Bradley, Kevin                   FO       5,000       81             -10.0%              11        
  BDSI    BioDelivery Sciences International Inc.  Sirgo, Mark A                    CEO      95,795      78             -7.3%               5         
  CHS     Chico's FAS Inc.                 Noce, Colaco Donna               O        51,235      85             -6.0%               6         
  MIK     The Michaels Companies Inc.      Sonsteby, Charles M              O        80,566      88             -15.5%              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.

Vera Bradley Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) - Vera Bradley, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells women s handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. The company offers totes, crossbodies, satchels, clutches, backpacks, baby, and lunch bags; accessories, inclduing wallets, wristlets, eyeglass cases, jewelry, scarves, and various technology accessories; and travel products, such as rolling luggage, cosmetics, and travel and packing accessories, as well as travel bags comprising duffel and weekend bags. It also provides home products consisting of mugs and tumblers, as well as textiles products, such as throw blankets, beach towels, comforters, and wellness and beauty products; offers apparel/footwear, stationery, merchandising, and gift card products; and licenses its products. The company sells its products through two segments, Direct and Indirect. The Direct segment sells Vera Bradley branded products through the company s factory outlet stores in the United States, verabradley.com, and direct-to-consumer eBay sales, as well as through its annual outlet sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Indirect segment offers Vera Bradley branded products to approximately 2,600 specialty retail locations located in the United States, as well as department stores, national accounts, third party e-commerce sites and inventory liquidators, and its wholesale customer in Japan. As of January 28, 2017, the company operated 113 full-line stores and 46 factory outlet stores. Vera Bradley, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Indiana..

Steelcase Inc. (NYSE:SCS) - Steelcase Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes an integrated portfolio of furniture settings, user-centered technologies, and interior architectural products. The company operates through Americas, EMEA, and Other Category segments. Its furniture systems portfolio comprises panel-based and freestanding furniture systems; and complementary products, such as storage, tables, and ergonomic worktools. The company s seating products include ergonomic chairs; seating for collaborative or casual settings; and specialty seating for specific vertical markets, such as healthcare and education. Its interior architectural products consist of full and partial height walls and doors. The company also manufactures and sells surface materials consisting of textiles and wall coverings to architects and designers; and ceramic steel surfaces primarily for third-party fabricators and distributors to create static whiteboards and chalkboards. In addition, it provides workplace strategy consulting, lease origination, furniture and asset management, and hosted space services. The company markets its products to corporate, government, healthcare, education, and retail customers under the Steelcase, Coalesse, Designtex, PolyVision, and Turnstone brands. It distributes its products and services through a network of independent and company-owned dealers, as well as directly to end-use customers. Steelcase Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan..

Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX) - Terex Corporation manufactures and sells lifting and material processing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), Cranes, and Materials Processing (MP). The AWP segment designs, manufactures, services, and markets aerial work platform equipment, telehandlers, and light towers, as well as related components and replacement parts under the Terex and Genie brand names. The Cranes segment designs, manufactures, services, refurbishes, and markets mobile telescopic, tower, lattice boom crawler, lattice boom truck, utility equipment, and truck-mounted cranes, as well as related components and replacement parts under the Terex and Demag brand names. The MP segment designs, manufactures, and markets crushers, washing systems, screens, apron feeders, material handlers, wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment, concrete mixer trucks, concrete pavers, and related components and replacement parts under the Terex, Powerscreen, Fuchs, and CBI brand names, as well as the Terex name in conjunction with certain historic brand names. The company also provides financing solutions to assist customers in the rental, leasing, and acquisition of its products. It serves the construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, shipping, transportation, refining, energy, utility, and quarrying and mining industries. Terex Corporation was founded in 1925 and is based in Westport, Connecticut..

BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. (NASDAQ:BDSI) - BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products principally in the areas of pain management and addiction. The company provides its products based on its patented BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA) drug delivery technology, which consists of a small, bi-layered erodible polymer film for application to the buccal mucosa. It offers ONSOLIS, a fentanyl buccal soluble film to treat breakthrough pain in opioid patients with cancer marketed under the BREAKYL name in the US, Canda, and Europe, as well as PAINKYL name in Taiwan; BUNAVAIL, a buprenorphine and naloxone buccal film for the treatment of opioid dependence; and BELBUCA, a buprenorphine buccal film for the treatment of chronic pain. The company also develops Clonidine Topical Gel, which is in Phase III clinical trial to treat painful diabetic neuropathy and other indications; and Buprenorphine Depot Injection, an injectable, extended release, microparticle formulation of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence and chronic pain. It has a licensing and development agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Arcion Therapeutics, Inc.; Evonik Corporation; and Meda AB. BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina..

Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE:CHS) - Chico s FAS, Inc. operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of women s private branded, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, and complementary accessories. The company's portfolio of brands consists of the Chico s, White House Black Market (WHBM), and Soma. The Chico's brand primarily sells private branded clothing focusing on women 45 and older. The WHBM brand sells private branded clothing and accessories, such as shoes, belts, scarves, handbags, and jewelry focusing on women who are 35 years and older. The Soma brand sells designed private branded lingerie, sleepwear, loungewear, and beauty products focusing on women who are 35 and older. As of January 28, 2017, it operated 1,501 retail stores in the United States and Canada. The company also sells through its Websites and catalogs. Chico's FAS, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida..

The Michaels Companies Inc. (NASDAQ:MIK) - Michaels Stores, Inc. (Michaels), incorporated in 1983, is a national arts and crafts specialty retailer providing materials, ideas and education for creative activities. As of March 23, 2006, the Company operated 897 Michaels retail stores in 48 states, as well as in Canada, averaging 18,500 square feet of selling space. Its stores offer arts and crafts supplies and products for the crafter and do-it-yourself home decorator. Michaels also operated 165 Aaron Brothers stores, as of March 23, 2006, in 11 states, averaging 5,600 square feet of selling space, offering photo frames, a line of ready-made frames, custom framing services and a selection of art supplies. Recollections, the Company's scrapbooking/ paper crafting retail concept, operated 11 stores as of March 23, 2006, located in Arizona, Maryland, Texas and Virginia, providing merchandise, accessories, and a range of scrapbooking and paper crafting support services in a community learning environment. In addition, Michaels owned and operated four Star Decorators Wholesale stores as of March 23, 2006, located in Arizona, California, Georgia and Texas, offering merchandise primarily to interior decorators/ designers, wedding/ event planners, florists, hotels, restaurants and commercial display companies.

Michaels store offers approximately 42,000 basic stock keeping units (SKUs) in a number of product categories. The merchandise offered in Michaels stores include products for the do-it-yourself home decorator, including wall decor, candles, containers, baskets, and potpourri; custom framing services, ready-made frames, mat boards, glass, framed art, and photo albums; and silk flowers, dried flowers, and artificial plants sold separately or in ready-made and custom floral arrangements, accessories needed for floral arranging, and other floral items, such as wreaths; art supplies, including scrapbooking materials; surfaces and pads; adhesives and finishes; pastels and watercolors, oil paints, acrylics, easels, brushes, paper, canvas, and stenciling materials, and craft supplies, including beads, wood, doll making supplies, jewelry making supplies, rubber stamps, apparel crafts, books and magazines, craft storage, and plaster; needlecraft items including stitchery supplies, hand-knitting yarns, needles, canvas, and related supplies for needlepoint, embroidery and cross stitching, knitting, crochet, rug making kits, and quilt and afghan kits; ribbon and wedding accessories; gifts; hobby items including plastic model kits and related supplies, kids' craft materials, plush toys, and paint-by-number kits; party needs including balloons, gift wrap, candy making supplies, and cake decorating supplies, and soap and candle making supplies.

The Company's Michaels stores regularly feature seasonal merchandise. Seasonal merchandise is offered for several holiday periods, including Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and many other regional mini season programs. The Company's Aaron Brothers stores offer on average 6,500 SKUs, including photo frames, a full line of ready-made frames and a selection of art supplies and custom framing services. The merchandising strategy for the Aaron Brothers stores is to provide upscale framing assortment and shopping experience. In addition, it provides a fashion forward framing merchandise selection in an appealing environment with attentive customer service. Store design is developed centrally and implemented at the store level through the use of merchandise planograms, which provide store associates with detailed descriptions and illustrations with respect to store layout and merchandise presentation. Planograms are also used to cluster various products that can be combined to create individual projects.

Michaels operates a vertically integrated manufacturing operation named Artistree that supplies its Michaels and Aaron Brothers stores with custom and specialty framing merchandise. Its regional processing centers are located in City of Industry, California; Coppell, Texas, and .

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