Today's Market Focus: Vale SA, J.C. Penney, Acme Packet, First Solar, Applied Materials, and Arch Coal



Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Vale SA (NYSE:VALE), J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP), Acme Packet (NASDAQ:APKT), First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), and Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI).
 
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Report Highlights:
 
Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE): The Brazil-based metals and mining company Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) ended lower by 2.78% to US$16.10 on over 31.19 million shares, compared to its average volume of 17.87 million shares. The stock made a new 52-week low of US$15.80 earlier in the session. Share prices of Vale have traded as high as US$28.41 per share and as low as US$15.80 in the past 52 weeks. Its price, as of the latest close, was up 1.9% compared with the 52-week low and was 76.5% below the 52-week high. Did Vale insiders like CEOs, CFOs, and Directors sell their shareholdings before the stock price dropped? Since Vale insiders have better access to company non-public information, Insiderslab.com thinks that investors would be wise to pay close attention to their stock trading behaviors. See this insider trade report for VALE here.
 
Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/083012B/VALE/ValeSA.pdf
 
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP): Insiderslab.com found Market Purchase made by company Independent Director -- Geraldine B. Laybourne on August 21, at stock price US$24.39. Disclose date: August 22. In the last three months, company insiders have purchased a total of US$172,730 in shares, which ranged in price from US$23.28 to US$24.39 each, according to insider trading report. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) shares began the trading session with a price of US$25.59 and throughout the session advanced to a high of US$26.90. When day-trade ended, the stock jumped 3.68% to US$26.23. J.C. Penney was traded above average volume with 13.95 million shares traded, 3.47 million shares more than its daily average. Is J.C. Penney a Good Buy Right Now? Do you want to know when J.C. Penney insiders like CEOs, CFOs, and Directors will purchase their shares? See insider trade report for JCP here.
 
Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/083012B/JCP/JCPenney.pdf
 
Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ:APKT): Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ:APKT), a global leader in session delivery networks, recently announced it had been selected by IBBS to perform its voice service infrastructure upgrade. Acme's Net-Net Session Director will help IBBS boost security, availability and scalability of its wholesale residential division by seamlessly integrating with existing voice infrastructure technologies. "Service agility and reliability are paramount in the wholesale voice services market," said Mark Hayes, Vice President of CLEC operations at IBBS. Despite the good news, Acme insider trading remains mixed. James Hourihan, Senior Vice President of corporate strategy, recently exercised his market option for 60,000 shares valued at US$0.52 each, then sold those shares for US$15.95 for a total of US$318,970. This, however, was countered by director David Elsbree, who purchased 9,500 shares for US$16.90 each. In the last trading session, Acme trades have gone up 10.41% to US$19.73 with heavy volume traded, which was 2.4 times more than usual. Do you want to spend less time on picking stocks? Want to trace the activities of Acme insiders from now on? Check out the insider trade report here.
 
Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/083012B/APKT/Acme.pdf
 
Today Insiderslab.com also observed abnormal trade volume for the following companies; insiders may involve trading in these companies. It will take some time for insiders to report their trades. Read these reports and add these companies into your Insider Trade Radar.
 
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR):
Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/083012B/FSLR/FirstSolar.pdf
 
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT):
Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/083012B/AMAT/AppliedMaterials.pdf
 
Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI):
Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/083012B/ACI/ArchCoal.pdf
 
Insider Filing Source Reference: All observations, analysis and reports are based on public information released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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Today's Notable Trades


Vocus, Inc. (VOCS)
10% shareholder: Okumus Opportunistic Value Fund Ltd.

Sold 776,700 Put Option (Obligation to Buy) (Derivative security at conversion or exercise price: $12.500) on May 17, 2013. Direct holding 0 shares/units after transaction. Put Option (Obligation to Buy) expires on May 18, 13. Holdings decreased -100.00%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:20:40.
 
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
Senior Officer (SR VP CORP. PLANNING): MAHONEY KEVIN P

Sold 8,229 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $35.810) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 0 shares/units after transaction. Holdings decreased -100.00%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:20:26.
 
EQUITY ONE, INC. (EQY)
Other: HETZ NATHAN

Sold 127,162 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (Non-Derivative security at $25.938) on May 17, 2013. Indirect holding 322,279 shares/units after transaction. Holdings decreased -28.29%.
Filing date: May 17, 2013. Record updated at 13:19:59.
 
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (AIT)
Senior Officer (Corporate Controller): BREZOVEC DANIEL T

Acquired 7,800 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $21.110) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 18,835 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 70.68%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:19:19.
 
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
Senior Officer (Vice President): GOADBY DAVID J

Acquired 8,071 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $55.120) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 36,237 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 28.66%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:17:39.
 
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP (WAB)
Director: HOWELL MICHAEL W D

Acquired 4,000 Common Stock - Direct (Non-Derivative security at $39.725) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 9,559 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 71.96%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:17:13.
 
CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC (CCRN)
First-Class Insider (President and COO): Grubbs William J

Acquired 9,997 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $5.250) on May 21, 2013. Direct holding 56,729 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 21.39%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:16:45.
 
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASBC)
Senior Officer (Executive Vice President): McKeag Bryan

Acquired 7,000 Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (Non-Derivative security at $13.160) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 31,233 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 28.89%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:16:27.
 
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (CORE)
Senior Officer (SVP - Corporate Development): McPherson Scott E

Acquired 4,436 Coremark Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $36.960) on May 17, 2013. Direct holding 30,961 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 16.72%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:16:13.
 
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC (ROK)
Senior Officer (Sr. Vice President): MCDERMOTT JOHN P

Acquired 27,600 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $46.160) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 85,988 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 47.27%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 13:16:00.
 
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