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Telecom Equipment Stocks Look to Follow This Massive Quarterly Beat
By Brian Nichols - June 9, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, T, CIEN
There is perhaps no industry that is more difficult to assess than the telecom equipment space. It seems like every time you think the industry is moving in the right direction, something happens to knock the industry down. With that said, we can’t deny the incredible quarterly performance of Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), and if the company is right, it could be an exciting six months for others more »
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This Company Proved Analysts Wrong, Once Again
By Harsh Chauhan - June 7, 2013 | Tickers: T, CIEN, JDSU
When communications equipment maker Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN) released its second-quarter results, one thing became very clear -- the company is indeed ahead of the rest in its industry. Management stated during the first-quarter conference call three months ago that the company’s competitive strengths have kept it ahead of the pack, and that was proved when it released its latest results.
Surprise, surprise!
Ciena surprised the Street with adjusted earnings of more »
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Is the iPhone Illegal?
By Mark Morelli - June 7, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, T, SSNLF
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) just ruled that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will not be able to import some of its older products intended for use on the AT&T (NYSE: T) wireless network. Some of the affected products include the iPhone 4 and iPad 2.
The ITC indicated that Apple violated patents held by the South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF). The ban won't affect more »
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The Future of the Wireless Industry
By Daniel Murray - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: T, DISH, S, VZ
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) has been busy discussing its future recently, after the company received 2 different offers to effectively purchase the company. Both of the offers come from large companies that do not currently have operations in the US Wireless business: Softbank, which is a large Japanese Wireless and Internet operator, and Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), which operates a satellite TV business in the US. To add another twist more »
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Are Smart Phones the 21st Century Addiction?
By Wes Patoka - June 5, 2013 | Tickers: T, VZ, VOD
Telecommunication devices have been woven into our society and became a necessity. Our cellphones now let us use features like email, texting, Facebooking, and that old novelty of calling people. People are not necessarily addicted to their phones, but to the instant access to others and information. This need to constantly be connected bodes well for the future of the companies that charge us a toll to access the data more »
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Stocks for the Dividend Investor, Part 3: Growth and Income
By Rupert Hargreaves - May 31, 2013 | Tickers: T, CSCO, VZ
In part one of this series, I looked at secure dividend paying stocks that could form a solid, buy-and-hold backbone for any portfolio. In part two, I looked at the possibility of including double-digit high yield stocks in a portfolio and the risks that come with such a strategy. In this part, I am going to look at two growth stocks that offer lower yields than their peers but come more »
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Stocks for the Dividend Investor, Part 1; The Conservative Investor
By Rupert Hargreaves - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: T, XOM, UBA
Dividend investing is difficult. It is simple to go to the market and pick the stocks with the highest yield, but this strategy is fraught with danger, as those high yield figures could indicate the market's lack of faith in the company to maintain its payout.
So in this four part series I am going to pitch several stocks that meet the criteria for several different styles of dividend more »
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Is AT&T a Good Stock to Buy?
By Robert Ciura - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ
AT&T’s (NYSE: T) investors take those hefty dividend payments seriously. For years, the main reason for owning the telecommunications giant has been its generous dividend payments. More recently, investors have received an extra dose of rewards in the form of big share price gains in addition to regular income.
As a result, AT&T’s dividend yield has declined significantly, and the company is trading at a lofty more »
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This Stock Has Kept Investors Waiting, But for How Long?
By Harsh Chauhan - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: T, CHL, CHU, JDSU
2013 was supposed to be a good year for optical networker JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) and the company had even kicked off the year in style, posting solid results and an upbeat outlook. However, the stock’s performance has since deteriorated and the third-quarter results released earlier this month haven’t done much to revive its fortunes.
The company missed estimates and the outlook for the ongoing quarter wasn’t more »
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Picking the Right Stocks to Benefit From Mobile Growth
By Bill Edson - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: T, FB, MSFT, VZ
As the majority of companies and investors know, mobile is the future. Consumers want -- or require -- all information to be accessible anytime, anywhere. This pushes companies to be more aggressive with their mobile strategies, making phones and operating systems or skins more appealing to consumers.
There are two companies in particular that have offered such a “solution” but the true winners in the scenario, and ones investors should look to more »
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These Companies Are Investing in Video-on-Demand
By Eileen Rojas - May 29, 2013 | Tickers: T, NFLX, TWX
The future of video-on-demand, or VOD, looks bright.
More consumers are interested in this emerging platform as it currently generates an increasing percentage of box office revenue and surpasses sales of physical discs. Big companies, such as AT&T (NYSE: T) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), are taking notice and investing in it. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is protecting its share of the market by expanding overseas and adding the best more »
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The Telecom Olive Branch
By Reuben Brewer - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: T, VZ, VOD
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) just extended a multi-billion dollar olive branch to Verizon Wireless partner Vodofone (NASDAQ: VOD). Indeed, the company can't risk friction if it wants to eventually buy out its wireless partner.
A Group Effort
Verizon and Vodofone teamed up at the turn of the century to create what is today this country's largest cell phone company. Verizon has a controlling 55% stake in the business, with more »
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Investing in Telecoms and Their 4G Future
By Joseph Harry - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: T, S, TMUS, VZ
4G LTE is quickly becoming the new standard for wireless communications. 4G LTE is significant for wireless carriers because it offers speeds that are over ten times faster than the old 3G technology.
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is currently the leader in 4G LTE as far as size goes. With the largest LTE network in the nation, the company is also getting closer and closer to 100% LTE coverage -- with a more »
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Where Can an Investor Find Yield Today?
By Wes Patoka - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: WTR, T, DUK
With the Fed’s continued buying up and pushing down yields in bonds, investors have been frantic to find yield in the more risky equity market. The stocks that have seen the best run ups are in the utility sector. Old guard companies that turn out a consistent profit, but have limited growth potential were among the favorites. In this century, we all continue to need the products and services more »
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These 3 Telecoms Provide Income, Stability, and a Little Growth
By Casey Hoerth - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: T, CHL, VOD
On the list of investors' needs these days, income is at or near the top. Yet, as the market has gone up and up for six months straight, income opportunities have diminished.
On the other hand, investors are duly worried that once central bank support tapers off and interest rates go up, many other dividend-paying stocks will crash along with bonds. This will be especially true for dividend payers who more »
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Reasons to Buy Sprint
By Red Chip - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: T, S, VZ
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) operates in the US telecom sector and offers a broad range of wireless and wireline communications services. The company attracted more than 55 million customers at the end of the first quarter of 2013. Over the past three years, Sprint reported net losses. The question remains, will the company claw back some of its poor performance? Let's find out.
Stock-price drivers
Sprint demonstrated strong growth more »
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Vodafone Wants Growth of More than $100 Billion
By Nick Chiu - May 27, 2013 | Tickers: T, VZ, VOD
Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) is the second-largest wireless company in the world behind China Mobile and the largest carrier in terms of the number of countries served. With the company's recent earnings release, all eyes continue to be on Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless, which is 55% owned by Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ).
Deal unlikely
Earlier in late April, Verizon Communications was preparing a possible $100 billion more »
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Dividends Aren't a Sure Sign of Success
By Reuben Brewer - May 27, 2013 | Tickers: T, HCP, PBI
Dividend growth has been fast over the last three years according to WisdomTree. It has built an index and associated ETF to capture that growth. However, WisdomTree's own numbers show that an index of companies with long histories of dividend increases outperforms. Only dividend increases aren't a sure sign of a winner.
Slicing and dicing
WisdomTree's director of research Jeremy Schwartz recently released a report highlighting dividend more »
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A Better Networking Investment Than the Big Boys?
By Matthew Frankel - May 25, 2013 | Tickers: T, CIEN, CSCO, JNPR
With a solid record of rapidly increasing sales, and very nice growth ahead, Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN) just landed on my radar. With the recent gains in the stock market (we seem to be hitting record highs daily), it becomes more important than ever to be extra selective and to hunt out the remaining bargains in the market. With Ciena still a ways off from its 52-week high, and even further more »
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Don’t Buy This Stock Now, but Don’t Ignore It Either
By Harsh Chauhan - May 25, 2013 | Tickers: ADI, T, TXN
The going has been tough for Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) this year as the recovery it had hoped for seems to be happening very slowly. The company, which provides analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing integrated circuits to various end-markets such as industrial, automotive, communications etc., has disappointed investors with a modest return of around 8% through stock price appreciation.
This is not surprising when you consider that Analog has more »