| Prev Close | 9.87 |
| Open | 10.00 |
| Day Low/High | 9.79 / 10.09 |
| 52 Wk Low/High | 8.16 / 15.30 |
| Volume | 4.49M |
| Avg Volume | 11.73M |
CenturyLink Inc. (CTL)
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NYSE : Communications
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.10B |
| Market Cap | 11.01B |
| EPS | -4.90 |
| P/E Ratio | 8.80 |
| Div & Yield | 1.00 (10.21%) |
3 Companies That Growth-Starved Telcos Like Frontier and Verizon Could Target
U.S. telcos have been turning to M&A to offset revenue pressures and protect their rich dividends. That leaves conditions ripe for further dealmaking.
Midday Report: Cost Cuts Boost FireEye; Crude Oil Slumps on OPEC Worries
U.S. stocks moved higher as investors looked past a solid jobs report toward next week's election.
October Was a Record Month for Deal Making, With M&A Totaling $489 Billion
AT&T's bid for Time Warner was just one of the mega deals announced last month, which was a record for M&A activity.
Cramer: Confused? Join the Club
Politics, M&A, retail, oil -- it's hard to make sense of what's going on.
Jim Cramer Says CenturyLink Deal Protects Its Dividend
Jim Cramer says the CenturyLink deal to acquire Level 3 is a positive for its shareholders.
Stocks Rise as Consumer Spending Increases, GE Merges With Baker Hughes
U.S. stocks inched higher Monday on the heels of better-than-expected economic data and merger news.
Morning Movers: GE, LVLT, CTL, DB, SNE
GE rose after announcing that it was combining its oil-and-gas operation with Baker Hughes.
Amid Political Turmoil, Investors Should Focus on What Matters
Economic data and earnings are more relevant than political swings.
Closing Bell: Bristol-Myers Squibb Leads Healthcare; U.S. Stocks Slide as Defensive Names Slip
Stock losses escalated in the final hour as an increase in Treasury yields hit defensive names in the utilities and materials sectors.
Don't Hang Up on CenturyLink
The third-largest U.S. telecom has a lot on the line for investors.
Is Fiber-Rich Diet Too Much for Dycom?
Telecom stock is a little too sensitive to developments in fiber deployment.
Intermediate Trade: CenturyLink
Consider a CTL bullishly biased synthetic call expiring in September.
CenturyLink Is Building Earnings Credibility
The company has beaten earnings expectations for the past three quarters.
Intermediate Trade: CenturyLink
Buy the CTL near-the-money, bullishly biased vertical call spread expiring in July.
CLOSED: Intermediate Trade: CenturyLink
The sale of the March 31 strike call locks in the now-captured dividend of $0.54.
That Was the Week That Was
Let's review.
CenturyLink Is Still a High-Yield Dream
But watch earnings outlooks and the payout ratio for signs of stress.
CenturyLink Chart Has a Nice Ring to It
We have a $34 upside price target objective.
CenturyLink's 8% Yield Is an Income Investor's Heaven
The company has plenty of free cash flow to cover dividends.
Hundreds of Stocks Are Already in Bear Market Territory
It is possible that the worst has already happened.
Making the (Dividend) Cut
Companies to avoid until the dividend falls or earnings rise.
Corner of Wall & Main: Historic Yields
The 30-year yield is now below the real GDP growth rate.
Gimmicks Won't Smooth Things Over
Something worrisome has me fretting more than I have in a while.
Dividend D-Week Coming Up
It should be a good harvest season.
