Earnings came out for Frontier Communications FTR on February 16, and the company reduced its dividend down to $0 .10 per share, helping them reduce debt, improve leverage and to put cash towards investing in their network.
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We far prefer a business that is poised for future growth, versus a really cheap company in a shrinking business.
Covestor model manager Bill Deshurko, who manages the Dividend and Income Plus model, was interviewed on News@7 to discuss investing in high dividend yielding stocks. Bill mentions his investment thesis for Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Nightsbridge Tankers (Nasdaq: VLCCF), along with his general investment strategy for producing income from stock […]
Bill Deshurko of Centerville, Ohio founded 401 Advisor in 2003 after becoming frustrated with by losses incurred through a typical buy and hold approach. He developed his strategy primarily for retirees and other investors who require a high monthly income to maintain their lifestyle. The strategy is also suited for […]
Verizon Wireless (VZ) has recently been in the news following ATT's (T) acquisition of T-Mobile. According to David Green of the Hotchkis and Wiley Value
Author: James Hofmann Model: Dividend Growth Disclosure: Long T Over the weekend AT&T (NYSE: T) the second largest wireless carrier in the US announced plans to buy T-Mobile the fourth largest carrier in the US for $39 billion. The combined company will be the largest provider in the US surpassing […]
Author: Mark Holder Covestor model: Opportunistic Arbitrage Disclosure: Long FCX, IBN, CCIH, RDWR, ATW, SHLD, PUDA, CEPH, MEE, ANR *See important disclosures After a disappointing January, February was a welcome return to outperforming the market. The model returned approximately 3% greater than the S&P500. The market remained strong even in […]
Author: Robert Freedland Covestor model: Buy and Hold Value Disclosure: Long AMZN, COP, JCI, PRGO) *See important disclosures After waiting patiently with several positions that were lagging the market, I chose to ‘swap out’ several holdings that had short-term issues and moved into new positions in what appeared to be more […]
Author: Leif Eriksen Covestor model: Performance with Protection Disclosure: Long TOT, ESV, CSCO, ITW, TEF *See important disclosures “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the […]
January 27th, which fell to $20.20 on January 28th. CMCSA closed at $23.31 on January 27th, then fell to $22.84 on January 28th. In other MA news, Verizon
Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE: MMI) shares plummeted Thursday after an earnings announcement that slightly exceeded analysts’ expectations, but also acknowledged some weakness in its smartphone business. MMI also forecasted a loss for quarter one 2010, which was not what analysts had anticipated. Investors took heed and the stock fell from […]
Radioshack (NYSE: RSH) fell substantially today—from $17.61 to $15.62—on both the announcement of CEO Julian Day’s retirement and the pre-announcement of a reduced quarter four 2010 EPS that is lower than 2009 quarter four’s EPS and analysts’ estimates. RSH hired Day in 2006 after the company dealt with a disappointing […]