Windstream Holdings Company Profile (NASDAQ:WIN)

About Windstream Holdings

Windstream Corporation (Windstream) is a provider of advanced communications and technology solutions, including managed services and cloud computing, to businesses nationwide. In addition to business services, the Company offers broadband, voice and video services to consumers in primarily rural markets. It has operations in 48 states and the District of Columbia, a local and long-haul fiber network spanning approximately 115,000 miles, a robust business sales division and 21 data centers offering managed services and cloud computing. Windstream's owned local networks consist of central office digital switches, routers, loop carriers and virtual and physical colocations interconnected with fiber, copper and microwaved facilities. A mix of fiber optic and copper facilities connect its customers with the core network. In December 2011, the Company announced that it has completed its acquisition of PAETEC Holding Corp.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Telecom Services - Domestic
Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: WIN
CUSIP: 97381W10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $9.93
50 Day Moving Average: $8.90
200 Day Moving Average: $8.65
52-Week Range: $96,264,000.00 - $4.75
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: -6.02
P/E Growth: 0.19
Market Cap: $955.90M
Outstanding Shares: 96,264,000
Beta: 0.39

Profitability:

Net Margins: -1.72%
Return on Equity: 27.50%
Return on Assets: 0.63%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 29.31%
Current Ratio: 0.78%
Quick Ratio: 0.72%

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Consensus Ratings for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Sell Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 1.89)
Consensus Price Target:	$6.71 (32.41% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/5/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Downgrade	Mkt Perform -> Underperform
7/5/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
4/12/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Boost Price Target	Hold	$6.00 -> $6.50
4/1/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight	$7.00
2/29/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Boost Price Target	Sell	$5.00 -> $5.25
2/26/2016	DA Davidson	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$6.50 -> $7.00
12/1/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform
11/12/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$8.00 -> $7.00
11/8/2015	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/7/2015	Jefferies Group	Boost Price Target	Underperform	$3.00 -> $3.50
6/26/2015	Sanford C. Bernstein	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$10.00 -> $9.00
6/12/2015	Dawson James	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$10.50 -> $8.00
5/13/2015	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
4/28/2015	Nomura	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$10.50 -> $15.00
4/22/2015	Stephens	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$11.00 -> $2.25
4/6/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$10.00
12/17/2014	Gabelli	Lower Price Target	Buy	$12.30 -> $9.45

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
8/4/2016
5/5/2016	Q1	($0.62)	($2.52)	$1.37 billion	$1.37 billion	View	N/A
2/25/2016	Q415	($0.44)	$1.41	$1.43 billion	$1.43 billion	View	Listen
11/5/2015	Q315	($0.41)	($0.08)	$1.43 billion	$1.50 billion	View	Listen
8/6/2015	Q215	($0.61)	($0.48)	$1.42 billion	$1.42 billion	View	N/A
5/7/2015	Q115	($0.03)	$0.05	$1.43 billion	$1.40 billion	View	N/A
2/24/2015	Q414	$0.04	($0.13)	$1.45 billion	$1.44 billion	View	N/A
1/29/2015		$0.10	$0.09			View	N/A
11/6/2014	Q314	$0.04	$0.01	$1.47 billion	$1.46 billion	View	Listen
8/7/2014	Q214	$0.08	$0.03	$1.48 billion	$1.47 billion	View	N/A
5/8/2014	Q114	$0.09	$0.04	$1.47 billion	$1.50 billion	View	N/A
2/27/2014	Q413	$0.09	$0.09	$1.50 billion	$1.50 billion	View	N/A
11/7/2013	Q313	$0.09	$0.05	$1.51 billion	$1.50 billion	View	N/A
8/8/2013	Q2 2013	$0.09	$0.06	$1.51 billion	$1.51 billion	View	N/A
5/9/2013	Q1 2013	$0.11	$0.09	$1.53 billion	$1.50 billion	View	N/A
2/19/2013	Q4 2012	$0.13	$0.11	$1.55 billion	$1.54 billion	View	N/A
11/8/2012	Q312	$0.13	$0.12	$1.54 billion	$1.55 billion	View	N/A
8/9/2012		$0.12	$0.12			View	N/A
5/10/2012		$0.14	$0.13			View	N/A
2/22/2012		$0.20	$0.19			View	N/A
11/4/2011		$0.21	$0.19			View	N/A
8/5/2011		$0.19	$0.19			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.19	$0.05			View	N/A
2/18/2011		$0.20	$0.15			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-3.5 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-1.65 EPS

Current Dividend Information for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN)

Annual Dividend:	$0.60
Dividend Yield:	6.04%
Payout Ratio:	-51.28% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) -17.14% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) -36.36% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
5/4/2016	quarterly	$0.15	6.63%	6/28/2016	6/30/2016	7/15/2016
2/10/2016	quarterly	$0.15	10.4%	3/29/2016	3/31/2016	4/15/2016
11/4/2015	quarterly	$0.15	9.77%	12/29/2015	12/31/2015	1/15/2016
8/5/2015		$0.15		9/28/2015	9/30/2015	10/15/2015
5/6/2015		$0.11		6/26/2015	6/30/2015	7/15/2015
4/24/2015		$0.07		4/27/2015	4/29/2015	4/30/2015
3/26/2015	quarterly	$0.25			4/10/2015	4/24/2015
2/11/2015	quarterly	$0.25	11.26%	3/27/2015	3/31/2015	4/15/2015
11/5/2014	quarterly	$0.25	10.34%	12/29/2014	12/31/2014	1/15/2015
8/6/2014	quarterly	$0.25	8.96%	9/26/2014	9/30/2014	10/15/2014
5/7/2014	quarterly	$0.25	11.07%	6/26/2014	6/30/2014	7/15/2014
2/12/2014	quarterly	$0.25	12.64%	3/27/2014	3/31/2014	4/15/2014
11/6/2013	quarterly	$0.25	12.25%	12/27/2013	12/31/2013	1/15/2014
8/7/2013	quarterly	$0.25	12.14%	9/26/2013	9/30/2013	10/15/2013
5/8/2013	quarterly	$0.25	12.2%	6/26/2013	6/28/2013	7/15/2013
2/6/2013	quarterly	$0.25	10.13%	3/26/2013	3/29/2013	4/15/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.50%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 62.06%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
11/18/2015	William Acker Montgomery	Director	Buy	32,000	$5.73	$183,360.00
11/11/2015	William Acker Montgomery	Director	Buy	30,780	$6.11	$188,065.80
8/14/2015	Michael G Stoltz	Director	Buy	5,000	$6.71	$33,550.00
6/30/2015	Alan L Wells	Director	Buy	15,000	$6.38	$95,700.00
6/30/2015	John P Fletcher	EVP	Buy	40,000	$6.60	$264,000.00
6/5/2015	Carol B Armitage	Director	Buy	2,000	$7.60	$15,200.00
5/18/2015	Alan L Wells	Director	Buy	7,000	$8.30	$58,100.00
3/27/2015	Anthony W Thomas	CEO	Buy	25,000	$7.50	$187,500.00
8/29/2014	Eric N Einhorn	SVP	Sell	21,772	$11.26	$245,152.72
8/11/2014	Dennis Foster	Director	Sell	47,632	$11.17	$532,049.44
3/13/2014	Brent Whittington	COO	Sell	160,000	$8.10	$1,296,000.00
3/11/2014	Brent Whittington	COO	Sell	40,000	$8.07	$322,800.00
3/10/2014	Dennis Foster	Chairman	Sell	6,223	$8.08	$50,281.84
5/24/2013	Eric N Einhorn	SVP	Sell	17,524	$8.62	$151,056.88
5/14/2013	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	1,000	$8.42	$8,420.00
3/28/2013	Carol B Armitage	Director	Buy	1,000	$7.98	$7,980.00
3/27/2013	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	1,000	$8.18	$8,180.00
3/26/2013	Carol B Armitage	Director	Buy	1,000	$8.13	$8,130.00
3/26/2013	Dennis Foster	Chairman	Buy	6,500	$8.14	$52,910.00
3/12/2013	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	1,000	$8.63	$8,630.00
3/8/2013	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	2,000	$8.57	$17,140.00
3/7/2013	Dennis Foster	Chairman	Buy	8,000	$8.37	$66,960.00
11/14/2012	Dennis Foster	Chairman	Buy	8,483	$8.24	$69,899.92
11/13/2012	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	12,000	$8.27	$99,240.00
11/9/2012	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	5,000	$8.50	$42,500.00
8/30/2012	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	1,300	$9.85	$12,805.00
8/17/2012	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	1,000	$9.55	$9,550.00
8/14/2012	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	2,100	$9.49	$19,929.00
8/10/2012	Jeffery R Gardner	CEO	Buy	5,000	$9.39	$46,950.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN)

Date	Headline
	Stocks Under Street Preference- Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) - Seneca Globe (NASDAQ:WIN) www.senecaglobe.com - September 24 at 6:28 AM
	Reaffirm Stocks To Gain Attentions- Vonage Holdings Corporation (NYSE:VG), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ ... - Seneca Globe (NASDAQ:WIN) www.senecaglobe.com - September 23 at 6:19 AM
	Investor's Watch List: Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) - Newburgh Press (NASDAQ:WIN) newburghpress.com - September 23 at 6:19 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), DiamondRock Hospitality Company ... - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:WIN) voiceregistrar.com - September 23 at 6:19 AM
	Windstream expanding Minneapolis fiber network - Seeking Alpha (NASDAQ:WIN) seekingalpha.com - September 22 at 6:31 AM
	Windstream Holdings To Present At Goldman Sachs Conference; Webcast At 8:50 AM (NASDAQ:WIN) www.nasdaq.com - September 21 at 7:35 PM
	Unusual Volume Rockers in Focus: Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) - Street Wise Report (press release) (blog) (NASDAQ:WIN) streetwisereport.com - September 21 at 11:56 AM
	Windstream expands metro fiber network in Minneapolis - Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ:WIN) finance.yahoo.com - September 21 at 11:56 AM
	Eyes Catching Stocks in Verities- AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) - Seneca Globe (NASDAQ:WIN) www.senecaglobe.com - September 21 at 11:56 AM
	Trader's Roundup: Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN ... - Newburgh Press (NASDAQ:WIN) newburghpress.com - September 20 at 5:37 AM
	The latest Insider Trade insight for Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) - Newburg Press (NASDAQ:WIN) newburghpress.com - September 17 at 6:25 AM
	Windstream CEO Tony Thomas to speak at Goldman Sachs conference (NASDAQ:WIN) finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 8:13 PM
	Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Is Expected To Post EPS Of $-0.4 - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:WIN) www.realistinvestor.com - September 13 at 6:36 AM
	Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Held $31.3 In Cash And Short-Term Investments - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:WIN) www.stocksdaily.net - September 13 at 6:36 AM
	Analysts Place Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Under the Lens of the Microscope - Post News (NASDAQ:WIN) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 12 at 6:23 AM
	Can Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Keep Up With ... - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:WIN) www.investornewswire.com - September 11 at 6:28 AM
	Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Upcoming Earnings ... - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:WIN) voiceregistrar.com - September 10 at 6:20 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Bonanza Creek Energy Inc ... - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:WIN) voiceregistrar.com - September 7 at 8:11 PM
	Windstream Holdings, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : WIN-US : September 7, 2016 (NASDAQ:WIN) www.capitalcube.com - September 7 at 12:00 PM
	Windstream CFO Bob Gunderman to speak at Bank of America Merrill Lynch conference (NASDAQ:WIN) finance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 8:10 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:VG) - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:WIN) voiceregistrar.com - September 5 at 7:00 PM
	Tech Investor Alerts- Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN), Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ:INFN) - Seneca Globe (NASDAQ:WIN) www.senecaglobe.com - September 2 at 7:53 PM
	Trending Movers to Watch: Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI), Perrigo Company ... - NYSE Journal (press release) (NASDAQ:WIN) stockznews.com - September 2 at 7:53 PM
	Shares Slipping Lower Over the Past Month: Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) - Post News (NASDAQ:WIN) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 11:27 AM
	Volume Buzzers on Charts: Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) - Street Wise Report (press release) (blog) (NASDAQ:WIN) streetwisereport.com - September 1 at 11:27 AM
	Windstream plans fiber network expansion in Atlanta - Seeking Alpha (NASDAQ:WIN) seekingalpha.com - September 1 at 11:27 AM
	Windstream expands metro fiber network in Atlanta (NASDAQ:WIN) www.publicnow.com - September 1 at 11:26 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Windstream Holdings, Inc. : September 1, 2016 (NASDAQ:WIN) www.capitalcube.com - September 1 at 11:26 AM
	Wal-Mart executives dominate Ark. highest-paid list (NASDAQ:WIN) www.thv11.com - August 30 at 11:33 AM
	Experts Analysis on Price Reaction History: Windstream Holdings ... - Post Registrar (NASDAQ:WIN) postregistrar.com - August 29 at 8:11 PM
	Windstream applies to bring its Kinetic TV service to North Carolina (NASDAQ:WIN) www.publicnow.com - August 25 at 8:31 PM
	Windstream seeks to bring Kinetic TV to North Carolina residents (NASDAQ:WIN) seekingalpha.com - August 25 at 8:25 PM
	Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Paying Out $-369.2 Million In Dividends - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:WIN) www.stocksdaily.net - August 23 at 8:23 PM
	Crowd & Street Monitoring Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Shares - Post News (NASDAQ:WIN) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 22 at 6:34 AM
	Will Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Hit $16 Price Target? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:WIN) www.investornewswire.com - August 19 at 8:03 PM
	Windstream: Still Not A Favorite - Seeking Alpha (NASDAQ:WIN) seekingalpha.com - August 17 at 8:35 PM
	Google may put Chicago fiber plan on hold, but this company isn't waiting (NASDAQ:WIN) www.bizjournals.com - August 16 at 8:21 PM
	Windstream Holdings (WIN) Passes Through 7% Yield Mark (NASDAQ:WIN) www.forbes.com - August 16 at 8:21 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Windstream Holdings, Inc. : August 16, 2016 (NASDAQ:WIN) www.capitalcube.com - August 16 at 8:21 PM
	Windstream expands metro fiber network in Chicago (NASDAQ:WIN) www.publicnow.com - August 16 at 11:37 AM
	Windstream Holdings, Inc. :WIN-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 15, 2016 (NASDAQ:WIN) www.capitalcube.com - August 15 at 8:37 PM
	Windstream (WIN) Boosts Ties with Cologix, Builds New PoPs (NASDAQ:WIN) www.zacks.com - August 15 at 10:18 AM
	WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC. Financials (NASDAQ:WIN) finance.yahoo.com - August 11 at 8:54 PM
	Windstream extends partnership with Cologix data centers - Seeking Alpha (NASDAQ:WIN) seekingalpha.com - August 10 at 8:58 PM
	Windstream extends partnership with Cologix data centers (NASDAQ:WIN) seekingalpha.com - August 10 at 8:43 PM
	Windstream Holdings Inc.: Windstream expands partnership with Cologix, broadens cloud connectivity options for ... - The Wall Street Transcript (NASDAQ:WIN) www.twst.com - August 10 at 11:32 AM
	Windstream expands partnership with Cologix, broadens cloud connectivity options for customers (NASDAQ:WIN) www.publicnow.com - August 10 at 11:32 AM
	Will Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN) Surprise Analysts? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:WIN) www.investornewswire.com - August 9 at 8:36 PM
	Local Officials Call Out Phone Companies Over 911 Fees (NASDAQ:WIN) ih.advfn.com - August 8 at 8:28 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Windstream Holdings, Inc. : August 5, 2016 (NASDAQ:WIN) www.capitalcube.com - August 5 at 8:29 PM