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Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, U.S. Cellular, Motorola and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carriers--FBR Research upgraded Sprint Nextel to outperform from market perform and maintained its $4 price target, reflecting an improved risk/reward trade-off in the near term....

Financial ratings wrap-up: RIM, Palm, Brightpoint and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--Lehman Bros. raised its 2010 EPS estimate on Research In Motion to $3.48 from $3.45 after the company preannounced mix fourth-quarter results....

Financial ratings wrap-up: Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent, American Tower and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its estimates on Motorola after the company reported fourth-quarter results and weak guidance. New estimates are a...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, AT&T Broadcom and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carriers--R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on Verizon Communications to $2.50 from $2.60 for 2009 on wireline margin pressure. The firm noted the company's wireless results...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Clearwire, Nokia, Texas Instruments and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carriers--Morgan Stanley reinstated its equal-weight rating on Verizon Communications after the company's stock recently outperformed both the market and the telecom sector. Barclays Capital lowered...

Nortel challengers may be interested in buying pieces of company, analysts say

Nortel Networks Corp. could get bypassed by the wireless industry as officials attempt to restructure the ailing company through bankruptcy, according to officials with a firm that advises carriers.Officials with Pace Harmon said keeping business in the wireless industry will be a challenge for...

Financial ratings wrap-up: MetroPCS, Motorola, Freescale and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carriers--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'B" rating to MetroPCS Wireless Inc.'s proposed $300 million senior notes due 2014. The firm also affirmed its...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Qwest, Palm, F5 Networks and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carriers--Morgan Stanley downgraded Qwest Communications to equal weight from overweight after recent outperformance on the stock market, limiting further outperformance potential.--RBC Capital Markets downgraded Embarq...

Financial ratings wrap-up: RIM and Ericsson

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--Oppenheimer increased its estimates on Research In Motion after the company reported results in line with its pre-announcement. The new estimates are...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Tellabs, TI and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--RBC Capital Markets upgraded Alcatel-Lucent to sector perform from underperform. R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on the company after the company...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Broadcom, RF Micro Devices and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of Sprint Nextel with an underweight rating and a price target of $1. FBR Research resumed coverage of the carrier with...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Clearwire, Palm, Nokia and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--JP Morgan resumed coverage on Clearwire following the close of its deal with Sprint Nextel to combine WiMAX assets. The firm rates Clearwire at neutral.Handset...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel and Ericsson

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Barclays Capital lowered its price target on Sprint Nextel to $5 from $10 an lowered its 2009 EPS estimate to a loss of 13 cents...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Clearwire, Nokia, Research In Motion and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets downgraded Clearwire to sector perform from outperform and lowered its price target to $9 from $15 on more conservative valuation.--RBC Capital Markets...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, MetroPCS, Sprint Nextel and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its price target on Leap Wireless to $55 from $70 despite solid third-quarter results and positive fourth-quarter trends. CSFB said...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, American Tower, Sierra Wireless and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on BT Group PLC, a subsidiary of British Telecommunications, to negative from stable following the company's report of...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, AT&T, Apple and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets lowered its price target on Verizon to $30 from $31 on in-line third-quarter financial results. R.W. Baird lowered its 2009 EPS estimate...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Ericsson, TI, American Tower and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--Barclays Capital adjusted its estimates on Ericsson after the company reported strong third-quarter results but flat guidance for 2009. New estimates are...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Broadcom, Alvarion and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Barclays Capital lowered its price target on Centennial Communications to $8 from $14 and cut its estimates to 37 cents from 45 cents for the...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, American Tower and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its estimates and price target on AT&T on mixed news coming from the company. The new price target is $34,...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Research In Motion, F5 Networks and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--R.W. Baird upgraded Tellabs to outperform on deeply discounted valuation and the possibility for improved financial prospects next year. --Credit Suisse First...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Nortel, Palm, Qualcomm and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on Nortel Networks after the company lowered its guidance. New estimates are a loss of 6 cents...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, Nokia, Texas Instruments and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its rating on Vodafone Group to neutral from outperform, saying it believes the company is likely to slightly miss its...