CenturyLink, Inc. provides various communications services to residential, business, wholesale, and governmental customers primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Business and Consumer. The company offers virtual private network data network services; Ethernet services; Internet protocol services; CenturyLink Prism TV that allows customers to watch television or cable channels and record up to four shows on one home digital video recorder; and Vyvx, which provides audio and video feeds over fiber or satellite for broadcast and production customers, as well as satellite digital television services. It also provides broadband services, which allow customers to connect to the Internet through their existing telephone lines or fiber-optic cables; private line solution for transmission of data between sites; colocation and data center services comprising cloud, hosting, and application management solutions; wavelength services that provide customers required bandwidth with an end-to-end transport solution of a bandwidth; and network security solutions, as well as sells telecommunications equipment and resells software, and provides network management, installation and maintenance of data equipment, and building of fiber-optic broadband networks. In addition, the company offers local calling services; long-distance and toll-free services; information technology (IT) services, such as transporting and delivering enterprise data and applications; and managed services consisting of network, hosting, cloud, and IT services. Further, it leases and subleases space in its office buildings, warehouses, and other properties. As of December 31, 2017, the company operated approximately 10.3 million total access lines; and served approximately 5.7 million broadband subscribers. CenturyLink, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Monroe, Louisiana.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Telephone communication, except radio
Sub-IndustryIntegrated Telecommunication Services
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone318-388-9000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$23.44 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees45,000
Next Earnings Date5/8/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Centurylink (NYSE:CTL) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Centurylink's stock symbol?
Centurylink trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CTL."
How often does Centurylink pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Centurylink?
Centurylink announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 11th. View Centurylink's Dividend History.
How were Centurylink's earnings last quarter?
Centurylink Inc (NYSE:CTL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 13th. The technology company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The technology company earned $5.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.78 billion. Centurylink had a negative net margin of 7.39% and a positive return on equity of 5.68%. The company's revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.18 EPS. View Centurylink's Earnings History.
When is Centurylink's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Centurylink's earnings call?
Centurylink will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 8th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8772835643.
What price target have analysts set for CTL?
15 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Centurylink's shares. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate Centurylink's stock price to reach $16.96 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 48.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Centurylink.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Centurylink?
15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Centurylink in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Centurylink.
Has Centurylink been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about CTL stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Centurylink earned a news sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
Are investors shorting Centurylink?
Centurylink saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 102,664,537 shares, an increase of 3.0% from the March 29th total of 105,887,740 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,273,052 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 10.0 days. Approximately 9.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Centurylink's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Centurylink's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Centurylink include Orange (ORAN), Telefonica (TEF), China Telecom (CHA), BCE (BCE), SINGAPORE TELEC/S (SGAPY), VIVENDI SA/ADR (VIVHY), Telenor ASA (TELNY), BT Group (BT), Telstra (TLSYY), Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn (TLK), Swisscom (SCMWY), Sprint (S), Telefonica Brasil (VIV), TELIA Co A B/ADR (TLSNY) and Advanced Info Service PCL (AVIFY).
What other stocks do shareholders of Centurylink own?
Who are Centurylink's key executives?
Centurylink's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Jeffrey K. Storey, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 58)
- Mr. Stacey W. Goff, Exec. VP, Chief Admin. Officer, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 53)
- Mr. Indraneel Dev, CFO & Exec. VP
- Mr. Eric J. Mortensen, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP & Controller (Age 60)
- Mr. Andrew Dugan, Chief Technology Officer
Who are Centurylink's major shareholders?
Centurylink's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. (0.32%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA (0.14%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.05%), Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE (0.05%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.04%) and Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%). Company insiders that own Centurylink stock include Glen F Post III, Harvey P Perry, Holdings (Private) Ltd Temasek, Indraneel Dev, Jeffrey K Storey, Kevin P Chilton, Martha Helena Bejar, Scott Trezise, Steven T Clontz, Virginia Boulet and William Bruce Hanks. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Centurylink.
Which institutional investors are selling Centurylink stock?
CTL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Virtu Financial LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, AMG National Trust Bank, Strs Ohio, Raymond James Trust N.A., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold Centurylink company stock in the last year include Glen F Post III, Holdings (Private) Ltd Temasek and Scott Trezise. View Insider Buying and Selling for Centurylink.
Which institutional investors are buying Centurylink stock?
CTL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Pacer Advisors Inc., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE and Kwmg LLC. Company insiders that have bought Centurylink stock in the last two years include Glen F Post III, Harvey P Perry, Holdings (Private) Ltd Temasek, Indraneel Dev, Jeffrey K Storey, Kevin P Chilton, Martha Helena Bejar, Steven T Clontz, Virginia Boulet and William Bruce Hanks. View Insider Buying and Selling for Centurylink.
How do I buy shares of Centurylink?
Shares of CTL 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Centurylink's stock price today?
One share of CTL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.43.
How big of a company is Centurylink?
Centurylink has a market capitalization of $12.46 billion and generates $23.44 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $-1,733,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.19 on an earnings per share basis. Centurylink employs 45,000 workers across the globe.
What is Centurylink's official website?
How can I contact Centurylink?
Centurylink's mailing address is 100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe LA, 71203. The technology company can be reached via phone at 318-388-9000 or via email at [email protected]
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