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Windstream Tops But Sales Dip – Analyst Blog
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<>Windstream Corp. (WIN), a leading rural telecom carrier, reported operating results for the third quarter with adjusted earnings per share of 24 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents. Adjusted EPS excludes one-time items such as restructuring charges, merger and integration costs and non-cash pension expense.
 
Reported net income of $80 million (18 cents a share) reflects a 24% year-over-year decline on account of lower revenues, which declined 8% year over year to $734 million.  Service revenues fell 5% year over year to $704.9 million while product revenues declined 44< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< /><><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  11/10/09 Comment


Company News for November 9, 2009 – Corporate Summary
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• Kraft (NYSE:KFT) is due to formalize its Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) bid for about $16.7 billion as the deadline for an offer hits

• Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) announced it is selling its TASC consulting operations to two private equity firms for $1.65 billion

• About $30 billion was the agreed-to valuation which General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) placed on the joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE) to "buy," and lifted its price target to $42

<>• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Lexmark (NYSE:LXK) to it<><><><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  11/09/09 Comment


Qwest: Weisel Upgrades In Quest For Yield
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Thomas Weisel Partners analyst James Breen this afternoon lifted his rating on Qwest (Q) to Market Weight from Underweight, following a recent pullback in the shares. Breen notes that the stock is down 9% since it reported Q2 earning in late July, a period in which the S&P 500 rallied 6%.

“Given the company’s solid dividend yield and stable wireline fundamentals, we believe shares will now perform in line with its peer group,” he writes. Breen raised his target on the stock to $4, from $3.75.

<>Breen notes that the stock now ha...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    09/10/09 Comment


Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 5/11: DECC, CNB, TSFG, CTIC Higher; FACE, CPSL, SWSI, AXL Lower
D&E Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: DECC) <font>52.3% HIGHER;</font> entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN) in a transaction valued at approximately $330 million. Click here for the full report.Colonial Bancgroup Inc. (NYSE: CNB) <font>51.9% HIGHER;</font> shares of Colonial surged more than 40% last week despite no news. The stock is continuing higher today on continued heavy volume. Notably, the stock has risen about 106% in the last 2 trading days.Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FACE) <font>49.2% LOWER;</font> reports Q1 l...
By  Street Insider   (+9.67%  risk: moderate)  05/11/09 Comment


Analyst calls: HOTT, GYMB, DRL, ID, AWC, AMED, PAY, DCM, GPRO, BSX

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Boston Scientific (BSX), Analyst initiations, VeriFone Holdings (PAY)

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  • Pali Capital upgraded Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) to Buy from Neutral based on the ongoing merchandise catalyst, the opportunity to reclaim the mainstream kid and closing underperforming stores, which create the most favorable conditions in the last 5+ years.
    • <>Stanford upgraded L-1 Identity (N...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  11/20/08 Comment



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