3 Diversified Telecommunication Services Stocks to Sell Now

by Portfolio Grader | October 31, 2012 3:10 pm

The overall ratings of three Diversified Telecommunication Services stocks are down on Portfolio Grader[1] this week. Each of these rates a “D” (“sell”) or “F” overall (“strong sell”).

This week, Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL[2]) falls to a D (“sell”), worse than last week’s grade of C (“hold”). Consolidated Communications operates as a rural local exchange company that provides communications services to residential and business customers in Illinois, Texas, and Pennsylvania. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Growth, Earnings Revisions, and Earnings Surprise, CNSL also gets an F. The stock price has dropped 11.1% over the past month, worse than the 4.1% decrease the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. The stock has a trailing PE Ratio of 25.50. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CNSL stock[3].

Inteliquent (NASDAQ:IQNT[4]) experiences a ratings drop this week, going from last week’s C to a D. Inteliquent provides a range of voice, data, Ethernet and hosted services to customers based in more than 80 countries across six continents. The stock gets F’s in Earnings Revisions and Earnings Surprise. Wall Street appears to agree with the stock downgrade, with share prices dropping 44.3% over the past month. To get an in-depth look at IQNT, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of IQNT stock[5].

KT Corp. (NYSE:KT[6]) is having a tough week. The company’s rating falls from a C to a D rating. KT provides telecommunication services including local, long distance, and international calling, satellite communication, data transmission, and wireless telephone services in South Korea. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KT stock[7].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[8] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here[9].

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