WINDSTREAM CORP. $12 – Nasdaq symbol WIN

WINDSTREAM CORP. $12 (Nasdaq symbol WIN; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 515.8 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 8.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.windstream.com) has completed its purchase of PAETEC Holding Corp., which sells telecommunication services to businesses in 46 states… Read More

Hold these risky telcos for now

These two phone companies have limited growth prospects. But their high dividends seem safe for now.

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP. $8.03 (New York symbol FTR; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 993.8 million; Market cap: $8.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 9.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.frontier.com)… Read More

Internet expansion makes sense for WIN

WINDSTREAM CORP. $13 (Nasdaq symbol WIN; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 483.7 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 7.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.windstream.com) will buy privately held Hosted Solutions LLC of Houston, Texas. This company hosts the web sites of… Read More

Small phone company expands again

WINDSTREAM CORP. $11 (Nasdaq symbol WIN; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 483.2 million; Market cap: $5.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 9.1%; WSSF Rating: Average) has agreed to buy privately held Q-Comm Corp., which has two main businesses: its Norlight subsidiary sells communication… Read More