Top Research Reports For Verizon, Goldman Sachs & Kinder Morgan
Zacks Investment Research | Mar 21, 2019 04:16AM ET
Thursday, March 21, 2019
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Verizon (VZ), Goldman Sachs (GS) and Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
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Verizon’s shares have gained +21.6% in the past year, outperforming the Zacks Wireless National industry’s increase of +4% during the same period. The Zacks analyst thinks Verizon remains poised to benefit from the upcoming 5G boom as it aims to launch the 5G Ultra Wideband network in Chicago and Minneapolis in April.
Subsequently, it plans to increase the tally of 5G Ultra Wideband mobility cities to 30 in 2019. It further combines end-to-end fiber network with a large deployment of small cells for improved connectivity and millimeter wave bandwidth. Focus on online content delivery, mobile video and online advertising should also stoke growth.
However, Verizon continues to struggle in a competitive and saturated U.S. wireless market, where spectrum crunch has become a major issue. The wireline division is struggling with persistent losses in access lines owing to competitive pressure from VoIP service providers and aggressive triple-play offerings by cable firms. Verizon is spending heavily on promotion and lucrative discounts, contracting its margins.
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Shares of Goldman Sachs have gained +24.8% in the past three months, outperforming the +18.8% gain of the Zacks Investment Banking industry. Further, the company boasts an impressive earnings surprise history, outpacing expectations in all the trailing four quarters.
The Zacks analyst thinks the company’s well-diversified business and focus to capitalize on growth opportunities through strategic moves, along with cost-control efforts, will continue to strengthen the overall business. Also, its focus on digitization initiatives bode well.
However, declining revenues from the Institutional Client Services division remain a hindrance to the bottom-line expansion. Notably, Goldman has been embroiled in the heightened scandal related to the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which is a major concern.
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Kinder Morgan’s shares have gained +11% in the six months, outperforming the +6% increase of the Zacks Oil & Gas Pipeline industry. The Zacks analyst emphasizes that Kinder Morgan has the largest network of natural gas pipelines in North America that spreads over almost 84,000 miles.
The company’s midstream properties are linked to all the prospective plays in the United States that are rich in natural gas. These extensive networks of natural gas pipelines provide it with stable fee-based revenues. Moreover, the company’s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) Project will help the company to cash in on the region’s bottlenecks and improve cash flow visibility.
However, Kinder Morgan has significant exposure to debt with its balance sheet being more levered than the industry. Also, the current backlog of $5.7 billion is significantly lower than the high of $22 billion recorded in 2015, affecting the company’s future cash flows.
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Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Intuitive Citigroup (C), Eversource Energy (ES) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK).
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Per the Zacks analyst Eversource's investment to upgrade its transmission and distribution infrastructure and focus on renewable energy generation will drive its performance.
Per the Zacks analyst, solid traction of Stanley Black & Decker's Tools & Storage segment bode well for its growth momentum.
Per the Zacks analyst, Conatus focuses on the development of emricasan for treating fibrosis or cirrhosis caused by NASH.
Per the Zacks analyst, Celldex has several promising early to mid-stage immuno-oncology candidates in its pipeline being developed for several cancer indications.
Per the Zacks analyst, Big 5 Sporting is focused on expanding its store base and introducing technological advancements to boost services.
Per the Zacks analyst Eversource's investment to upgrade its transmission and distribution infrastructure and focus on renewable energy generation will drive its performance.
Per the Zacks analyst, solid traction of Stanley Black & Decker's Tools & Storage segment bode well for its growth momentum.
Per the Zacks analyst, Conatus focuses on the development of emricasan for treating fibrosis or cirrhosis caused by NASH.
Per the Zacks analyst, Celldex has several promising early to mid-stage immuno-oncology candidates in its pipeline being developed for several cancer indications.
Per the Zacks analyst, Big 5 Sporting is focused on expanding its store base and introducing technological advancements to boost services.
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Per the Zacks analyst, Annaly's effort to opportunistically grow its credit business in order to diversify the company's investment portfolio will provide more stable returns in the days ahead.
Per the Zacks analyst, Shaw Communications' Wireless business is benefiting from higher subscriber growth and an improvement in average revenue per unit (ARPU).
Per the Zacks analyst, Annaly's effort to opportunistically grow its credit business in order to diversify the company's investment portfolio will provide more stable returns in the days ahead.
Per the Zacks analyst, Shaw Communications' Wireless business is benefiting from higher subscriber growth and an improvement in average revenue per unit (ARPU).
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Per the Zacks analyst, though Citigroup is working hard on restructuring activities to focus on core operations, litigation burden related to past misconduct and declining fee income persists.
Dull prospects in Cerner's Licensed Software and Subscriptions unit plague the company. The Zacks analyst is also apprehensive about low software bookings anticipated by management in the near term.
Per the Zacks analyst, though Citigroup is working hard on restructuring activities to focus on core operations, litigation burden related to past misconduct and declining fee income persists.
Dull prospects in Cerner's Licensed Software and Subscriptions unit plague the company. The Zacks analyst is also apprehensive about low software bookings anticipated by management in the near term.
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