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  • Is Gigabit Fiber Here?

    By Rhett Holechek - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, T, CTL, CSCO, EXTR, GOOG, JNPR, VZ, WIN

    The US has been behind countries like South Korea, Japan, and Sweden, for too long when it comes to very high speed Internet - the kind of speeds that only fiber can bring.  The current holy grail of Internet speed is gigabit (1,024 megabits per second).  Imagine streaming everything to your house without buffering, choppiness, and all-around unpleasantness.  That is what gigabit promises and delivers.  However, most cannot get it more »

  • Excellent Telecom Stocks With Great Dividends

    By Anthony Parsons - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, DTV, VZ, VOD

    This article will take a look at four of my favorite names in telecom. More specifically, it will look at which one of these stocks is the best investment at current price levels. Also, it will evaluate some of the opportunities on the horizon out of these names, with a case for the most compelling value in this industry.

    The four stocks we will look at today are AT&T more »

  • Three Stocks with Dividend Yields you cannot Afford to Ignore

    By John Timmes - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, LMT, STX

    The importance of dividend yield to a buy-and-hold investor cannot be overstated.  A strong dividend yield will allow you to build income over the long-term while also enjoying the capital appreciation on your investment.  Beyond dividend yield, we look for companies that have compelling history of raising their dividend payments. The below stocks will make great investments for your investment portfolio or your tax-advantaged IRA.

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    The stocks discussed below more »

  • Two Telecom Stocks to Buy, One to Avoid

    By siraj sarwar - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ

    The telecom-services industry is one of the top-performing sectors in the world, and many companies operating in this market offer hefty dividends. In this article, I will pick two companies from the telecom-services industry that have solid dividends and one company to avoid. 

    These two winning investments have solid financial statements to back continual shareholder returns. When I selected these stocks, I focused on the companies’ balance sheets, cash flows more »

  • An Easy Way to Handle Punishing Surprises in Telecommunication Stocks

    By Jeff Stouffer - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, T, CTL, IYZ, S, VZ

    The telecommunications sector is filled with promise. With constant technological changes the general public's demands for these services continue to increase. On numerous and regular occasions, a company that operates in this sector makes an announcement that crushes the stock price in no time at all. Thus the general public's view toward this group is quite finicky.

    One way to maintain a solid exposure to this group without more »

  • A Value Play in the Telecom Sector

    By Piyush Arora - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, WIN

    More often than not, companies carry out share repurchases to either revive their distressed share prices or to artificially boost their EPS when there isn’t much room to grow. But certain well-performing companies repurchase their shares to reduce their dividend burden or due to a board’s faith and confidence in the company’s future. AT&T (NYSE: T) is one such company, and here are a couple of more »

  • A Value Play in Telecom Sector

    By Piyush Arora - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, WIN

    More often than not, companies carry out share repurchases to either revive their distressed share prices or to artificially boost their EPS when there isn’t much room to grow. But certain well performing companies repurchase their shares to reduce their dividend burden or due to the board’s faith and confidence in the company’s future. AT&T (NYSE: T) is one such company and here are a couple more »

  • Can This Telecom Giant Compete in Business Services?

    By Maxwell Fisher - March 29, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ, WIN

    The business-services industry is a huge landscape, making up both business and government agencies. There's great profit potential for telecom companies that can deliver fast and secure Internet access, convenient data storage options, voice, and cloud computing services.

    So when Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN) announced the expansion of its carried switched ethernet service, it made me wonder whether the company could compete with other telecoms in the business-services industry. Below more »

  • 3 High Yield Technology Stocks

    By Mohsin Saeed - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTE, WIN

    The technology sector is usually not known for its high dividends because companies prefer to invest heavily in R&D and focus on revenue growth. The telecommunication industry is an exception in the technology sector, however, as it offers some of highest yields in the entire market. The following three companies offer some of the highest dividends in the technology sector, and the discussion will demonstrate that these dividends are more »

  • 4 Reasons To Sell Windstream

    By Chad Henage - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, VZ, WIN

    In a recent article on Fool.com, Caroline Bennett suggested “3 Reasons To Buy Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN).” I don't often do this, but I feel in this case it's necessary. I'll do one better than Caroline, and suggest 4 reasons investors should sell Windstream.

    The Numbers Matter, But Only If You Are Using The Right Ones
    In Caroline's article, she suggested that one reason investors should more »

  • Are Dividend Cuts Always a Bad Thing?

    By Joseph Harry - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, EXC, NOK

    As a dividend growth investor, or just an investor in general, it may kill your soul when one of your stocks decides to cut, or even eliminate, its dividend -- especially if it craters the stock in the process. But is it always a bad thing when companies decide to lighten up on shareholder payouts?

    Could a cut actually be good news?

    Back in May, when I purchased shares of Nokia more »

  • These 3 Numbers Say To Stay Away

    By Chad Henage - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, FTR, WIN

    My first thought when I see a high yielding stock is, can the company afford the dividend? There are a few sectors of the market known for their high yields, such as telecommunications and utilities. In the local telecommunications space, companies like CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR), and Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN) are all offering significant yields. However, looking at Frontier's recent earnings report, I see multiple challenges that need to be addressed.

  • These 3 Numbers Keep Me from Buying

    By Chad Henage - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, VZ, WIN

    Who wouldn't be interested in a yield of more than 11%? If investors expectations are realistic, they would be very happy with a 10% or more return from their investments over time. Since you could also reinvest these dividends to raise your effective yield, over time you would have an even better chance of outperforming the market. However, as the old saying goes, if it looks too good to be true it probably is, such is the case with Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN).

  • Two Stocks Offering Attractive Dividend Yield with Unusual Option Activities

    By Nick Chiu - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: AGNC, CTL

    CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) and American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC) call activities on February 28, 2013. Unusual option activities can be an indicator or precursor of a major movement for the underlying stock. Unusual option activity is also an indicator showing the money flow in the options market. More favorable risk/reward ratio positions could be set up at a better timing by understanding the money flow. In this article, CenturyLink more »

  • Will Dividend Cuts Run Amok In Telecoms?

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, WIN

    With recent news of CenturyLink’s (NYSE: CTL) big dividend cut, questions arise about the other major land-line telecom companies, Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN) and Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR), and whether dividend cuts for these companies are to come. The fundamental issue for these cuts and an expected earnings decline for all of these companies is their deteriorating business models, with all three telecoms already missing earnings estimates for their December-ended more »

  • Are These Lush Dividends In Danger?

    By Timothy Green - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, WIN

    For many years small telecom companies operating mainly fixed-line phone businesses offered extremely high dividend yields, sometimes greater than 10%. But as the country increasingly goes wireless the stable cash flows previously generated by fixed-line customers have begun to deteriorate.

    CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) recently announced a quarterly dividend cut from $0.725 per share to $0.54 per share, a 25% decrease. This caused shares to plummet from about $41 more »

  • In the Wake of a Dividend Cut, What's an Investor to do with CenturyLink?

    By Robert Ciura - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ

    Investors of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) got a rude awakening on Feb. 14, when they found that their company had cut its dividend 25% amidst providing its fourth-quarter and full-year results.  Dividend cuts are almost always painful, and the market surely seemed surprised by the company’s decision to slash its payout, since shares were down more than 20% on the day.

    The question to investors is, with the news baked more »

  • The News Isn't Really That Bad

    By Chad Henage - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, FTR, VZ, WIN

    I've written before about CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) and how it appears to be the best positioned local telecom. Not a lot has changed about the company, but the market didn't like the company's new, “Capital Allocation Strategy”. Most of the headlines have focused on the dividend being cut from $0.725 per quarter to $0.54. However, there is a bigger change happening here, and though in the short-term this doesn't feel like a better deal for investors, it just may be.

  • Should We Buy These 2 Telecom Companies?

    By Brian Gorban - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ

    For years now, analysts have called for the gradual demise of landline phone service, as customers understandably save money by switching solely to cellular phones. That argument grew even stronger after massive landline operator CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) released disappointing earnings earlier this week. The company slashed its juicy dividend by a sizeable 26% and gave an uninspiring earnings forecast , which led to multiple downgrades and a more than 20% drop more »

  • Noteworthy Downgrades on Thursday

    By Brian Nichols - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, EIX, ULTA

    Sometimes an analyst issues a revised outlook or changes his/her rating, but does not inform investors of the reasons behind the call. These typically move stocks on the call alone; the price target and outlook. However, some analysts provide detailed reasons behind the call; these are the outlooks that should be noted and used as part of your fundamental research. Therefore, I am taking a look at three key more »

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