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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Insider Ownership Increasing: (LNCE), (PICO), (SYBT), (CPWM), (KMX)

Shares of Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (LNCE) fell by 0.2% or $-0.05/share to $25.41. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.37 and as high as $26.93. On average, 272590 shares of LNCE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 84137. The shares are currently trading below the 50-day moving average but above the 200-day moving average. The stock may be range bound between these two levels where the 50-day moving average of $25.61 represents resistance and the 200-day moving average of $22.86 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 15.76%.

Shares of PICO Holdings Inc. (PICO) traded higher by 0.04% or $0.01/share to $22.56. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.56 and as high as $29.47. On average, 74600 shares of PICO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 43493. The shares are currently trading above the 50-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been experiencing strong upward momentum as the 50 DMA is above the 200 DMA. The stock may come back down to test the 50-day moving average, so look for a move back to the $22.41 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 0.43%.

Shares of SY Bancorp Inc. (SYBT) traded higher by 0.91% or $0.22/share to $24.39. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $17.06 and as high as $24.18. On average, 28850 shares of SYBT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 34875. The shares are currently trading above the 50-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been experiencing strong upward momentum as the 50 DMA is above the 200 DMA. The stock may come back down to test the 50-day moving average, so look for a move back to the $22.78 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 4.08%.

Shares of Cost Plus Inc. (CPWM) remained unchanged at $22.0. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.57 and as high as $22.13. On average, 707220 shares of CPWM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0. The shares are currently trading above the 50-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been experiencing strong upward momentum as the 50 DMA is above the 200 DMA. The stock may come back down to test the 50-day moving average, so look for a move back to the $21.22 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 11.85%.

Shares of CarMax Inc. (KMX) traded higher by 0.88% or $0.23/share to $26.33. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.77 and as high as $35.17. On average, 2288980 shares of KMX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2898104. The shares are currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages which indicates that the shares have been experiencing downward momentum. The stock may bounce back to test the 200-day moving average. Thus, you may want to pay close attention for a move up to the $28.35 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level. The stock has insider ownership of 0.43%.