Showing posts with label CenturyLink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CenturyLink. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

CenturyLink (CTL) (MAA) (MCRS) (OGE) (CRMT) (DDE) Upgraded

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), Mid America Apartment Communities Inc. (NYSE: MAA), Micros Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ: CRMT) and Dover Downs Gaming And Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: DDE) were upgraded by analysts.

Mid America Apartment Communities Inc. (MAA) was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods to an “Outperform” rating.

Micros Systems Inc. (MCRS) was upgraded by RBC Capital to an “Outperform” rating.

OGE Energy Corp. (OGE) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

America’s Car-Mart (CRMT) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $42.00 on the company.

Dover Downs Gaming And Entertainment Inc. (DDE) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Friday, August 12, 2011

CONSOL (CNX) (CTL) (OTEX) (LGF) (HMIN) Price Targets Changed

CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), Open Text (NASDAQ: OTEX), Lions Gate (NYSE: LGF) and Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN) have price targets adjusted by analysts.

Open Text (OTEX) had its price target lowered by Wunderlich from $70.00 to $65.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX) had its price target lowered by FBR Capital from $65.00 to $63.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $42.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (HMIN) had its price target raised by Brean Murray from $49.00 to $51.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Lions Gate (LGF) had its price target raised by RBC Capital from $6.50 to $7.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

SunPower (SPWRA) (DIS) (GM) (ACAS) (BWC) (CTL) (HUM) (MYGN) EPS Estimates Changed

SunPower Co. (NASDAQ: SPWRA), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), General Motors (NYSE: GM), American Capital (NASDAQ: ACAS), Babcock & Wilcox Co. (NYSE: BWC), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), Humana (NYSE: HUM) and Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN) EPS estimates adjusted.



Citigroup (NYSE:C) slashed it EPS estimates on SunPower Co. (SPWRA). They have a “Hold” rating and a price targe of $16.50 on the company.



UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) lowered its EPS estimates on Walt Disney (DIS). They have a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $42.00 on the company.



Citigroup boosted its EPS estimates on General Motors (GM). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target $48.00 on the company.



UBS AG cut its EPS estimates on American Capital (ACAS). They have a “Buy” rating on the company.



JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) lowered its EPS estimates on Babcock & Wilcox Co. (BWC). They have a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $28.00 on the company.



UBS AG lowered its EPS estimates on CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $47.00 on the company.



Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) raised its EPS estimates on Humana (HUM). They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.



Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) cut its EPS estimates on Myriad Genetics (MYGN). They have a “Sell” rating and a price target of $18.00 on the company.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Plains (PXP) (CTL) (PNNT) (CVH) (PETD) (DF) Upgraded

Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE: PXP), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), PennantPark Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: PNNT), Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH), Petroleum Development Co. (NASDAQ: PETD) and Dean Foods Co (NYSE: DF) upgraded by analysts.

Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) was upgraded by Global Hunter Securities from an “Accumulate” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $54.00 on the company, up from $40.00.

CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) was upgraded by DA Davidson from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $36.00 on the company.

PennantPark Investment Corp. (PNNT) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $12.00 on the company.

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH) was upgraded by Standpoint Research from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $35.00 on the company.

Petroleum Development Co. (PETD) was upgraded by Hilliard Lyons from a “Neutral” rating to a “Long” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Dean Foods Co. (DF) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $10.00 on the company.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Dividends on (CTL) (FL) (FRME) (HBHC) (HBOS) Declared

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE:FL), First Merchants Corp (NASDAQ:FRME), Hancock Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:HBHC) and Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HBOS) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.725 per share payable 6/16/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/6/11.

The Board of Directors of Foot Locker Inc. (FL) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.165 per share payable 7/29/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 7/15/11.

The Board of Directors of First Merchants Corp (NASDAQ:FRME) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.01 per share payable 6/20/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/6/11.

The Board of Directors of Hancock Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:HBHC) declared a second quarter common stock dividend of $0.24 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/6/11.

The Board of Directors of Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HBOS) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.03 per share payable 6/24/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/10/11.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Ratings on (AWC) (BTE) (CTL) (DF) (DNN) Upgraded

Ratings on Alumina Limited (NYSE: AWC), Baytex Energy Corp (NYSE: BTE), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), Dean Foods Co (NYSE: DF) and Denison Mines Corp (NYSE: DNN) were upgraded by analysts.

RBS upgraded Alumina Limited (AWC) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

TD Newcrest upgraded Baytex Energy Corp (BTE) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) upgraded CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Dean Foods Co (DF) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

TD Newcrest upgraded Denison Mines Corp (DNN) from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Dividend Yields for (FTR) (HCN) (WIN) (CTL) (T) (VZ)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Frontier Communications Corp (FTR), Health Care REIT Inc (HCN), Windstream Corp (WIN), CenturyLink Inc (CTL), AT&T Inc (T) and Verizon Communications Inc (VZ).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Frontier Communications Corp (FTR) has a dividend yield of 9.06 percent on a declared dividend of $0.19. The payout ratio is 405.2 percent.

Health Care REIT Inc (HCN) has a dividend yield of 5.32 percent on a declared dividend of $0.71. The payout ratio is 115.3 percent.

Windstream Corp (WIN) has a dividend yield of 7.81 percent on a declared dividend of $0.25. The payout ratio is 167.6 percent.

CenturyLink Inc (CTL) has a dividend yield of 7.11 percent on a declared dividend of $0.72. The payout ratio is 97.3 percent.

AT&T Inc (T) has a dividend yield of 5.53 percent on a declared dividend of $0.43. The payout ratio is 74.5 percent.

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) has a dividend yield of 5.16 percent on a declared dividend of $0.49. The payout ratio is 95.9 percent.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Sprint (S) Brings Euteneuer to the Fold

Sprint (NYSE:S) has finally been able to insert Joseph Euteneuer into the position of CFO at the company after waiting for the completion of the acquisition of Qwest (NYSE:Q) by CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL).

In the latter part of 2010 Sprint had announced they had come to an agreement with Euteneuer, but the company had to wait until the sale was closed in order to secure his services.

Euteneuer will replace Bob Brust who is retiring at the company. He had agreed to remain until Euteneuer agreed to come on board.

The deal for Qwest by CenturyLink closed on Friday, setting the wheels in motion for the transition to Sprint by Euteneuer.

Brust was brought back out of retirement in 2008 in order to help keep the company from breaking debt covenants. He was able to cut costs, boost free cash flow and pay down debt during that time, setting the stage to acquire Virgin Mobile USA and affiliate iPCS Inc. in 2009.

Sprint closed Monday at $4.62, gaining $0.06, or 1.32 percent.