Matthew Niknam

Multiple aspects of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)'s business are showing signs of meaningful improvement and investors should now be buyers of the stock, according to Deutsche Bank. The Analyst Deutsche Bank's Matthew Niknam upgraded Verizon from Hold to Buy with an unchanged $56...

Shares of Uniti Group Inc (NASDAQ: UNIT), a REIT supplying wireless infrastructure solutions for the communications industry, have a balanced risk-reward profile, according to Deutsche Bank Securities. The Analyst Analyst Matthew Niknam downgraded shares of Uniti Group from Buy to Hold and...

Analyst at Deutsche Bank last week upgraded T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS), which received some pushback from investors. The Analyst Deutsche Bank's Matthew Niknam maintains a Buy rating on T-Mobile's stock with an unchanged $65 price target. The Thesis One of the most notable critiques...

T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS)'s announcement on Wednesday that it will be giving away a free Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) membership to customers of certain data plans appears to be compelling to customers but isn't good enough to impress Deutsche Bank's Matthew Niknam. Niknam...

Shares of T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) were trading higher by nearly 4 percent early Thursday morning in reaction to the company's impressive second-quarter earnings report, which attracted mostly praise from Wall Street analysts. Deutsche Bank: Who Needs M&A? One of the main takeaways from T...

Credit Suisse analyst Matthew Niknam spoke with T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) this week to get a better sense of where the third-largest U.S. telecom company is headed for the remainder of 2017. “Bottom line, we came away positive on [T-Mobile's] ability to execute amidst an increasingly...

While shares of T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) already reflect upside from M&A scenarios, competition in U.S. Wireless is intensifying, Deutsche Bank’s Matthew Niknam said in a report. He downgraded the rating for the company from Buy to Hold, while raising the price target from EUR1.96...

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CCOI) shares were seen up 1.1 percent on Friday after Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of the telecom stock at Buy and set a $48 price target. According to Deutsche Bank analyst Matthew Niknam, Cogent has the rare combination of double-digit growth...

Deutsche Bank remains on the sidelines on carriers, except T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS), due to tough fundamentals, and rather prefers tower companies, with American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT) and Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) (NYSE: CCI) being its favorites. The brokerage listed top five...

T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) both attended Deutsche Bank's Media and Telecom conference. Here is a summary of what analysts are saying after the presentations. AT&T Deutsche Bank's Matthew Niknam maintained a Hold rating and $42 price target on AT&T...

Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) investors are always on the lookout of any M&A news regarding the company given the prospects of U.S. regulators allowing four operators to consolidate to three. But, Sprint’s 80 percent plus shareholder SoftBank remains very positive on U.S. carrier’s efforts...

With Sprint Corp (NYSE: S)'s national peers posting stronger-than-expected postpaid net adds in 4Q, Deutsche Bank’s Matthew Niknam trimmed the estimates for the company. He maintains a Hold rating on the company, with a price target of $6. The postpaid phone net add estimates for Q4 and 2017...

With limited upside to the price target and several fundamental headwinds expected to increase in 2017, Deutsche Bank’s Matthew Niknam believes that the risk/reward on AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is more balanced at the current levels. Niknam downgraded the rating on the company from Buy to...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has filed the S-4 form related to the deal with Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) with the US SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). The filing highlights the background and financials of the deal, while not mentioning any competing bidders, Deutsche Bank’s Matthew Niknam...