Today's Hot Stocks: Walgreen, QUALCOMM, Johnson Controls, SLM, Exxon Mobil, and Barrick Gold

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Walgreen (NYSE:WAG), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), SLM (NASDAQ:SLM), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), and Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX).

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Report Highlights:

Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG): Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) announced on July 19 the company has signed a multi-year pharmacy network agreement with Express Scripts. Under the terms of the agreement, Walgreen will become part of the network of pharmacies available to Express Scripts clients as of September 15. Earlier this month, Walgreen announced that it agreed to purchase a regional drugstore chain in the mid-South region of the United States from Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings, Inc. and members of the LaFrance family, in exchange of approximately US$438 million. The terms of the transaction is expected to close around September 1, 2012. By market close, shares of Walgreen trades have gone up 11.79% to US$34.62 with heavy volume traded. There were 56.22 million stock shares traded, which was 5.4 times more than average volume. Do you want to spend less time on picking stocks? Want to trace the activities of Walgreen Company insiders from now on? Insiderslab.com refers insider trading data to professional investors since Walgreen insiders have better access to company non-public information.

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/072012A/WAG/Walgreen.pdf

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM): For third quarter fiscal 2012, QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) announced a revenue of US$4.63 billion, up 28% from US$3.62 billion a year ago. However, the company lowered the top-end of its full fiscal year forecast for both revenue and adjusted earnings per share. By the end of Thursday's trading, shares of QUALCOMM soared 4.26% higher, moving up US$2.39 to US$58.44 per share. The stock traded 26.04 million shares in the last trading session, well above its daily average of 13.36 million shares. Are QUALCOMM, Inc. insiders starting to take huge profits by selling shares or exercising stock options? Academic studies have shown that insiders traditionally make higher investment returns than ordinary investors. Check this insider trade report for QCOM here.

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/072012A/QCOM/QUALCOMM.pdf

Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE:JCI): Shares of Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE:JCI) were down on Thursday to their lowest value in nearly six months after the company slashed its fourth-quarter profit forecast. Shares of Johnson Controls ended with a drop of 7.94% to US$26.07 in the session after falling as much as 8.9% to US$25.80 - the company's largest intraday drop since January 19. Johnson Controls also reported that its sales and profit for the quarter ended June 30 fell short of analysts' estimates. Still, the company did have some strong news to report, with its net income for the second quarter coming in at US$417 million, or 61 cents per share, which was a 17% increase from the previous quarter. "While we saw a significant improvement in profitability in the third quarter, sluggish demand in some of our key markets along with a much weaker euro resulted in lower top line growth than we expected," said Stephen Roell, Johnson Controls CEO. In addition to quarterly reports, Insiderslab.com suggests that insider transactions can also greatly influence investment decisions. Interested in the non-public stock trading behaviors of Johnson Controls insiders? Investors can get the information they need by clicking the following link.

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/072012A/JCI/JohnsonControls.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.

SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM):

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/072012A/SLM/SLM.pdf

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM):

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/072012A/XOM/ExxonMobil.pdf

Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX):

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/072012A/ABX/BarrickGold.pdf

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