In a Bad Sector, Here Are the Few Telecom Stocks Worth Buying
Out of 152 telecommunication services stocks we rate, only 15 (9.9%), are on the BUY list, 65 (42.7%), are a HOLD, and 72, or a whopping 47.4%, are a SELL. Not a single one of the telecommunications stocks received an A rating from Weiss.
Out of the 15 BUY rated company stocks, six are located in the U.S., and, as you might expect, your cell phone carrier is probably on the list. Except for Sprint. That you won’t find, as it currently holds a C- rating.
AT&T is the highest rated U.S. telecommunication company with a B+ investment rating from us. Verizon and T-Mobile are right behind with a B rating. The lesser known Level 3 Communications and Spok Holdings are also B rated, Cincinnati Bell holds a B-.
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BUY Rated U.S. Telecommunication Stocks |
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Company |
Ticker |
Investment Rating |
Market Cap ($Bil) |
Dividend Yield % |
| AT&T, Inc. | T | B+ | 253.95 | 4.63 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | B | 214.25 | 4.30 |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | TMUS | B | 38.91 | No Dividend |
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. | LVLT | B | 17.10 | No Dividend |
| Cincinnati Bell Inc. | CBB | B- | 0.86 | No Dividend |
| Spok Holdings, Inc. | SPOK | B | 0.37 | 2.75 |
Overall, the telecommunication sector doesn’t look too promising with only 9.9 percent of BUY stocks. It appears that the largest global corporations, like China Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and NTT Docomo are the highest rated, possibly because of their market size and the scope of operation.
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