Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

Equities research analysts at StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSLGet Free Report) in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. The firm set a “sell” rating on the utilities provider’s stock.

Consolidated Communications Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:CNSL opened at $4.72 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.59. The company has a market cap of $559.17 million, a PE ratio of -2.30 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.13. Consolidated Communications has a 12 month low of $4.18 and a 12 month high of $4.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Consolidated Communications by 2.8% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 604,060 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,658,000 after acquiring an additional 16,217 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of Consolidated Communications by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 244,967 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,078,000 after purchasing an additional 5,066 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp raised its holdings in Consolidated Communications by 54.9% in the 2nd quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 99,287 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 35,205 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Consolidated Communications by 16.5% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 110,849 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 15,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Consolidated Communications by 1.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,876,311 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $17,056,000 after purchasing an additional 48,609 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.98% of the company’s stock.

About Consolidated Communications

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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.

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