NASDAQ:CNSL - Consolidated Communications Stock Price, Forecast & News

Consolidated Communications trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CNSL."

Consolidated Communications announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 20th. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3874 per share on Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $1.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 30.99%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 12th. This is a boost from Consolidated Communications's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. View Consolidated Communications' Dividend History.

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNSL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.10. The utilities provider earned $333.33 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $332.52 million. Consolidated Communications had a negative return on equity of 2.94% and a negative net margin of 2.10%. The firm's revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.09) earnings per share. View Consolidated Communications' Earnings History.

Consolidated Communications is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Consolidated Communications.

3 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Consolidated Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $3.50 to $8.00. On average, they anticipate Consolidated Communications' stock price to reach $5.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Consolidated Communications.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Consolidated Communications in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Consolidated Communications.

News stories about CNSL stock have trended extremely negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Consolidated Communications earned a media sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Consolidated Communications.

Some companies that are related to Consolidated Communications include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Centurylink (CTL), ATN International (ATNI), Cincinnati Bell (CBB), IDT (IDT) and Frontier Communications (FTR).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Consolidated Communications investors own include Ford Motor (F), AT&T (T), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Bank of America (BAC), Centurylink (CTL), Northern Tier Energy (NTI), Antares Pharma (ATRS), Select Income REIT (SIR), New Residential Investment (NRZ) and Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP).

Consolidated Communications' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Consolidated Communications stock include C Robert Udell Jr and Roger H/Ca Moore. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Consolidated Communications.

CNSL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC. Company insiders that have bought Consolidated Communications stock in the last two years include C Robert Udell Jr and Roger H/Ca Moore. View Insider Buying and Selling for Consolidated Communications.

Shares of CNSL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CNSL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.00.

Consolidated Communications has a market capitalization of $360.35 million and generates $1.40 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $-50,830,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.42) on an earnings per share basis. Consolidated Communications employs 3,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Consolidated Communications.

The official website for Consolidated Communications is http://www.consolidated.com/.

Consolidated Communications' mailing address is 121 SOUTH 17TH STREET, MATTOON IL, 61938. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 217-235-3311 or via email at [email protected]