Market Update: CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) – What Does Wall Street Think of CenturyLink?

[Market Realist] – As of February 9, 2016, ~57.9% of analyst recommendations for CenturyLink stock was “hold.” About 31.6% of the recommendations was “buy,” and ~10.5% was “sell.” Read more on this. CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) , with a current value of $15.71B, began trading this morning at $27.50. During today’s session, CTL traded between $27.28 to $28.73 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $21.94 to $39.74 over the last 52 weeks. CTL shares are currently priced at 10.87x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively inexpensive compared to the industry ’s 21.99x earnings multiple. The company pays shareholders $2.16 per share annually in dividends, yielding 8.12%. According to a consensus of 14 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.67 per share would be $0.00 worse than the year-ago quarter and a $0.06 sequential increase. The full-year EPS estimate is $2.51, which would be a $0.20 better than last year. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $4.42 Billion. If realized, that would be a 0.67% decrease over the year-ago quarter. Recently, RBC Capital Mkts Initiated CTL at Sector Perform (Sep 22, 2015). Previously, Barclays Initiated CTL at to Underweight. When considering if perhaps the stock is under or overvalued, the average price target is $29.46, which is 7.13% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:CTL) Similar Articles: Stock Update (NYSE:CTL): Why Did CenturyLink’s Revenue Surprise Wall Street in 4Q15? Market Update: CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) – CenturyLink wins DISA network fair opportunity awards Market Update: CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) – CenturyLink Schedules Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings Conference Call
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