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Insiders Snapping Up Saul Centers and Biglari Holdings

If you are looking for clues telling you which stocks have a good chance of increasing in value, you might want consider watching where insiders are putting their money. After all, talk is cheap, but when insiders put their own money on the line, you should sit up and take note.

Saul Centers Inc. (BFS) topped the insider-buying charts for the week ending June 18 as insiders snapped up 150,106 shares of company stock at a market value of $6,216,058. During the past six months, insiders have increased their overall holdings in the company by 10.1% and now own 31.7% of Saul Centers stock.

Biglari Holdings Inc. (BH) was not far behind, with insiders buying 15,083 shares at a market value of $4,721,937. Insiders now own 7.81% of the company's stock after increasing their overall holdings by 415.07% during the past six months.

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Analyst upgrades: RATE, DISCA and KBR

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Bankrate, Discovery Holdings and KBR, Inc were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • Merriman upgraded shares of Bankrate (NASDAQ: RATE) to Buy from Neutral on valuation following the recent pullback and believes shares can reach $50-$60 with some positive near term headlines, including price increases across the board and an additional cut in interest rates.
  • Wachovia upgraded Discovery Holdings (NASDAQ: DISCA) to Outperform from Market Perform based on valuation, uptick in ratings, and strong scatter market.
  • KBR, Inc (NYSE: KBR) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS, as they see potential for significant awards of major energy and chemicals projects.
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • JMP Securities raised Gevity HR (NASDAQ: GVHR) to Outperform from Market Perform.
  • Oppenheimer upgraded Cybex (NASDAQ: CYBI) to Buy from Neutral.
  • Baird upgraded Integrys Energy (NYSE: TEG) to Outperform from Neutral.

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Last updated: February 10, 2012: 11:34 PM

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