Sprint Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various wireless and wireline communications products and services to consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. It operates in two segments, Wireless and Wireline. The Wireless segment offers wireless data communication services, including mobile productivity applications, such as Internet access, messaging, and email services; wireless photo and video offerings; location-based capabilities comprising asset and fleet management, dispatch services, and navigation tools; and mobile entertainment applications. It also provides wireless voice communications services that include local and long-distance wireless voice services, as well as voicemail, call waiting, three-way calling, caller identification, and call forwarding services. In addition, this segment offers voice and data services internationally through roaming arrangements; and customized wireless services to large companies and government agencies, as well as sells handsets, tablets, and hotspots. The Wireline segment provides wireline voice and data communications, which comprises domestic and international data communications using various protocols, including multiprotocol label switching technologies, Internet protocol (IP), managed network services, Voice over IP, session initiated protocol, and traditional voice services to other communications companies and targeted business subscribers. Sprint Corporation offers its services under the Sprint, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Assurance Wireless brands. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Sprint Corporation is a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Telephone communication, except radio
Sub-IndustryWireless Telecommunication Services
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone913-794-1091
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$32.41 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees30,000
OptionableOptionable
Sprint (NYSE:S) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sprint's stock symbol?
Sprint trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "S."
How were Sprint's earnings last quarter?
Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 31st. The cell phone carrier reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.01. The cell phone carrier had revenue of $8.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.40 billion. Sprint had a return on equity of 1.08% and a net margin of 0.90%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.76 earnings per share. View Sprint's Earnings History.
When is Sprint's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for S?
11 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Sprint's shares. Their predictions range from $4.50 to $7.50. On average, they expect Sprint's share price to reach $5.6875 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Sprint.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Sprint?
11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sprint in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Sprint.
Has Sprint been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about S stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing 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. Sprint earned a daily sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the cell phone carrier a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
Are investors shorting Sprint?
Sprint saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 104,572,984 shares, an increase of 1.9% from the January 15th total of 106,568,681 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,356,033 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 8.5 days. Approximately 17.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View Sprint's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Sprint's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Sprint include Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTTYY), 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), Swisscom (SCMWY), Telefonica Brasil (VIV) and TELIA Co A B/ADR (TLSNY).
Who are Sprint's key executives?
Sprint's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Raul Marcelo Claure, Exec. Chairman (Age 48)
- Mr. Michel Combes, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 56)
- Mr. Nestor Cano Soler, Chief Operating Officer (Age 54)
- Mr. Jorge E. Gracia, Chief Legal Officer (Age 52)
- Mr. Brandon Draper, Chief Commercial Officer (Age 48)
Who are Sprint's major shareholders?
Sprint's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Alpine Associates Management Inc. (0.27%), Odey Asset Management Group Ltd (0.21%), Millennium Management LLC (0.19%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.17%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.14%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.14%). Company insiders that own Sprint stock include Dow Draper, Group Corp Softbank, John Saw, Jorge Enrique Gracia, Paul W Schieber Jr, Paul W Schieber, Jr, Ronald D Fisher and Tarek Robbiati. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Sprint.
Which major investors are selling Sprint stock?
S stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Korea Investment CORP, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Scout Investments Inc., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Sprint company stock in the last year include John Saw, Jorge Enrique Gracia and Ronald D Fisher. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sprint.
Which major investors are buying Sprint stock?
S stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hsbc Holdings PLC, Alpine Associates Management Inc., Millennium Management LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Mackay Shields LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, SG Americas Securities LLC and ARP Americas LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sprint.
How do I buy shares of Sprint?
Shares of S 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 Sprint's stock price today?
One share of S stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.30.
How big of a company is Sprint?
Sprint has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion and generates $32.41 billion in revenue each year. The cell phone carrier earns $7.39 billion in net income (profit) each year or $0.07 on an earnings per share basis. Sprint employs 30,000 workers across the globe.
What is Sprint's official website?
How can I contact Sprint?
Sprint's mailing address is 6200 SPRINT PARKWAY, OVERLAND PARK KS, 66251. The cell phone carrier can be reached via phone at 913-794-1091 or via email at [email protected]
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