StockNews.com Initiates Coverage on Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL)

Equities researchers at StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL) in a report issued on Tuesday. The brokerage set a “sell” rating on the utilities provider’s stock.

Consolidated Communications Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CNSL opened at $4.35 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.35. The company has a market capitalization of $515.17 million, a P/E ratio of -1.68 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.09, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. Consolidated Communications has a 1 year low of $2.93 and a 1 year high of $4.65.

Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $274.68 million for the quarter. Consolidated Communications had a negative return on equity of 19.47% and a negative net margin of 22.42%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Consolidated Communications

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Consolidated Communications in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in Consolidated Communications in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in Consolidated Communications in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in Consolidated Communications by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 16,982 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 4,803 shares during the period. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new position in Consolidated Communications in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.98% of the company’s stock.

About Consolidated Communications

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband and business communication solutions for consumer, commercial, and carrier channels in the United States. It offers high-speed broadband Internet access, SIP trunking, and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phone services; commercial data connectivity services in various markets, including Ethernet services, private line data services, software defined wide area network, and multi-protocol label switching services; networking services; cloud-based services; and data center and disaster recovery solutions.