All Posts Tagged With: "CTL"
(VZ) Telecom Stock Outlook – March 2012 – Industry Outlook
The telecommunications industry is identified as a major driver of global economic recovery. An unprecedented growth of high-speed mobile Internet traffic, particularly for wireless data and video, has transformed this industry into the most evolving, inventive, and keenly...
(SUN) Oil and Gas Stock Outlook – February 2012 – Industry Outlook
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Signs of progress in resolving Europe’s long-running sovereign debt crisis and a tightening global supply picture in view of the geopolitical fallout over Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions have been keeping oil prices...
(ADTN) ADTRAN Delivers Mixed Results
ADTRAN Inc.’s (ADTN) fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 50 cents per share were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents but plunged 14.2% from the year-ago earnings of 56 cents. Adjusted earnings for the full-year 2011 grew 18.6% to...
(AAPL) U.S. Telecom: Looking Ahead at 2012
The telecommunications industry is growing consistently despite a volatile U.S. economy. This industry is identified as a major driver of economic recovery. Telecommunications is one of the few industries to have seen rapid technological improvement even during the last recession.
Given...
(T) AT&T Raises Dividend – Risks Remain
Investing in telecom stocks seems risky as the global market faces the threat of yet another recession. While we await a political resolution to the Euro-zone sovereign debt crisis, the contagion is spreading globally, weighing on economic growth. The problems in Europe are...
(FTR) Frontier Communications Announces Sale of AT&T Line
The rural telecommunications service provider Frontier Communications Corp. (FTR) will now sell AT&T Inc.’s (T) wireless...
(T) Telecom Stock Outlook – November 2011 – Industry Outlook
Telecommunications industry is witnessing consistent growth despite experiencing a sluggish U.S. economy. Most of the large national telecom service providers together with the regional prepaid telecom operators generated net subscriber addition in the third quarter of 2011.
In...
(T) AT&T Shedding Assets for T-Mobile
According to a Bloomberg report, AT&T Inc. (T) is seeking to sell some assets or spectrum to rival companies in order to salvage its ambitious $39 billion purchase of Deutsche Telekom’s unit, T-Mobile...
(TDS) Telephone and Data Systems Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares
We are currently maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (TDS). The stock retains a Zacks # 2 (Buy) Rank for the short term.
The company is a diversified...
(CTL) CenturyLink Incorporated – Bear of the Day
We are downgrading our recommendation on CenturyLink (CTL) to Underperform. First quarter earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate aided by synergies from Embarq but fell year over year.
Although...
(TDS) Telephone and Data Systems Rides on Cloud Business
Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (TDS) plans to acquire OneNeck IT Services, a data hosting and information technology (IT) company. The estimated takeover price is $95 million.
The...
(T) Telecommunications Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
Telecommunications is one of the very few industries that witnessed massive technological improvement during the recession. An unprecedented growth of high-speed mobile Internet traffic, particularly for wireless data and video, has transformed this industry into the most...
(GOOG) Seeking Yield from Stocks Instead of Bonds – AAII Investor Update
Income-oriented investors have yet another reason to be upset with the bond markets. Junk bond yields fell to a record low a few days ago and are staying near those levels. As of Wednesday evening, the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield index yielded a mere 6.68%, which isn’t...
(BA) Company News for April 28, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Boeing (NYSE:BA) reported Q1 EPS of $0.78 today, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.70 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 2% year-over-year to $14.91 billion, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate for...
(ADTN) ADTRAN Outperforms Yet Again
ADTRAN Inc. (ADTN), a global provider of networking and communications equipment, reported first quarter 2011 earnings of 52 cents per share surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents. The quarter’s...
(S) Sprint-Nextel Hires Joseph J. Euteneuer as its Chief Financial Officer
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) announced the joining of Joseph J. Euteneuer as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Euteneuer replaces Bob Brust who is retiring from Sprint.
Before joining Sprint, Euteneuer was...
(T) Telecom Industry Outlook – March 2011 – Industry Outlook
The world economy is currently going through a recovery phase. The momentum is expected to remain strong in 2011. The Telecommunications Industry is identified as a major driver of the global economic recovery.
Capital spending constraints among telecom operators due...
(Q) Qwest Communications Reports Mixed Earnings Results
Qwest Communications Inc. (Q), the third-largest U.S. local-phone services operator, reported fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of 12 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents and the...
(CMS) 21 S&P 500 Companies Are Up More Than 40% Year To Date
If it seems like every stock you own or watch is breaking out to new highs, you’re almost right. As the September rally has continued into October, it has pushed 37.4% of the stocks on the S&P 500 to either new 52-week highs or within a fraction of that high.
While...
(ADTN) ADTRAN Analyst Initiates Coverage at Neutral
We are initiating coverage on ADTRAN Inc. (ADTN) with a Neutral rating. Currently, the stock has a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy).
We believe ADTRAN is benefiting from several new product cycles in broadband...
(BHP) Company News for September 17, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is reportedly planning to buy its remaining stake in Dutch biopharmaceutical firm Crucell (NASDAQ:CRXL), in a deal valued at $2.29 billion
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL) to “buy” from “neutral”
• Goldman...
(CTL) Shareholders Approve CenturyLink & Qwest Communications Merger
CenturyLink’s (CTL) pending acquisition of the third largest U.S. local-phone service operator, Qwest Communications (Q), received approval...
(BCE) Telecom Industry Outlook – June 2010 – Industry Outlook
An improving U.S. economy together with fabulous demand for mobile data and value-added services (VAS) has been the silver lining for the telecommunication industry in an otherwise tough environment. While our overall view is neutral for the industry, the recent sell-off has...
(CTL) CenturyTel Analyst Upgrades to Neutral
We are upgrading our recommendation for CenturyTel (CTL) to Neutral based on solid first-quarter 2010 results and management’s upbeat guidance. Earnings for the last quarter topped the Zacks Consensus...
(Q) Qwest Communications’ Earnings Report Beats The Street
Third-largest US local-phone service operator Qwest Communications (Q) announced first-quarter 2010 earnings with adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 10 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny...
(CTL) CenturyTel Inks Deal to Aquire Qwest Communications in $22B Merger
Rural telecom carrier CenturyTel (CTL), which now operates under the CenturyLink moniker, announced that it has forged a definitive agreement to acquire third-largest U.S. local-phone service operator Qwest...
(CTL) CenturyTel Incorporated – Bear of the Day
We downgrade our recommendation for CenturyTel (CTL), a leading rural telecom carrier, to Underperform based on management’s tepid outlook. Earnings for the last quarter beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate...
(WIN) Windstream to Acquire Iowa Telecommunications
Windstream Corp.’s (WIN) acquisition binge continues as the Little Rock , Arkansas-based rural telecom operator has recently announced that it will buy Iowa Telecommunication Services (
(CTL) CenturyLink’s Third Quarter Earnings Outperform
CenturyLink (CTL), formerly CenturyTel Inc, announced third-quarter 2009 results with adjusted (excluding non-recurring items or non-GAAP) earnings per share of 90 cents beating...
(QCOM) Telecommunications Industry – Industry Outlook
The economic downturn has been weighing on the fortunes of companies in almost every industry Incorporatedluding telecommunications. The industry by definition encompasses a lot of technology-related businesses. Besides the traditional local and long-distance wireline telephone...