Why Cincinnati Bell Is Poised to Outperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, telecommunications company Cincinnati Bell has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cincinnati Bell and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cincinnati Bellfacts
Headquarters (founded) | Cincinnati, Ohio (1873) |
Market Cap | $969.2 million |
Industry | Integrated telecommunication services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.5 billion |
Management | CEO Theodore Torbeck (since January 2013) CFO Kurt Freyberger (since August 2011) |
Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | 11.1% |
Cash/Debt | $7.7 million / $2.6 billion |
Competitors | AT&T Sprint Nextel Verizon Communications |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 91% of the 154 members who have rated Cincinnati Bell believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star 3Fairfield, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
[Cincinnati Bell] just spun off CyrusOne, a big data storage REIT, and retains 70+% of ownership so look for growth and increased cash flow as a benefit of the break up. Also, last week [Cincinnati Bell] named Ted Torbeck CEO -- Torbeck is known for his CEO turnaround expertise and expects to grow the wireless end of the business. Hedge funds including BlackRock and [Gabelli Funds] say the stock looks promising and are two of the largest stakeholders. I am cautiously optimistic.
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