MetroPCS

It's Merger Monday again. If all goes as planned, tomorrow could be Terrible Tuesday, followed by Wacky Wednesday and Tenacious Thursday. Now that AT&T (NYSE: T) has announced its plans for world domination, consumers are left to wonder about the future of cellular phones. Despite the advent...

In its weekly update on telecom services, Piper Jaffray reports that the potential merger of Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP) and MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) would have no real effect on the tower stocks. “Overlapping markets are extremely limited, so there is little risk for cell site decommissioning,” Piper...

According to Oppenheimer, MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) has reported that 1Q trends will be key for stock performance. Oppenheimer said that MetroPCS will report 4Q results tomorrow before the market opens. “We estimate that PCS will report 4Q EPS of -$0.05 (below consensus of $0.07, which we suspect for...

JP Morgan has initiated coverage on 14 wireless tower stocks, listed below: AT&T (NYSE: T) $28.04 Overweight $33 Verizon (NYSE: VZ) $35.47 Neutral $38 Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) $4.41 Overweight $7 Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) $5.70 Neutral $6 Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP) $13.19 Overweight $16...

Oppenheimer released its update on the telecommunication services market today and listed these companies as its top picks: Comcast (CMCSA - Nasdaq, 20.22, OUTPERFORM) Crown Castle International Corp. (CCI - NYSE, 42.19, OUTPERFORM) MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS - NYSE, 12.19, OUTPERFORM) AT...

Morgan Stanley reports this morning that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) continues to be its preferred pure-play prepaid name. “Despite a potential for ARPU stabilization, a competitive price move could spark a new round of ARPU declines,” Morgan Stanley writes. “Valuation looks...

Deutsche Bank is reiterating its Buy rating and $15 price target on MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) following the company's strong 3Q results. “The highlight was a material beat to net adds, which drove another quarter of share gains within the prepaid voice sector,” Deutsche Bank writes. “We attribute this...

Auriga USA has reiterated its Buy ratings on the following companies: MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) price target raised from $11 to $13 Omnicell (NASDAQ: OMCL) price target raised from $15 to $16

Piper Jaffray has published the PipeReport from the telecom world, reporting that: "Leap (NASDAQ: LEAP) announced that its Chief Operating Officer Al Moschner will retire. Mr. Moschner's retirement is to become effective when a successor is appointed or Dec. 31, 2010, if one is not appointed by...

Piper Jaffray presents a 'mixed bag' for wireless channel checks stating that: "Our third quarter wireless channel checks indicated that 3Q10 postpaid subscriber growth was better than we had originally anticipated, while prepaid was generally soft." Related companies to these checks from Piper...

JP Morgan had previewed 2Q results for the U.S. Telecom and Cable Services sector, and has assessed each one as follows listed with upside/downside risks and price target: American Tower (NYSE: AMT) Overweight Credit environment could delay share repurchase, delays in carrier builds, wireless...

Macquarie analysts Phil Cusick, Scott Thompson and Derya Erdemli reiterated their Outperform rating for shares of Leap Wireless International, Inc (Nasdaq: LEAP), with a price target of $22. The analysts said that they expect Leap Wireless International to release new pricing plans on Tuesday,...