communications

The sentiment surrounding Centurylink Inc (NYSE: CTL) remains negative and weighed down by its legacy rural telecom association, according to Jefferies. The perception is unjustified and the stock should gain at least 25 percent from where it trades today, in the sell-side firm's view. ...

After a "steady dose of bad news" over the past year, now may be the time for investors to consider Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA), according to Rosenblatt Securities. The Analyst Rosenblatt Securities' Ryan Koontz initiated coverage of Acacia Communications'...

The U.S. government banned U.S.-based telecom companies from selling hardware and software components to the Chinese company ZTE for seven years. The announcement had a ripple effect across the entire optics sector and could even trigger industrywide consolidation, according to Northland Capital...

Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA) reported fourth-quarter results Thursday, with the top and bottom lines falling short of expectations on weakness in the optical telecom company's three end markets.  The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Meta Marshall maintains an Equal-weight...

Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) is trading up after being upgraded by Deutsche Bank and named as the firm's large-cap value idea.  The Analyst Deutsche Bank analyst Vijay Bhagavath upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from Hold to Buy and increased the price target from $86 to $110...

Shares of Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) have lost nearly 15 percent over the past three months, but some analysts are confident enough in the cable company's 2018 prospects to recommend buying the stock. The Analyst The Buckingham Research Group's Matthew Harrigan initiated...

Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE), a supplier of optical components for the telecom transport and switching markets, has seen its stock fall 20 percent over the past two weeks and some on Wall Street are now encouraging investors to buy the dip. The Analyst Northland Capital Markets' Tim...

Softbank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBF), the parent company of telecom provider Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) has announced it is willing to cede control in order to make a deal with T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) happen. The deal has been long awaited, and now it appears things are moving in the right direction...

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yid Corp Bond (ETF) (NYSE: HYG), the largest exchange-traded fund holding high-yield corporate debt, is down nearly 4.5 percent over the past month, so it is not a stretch to say junk bond investors that use ETFs are not enthused by HYG's performance. However, the ETF...

A coalition of advocacy groups has forced the United Kingdom to admit that it has been spying on social media users in the country. However, the British government says its surveillance is legal, since it involves information and computer servers based outside of the UK. The massive...

Susan Wojcicki was Google's 16th employee and is now, according to media reports, the new CEO of YouTube. Wojcicki will be taking over the position from Salar Kamangar, who's expect to leave YouTube but remain working for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). In a statement quoted by the industry newspaper...

There's a new rumor out there; that China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) has plans to buy a stake in Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD). That gossip comes after word that AT&T (NYSE: T) has decided againt a bid on the British communications giant, at least for the near future. Taiwan's Want China Times, quoting...

One of the oldest names in the communications industry may be up for grabs. Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), a British firm whose roots go back to telegraph companies in the Victorian era, is reportedly being considered as a takeover target by two U.S. communications giants, AT&T...

With all of the media attention focused on China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) and a deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the iPhone, investors should not ignore the feature phone franchise that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) brings to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Feature phones are mid-range mobile phones; more advanced...

Before Typhoon Haiyan hit, the Philippines' economy was outperforming others in Asia. Capital Economics expects the country's third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be 7.5 percent. The economy is also expected to recover quickly from the storm's devastation, making Philippine Long...