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Barron’s suggests that the previewed changes in rules of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) shall upraise values among certain spectrum assets. According to Credit Suisse (ADR) (NYSE: CS), this value has been overlooked by investors. The rapid growth in demand of wireless data shall also raise the...

Analysts at Collins Stewart reiterate their "buy" rating on PAETEC Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PAET). The target price for PAET is set to $6. The improvement in economy, along with the possible CLEC acquisition by a cable operator, “will likely boost valuation multiples across the sector.” Collins...

Wilmington Trust Corp (NYSE: WL) was downgraded by Boenning & Scattergood from “neutral” to “under perform.” WL’s shares gained 1.25% to $17.77 by 9:58 am. WL’s EPS has fallen by 8.36% in the past five years. Howard Weil downgraded CNX Gas Corp (NYSE: CXG) from “market outperform” to “market...

According to an article on The Motley Fool, some of the stocks that are great investments, yet haven’t found favor with investors, are: * Allos Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ALTH) * Conexant Systems (NASDAQ: CNXT) * Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) * Melco Crown Entertainment (NASDAQ:...

Analysts Tavis C. McCourt and Justin T. Patterson at Morgan Keegan have released an update on Premiere Global Services, Inc. (NYSE: PGI). The company reported its first-quarter results on Thursday. Premiere reported first-quarter revenue of $146.4 million, which was in-line with analysts’ estimate...

Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) was downgraded by Longbow from “buy” to “neutral.” WFMI lost 1.97% to $35.26 at 9:32 am. WFMI has a 52-week trading range of $16.13-$37.10. Read more about this company here. Collins Stewart downgraded TW Telecom Inc (NASDAQ: TWTC) from “buy” to “hold.” TWTC’s...

Jefferies & Company, Inc. has raised the price target for Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCOI) from $10 to $11. The price target for the company has been raised due to improved outlook for free cash flow in FY10. The company has reported results for the fourth-quarter in-line with...

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analysts Robert Dezego and Timothy J Schaeffer reiterated their Neutral rating for the shares of Cogent Communications Group (Nasdaq: CCOI). The analysts noted that adjusted EBITDA and revenue fell below their expectations in the 4th quarter of 2009. However, EPS share...

Analysts at Oppenheimer (NYSE: OPY) have released an update on the Telecommunication Services industry. According to the update provided by analysts in their report, Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) will launch its first Wimax handset in the first-half of this year. Analysts believe that with...

PAETEC Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PAET) was downgraded by DA Davidson from “buy” to “neutral.” PAET’s shares jumped 8.86% to $3.93 by 1:23 pm. PAETEC Holding has a 52-week trading range of $1.04-$4.52. Standpoint Research downgraded RPC Inc (NYSE: RES) from “buy” to “hold.” VCLK’s shares had lost 1.33...

Analysts at Collins Stewart maintain their "hold" rating on Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for LVLT is set to $1.20. According to Collins Stewart, Level 3 Communications has reported its Q4 results inline with the expectations...

Analysts at JP Morgan maintain their "overweight" rating on tw telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for TWTC is set to $23. According to JP Morgan, tw telecom has reported mixed results for Q4. “While enterprise growth remained well above that of...

Analysts Greg Miller and Eric Z. Chu at Collins Stewart have maintained a Buy rating for TW Telecom, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTC). Analysts have a price target of $19 for the TW Telecom stock. The company reported results for the fourth-quarter, which came in line with expectations. The company reported...

Analyst Michael Rollins of Citigroup maintains his "buy" rating on Cogent Communications Group Inc (NASDAQ: CCOI). The target price for CCOI has been raised from $13 to $16. According to Citigroup, Cogent Communications’ FY10 revenues and OIBDA are expected to be significantly ahead of the...