---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180212141629.GA23158@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:16:29 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink a Strong Sell at recent price of $16.2, on Poor Earnings Visibility CTL stock a strong sell in latest weekly rating. By Portfolio Grader Factors in CenturyLink Inc's current Strong Sell recommendation is analytical scoring that is below average, a ranking in the company's industry group that is in the bottom eighth, a ranking in its sector group that is in the bottom eighth, and a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is unattractive. CTL derives some benefit of being in a sector that is ranked above average in investment attractiveness; however, its industry group is ranked below average in attractiveness which may counterbalance this in whole or in part. CTL is rated as a Strong Sell by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The methods for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool researches and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for 7 months. https://investorplace.com/2018/02/centurylink-ctl-a-strong-sell-at-recent-price-of-16-2-on-poor-earnings-visibility/#.WoGeniXwbvg -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3D125569-86A1-43EA-92E8-CF81E2A97463@roscom.com> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 13:25:10 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Equifax says more private data was stolen in 2017 breach than first revealed Equifax says more private data was stolen in 2017 breach than first revealed The credit rating agency said it didn't originally announce "potential" data points, like tax identification numbers, that "may have been accessed" by hackers. http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-stole-more-equifax-data-than-first-thought/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <68213C5D-5812-403E-A371-491A357255A6@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:03:55 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: T-Mobile and Sprint's plan prices may chase Verizon and AT&T, as carriers ditch the discount model We hate to be a harbinger of bad news, but not only are phone prices going up with no end in sight, but affordable carrier plans will be few and far between going forward, it seems. After their merger failed, Sprint and T-Mobile will now have to focus on expanding their networks, and boosting profitability on their own, which will be affecting their plan pricing, and their heretofore "affordable carriers" mojo. Sprint, which reported a much larger customer churn than the other three carriers, due to its promos expiring en masse, already said last week that from now on it will be chasing only valuable customers, rather than engage in breakneck market share pursuit with discounts that come to bite your bottom line a year or two down the line. https://www.phonearena.com/news/US-carrier-plan-prices-may-increase-as-Sprint-and-T-Mobile-ditch-the-discount-model_id102372 ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 13 Feb 2018