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Level 3 Communications, Inc. (LVLT)



$44.01
52 Week Low
$60.76
2017-04-28 14:46:01 MDT
$60.63
52 Week High

Basic Info

Technology
Sector
Diversified Communication Services
Industry
NYSE
Stock Exchange
United States
Country

Market Cap: $21,730,000,000Large Cap (Between $10B and $100B)
Analyst Recommendation:2.8Analysts say: Neutral+. (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
Beta: 1.03 Higher Volatility Stock (beta over 1). Stock will go up more when the market goes up, and go down more when the market goes down. Beta of 1 means stock would match the S&P 500 Index.

Fundamentals

ForwardPE: 33.78
5 Yr Est Growth: -37.10 %
Yield: 0.00%
PEG-Y Ratio: N/A
Unknown PEG-Y ratio

Technicals

% Above 50 DayMA: 5.58%
% Above 200 DayMA: 9.05%
LVLT Performance 52 Weeks: 12.07%
S&P 500 Performance 52 Weeks: 12.50%
Uptrend is still intact: LVLT is above both 50 and 200 day Moving Averages. There is hope because 50 Day MA is still above 200 Day MA. Stock is closer to 52 Week High than 52 Week Low.
LVLT underperforming S&P 500 by -0.43% the last 52 Weeks. LVLT is close to 52 week high.

Profile


More Valuation

Price To Book: 1.98
Great Value. Low Price to Book means better value.
EV to EBITDA: 11.52
Decent Value. A low EV to EBITDA ratio is great. Ideally, under 10. Under 17 is okay.

More Info

Field Value Average Comments
% Held By Insiders0.56% 17.28%Held by fewer than average Insiders.
% Held By Institutions87.90% 62.07%Institutional percentage greater than average. Institutional buying and selling can really move stock price.
Short % Of Float1.90% 07.02% Shorted percentage less than average percent. Is stock loved? Do traders and investors believe in the stock?
Debt to Equity1.00 1.08 More Conservative Financing. Each industry has different Debt/Equity standard. Higher than 1 means company is taking on more leverage.
Profit Margin %8.28%-00.18% Profit Margin is better than the average! Good job.
Operating Margin %17.35%-05.28% Operating Margin greater than average percent. Good.
Return on Equity %6.43%-08.79% Return on Equity greater than average percent. Good.
Return on Assets %3.62%-01.29% Return on Assets greater than average percent. Good.
Revenue Per Employee $648,412.70 $883,096.70 Less than average Revenue Per Employee. This stock (or industry) might not be as efficient as others? Each industry might have a different standard.
Price to Cash 12.06 5.52 Higher than average Price to Cash. Meaning that the company has a lower percentage of cash as a percent of price. Cash can be good to cushion company during hard times, and as a potential source for buyouts or investments. However, some activists want the cash to be used by a company to buy its own stock, or to increase their dividend, or to invest the money.
CPEGY Ratio N/A 2.26Unknown.

Quick Thoughts

PROS:
  1. Stock is Above Short Term 50DMA: 5.58%

  2. Stock is Above Long Term 200DMA: 9.05%

  3. Stock is closer to 52 week high.
  4. Price to Book is under 5: 1.98

  5. Better than average EV/EBITDA: 11.52

  6. Shorted less than average: 1.90%

  7. Profit Margin is positive: 8.28%

  8. Operating Margin is positive: 17.35%

  9. Return on Equity is positive: 6.43%

  10. Return on Assets is positive: 3.62%

  11. Debt To Equity is lower than 1: 1.00

CONS:
  1. High Forward PE: 33.78

  2. Less than Average 5 Yr Est Growth: -37.10 %

  3. Stock underperforming S&P 500 over last 52 weeks: -0.43%

  4. Price to Cash Ratio (12.06) is greater than average. Company has less cash as a percent of price than the average.


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This page updated Thu Feb 1 22:00:01 MST 2018.