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
Employees51,000
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 Wednesday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 26th will be given a dividend of $0.54 per share on Friday, December 7th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 15.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 23rd. View Centurylink's Dividend History.
How were Centurylink's earnings last quarter?
Centurylink Inc (NYSE:CTL) released its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 13th. The technology company reported $0.37 earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations of $5.78 billion. Centurylink had a positive return on equity of 5.68% and a negative net margin of 7.39%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.18 earnings per share. View Centurylink's Earnings History.
When is Centurylink's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for CTL?
14 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Centurylink's shares. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect Centurylink's stock price to reach $17.96 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Centurylink.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Centurylink?
14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Centurylink in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Centurylink.
Has Centurylink been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about CTL stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media 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 negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Centurylink earned a daily sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.
Are investors shorting Centurylink?
Centurylink saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 106,867,892 shares, an increase of 9.9% from the January 15th total of 97,255,307 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,837,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Currently, 10.0% of the shares of the company 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 America Movil SAB de CV ADR Series L (AMX), China Telecom (CHA), Telefonica (TEF), Orange (ORAN), BCE (BCE), SINGAPORE TELEC/S (SGAPY), VIVENDI SA/ADR (VIVHY), BT Group (BT), Telenor ASA (TELNY), Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn (TLK), Telstra (TLSYY), Sprint (S), Swisscom (SCMWY), Telefonica Brasil (VIV) and TELIA Co A B/ADR (TLSNY).
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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.47%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.37%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.23%), Northern Trust Corp (1.01%), Beck Mack & Oliver LLC (0.59%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.58%). Company insiders that own Centurylink stock include Glen F Post III, Harvey P Perry, Holdings (Private) Ltd Temasek, Jeffrey K Storey, 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Strs Ohio, Rampart Investment Management Company LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Millennium Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Worldquant Millennium Quantitative Strategies LLC, Duality Advisers LP and Reaves W H & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Centurylink stock in the last two years include Glen F Post III, Harvey P Perry, Holdings (Private) Ltd Temasek, Jeffrey K Storey, 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 $13.5318.
How big of a company is Centurylink?
Centurylink has a market capitalization of $14.62 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 51,000 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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