Why Windstream Will Underperform in 2013
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, rural telecommunications company Windstream has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Windstream and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Windstreamfacts
Headquarters | Little Rock, Ark. |
Market Cap | $5.1 billion |
Industry | Integrated telecommunication services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $5.9 billion |
Management | CEO Jeffery Gardner (since 2006) CFO Anthony Thomas (since 2009) |
Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | 8.8% |
Cash/Debt | $114.8 million / $9.2 billion |
Dividend Yield | 11.5% |
Competitors | AT&T Sprint Nextel Verizon Communications |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 10% of the 3,846 members who have rated Windstream believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, NHWeston, succinctly summed up the Windstream bear case for our community:
I don't see happy things for this company. Their technology is behind the times, they don't do anything others don't do better, their dividend is probably unsustainable, and I can't see them being bought out until they ratched down to yard sale level. Worrisome.
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