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CenturyLink has had a pretty miserable day after earnings. With Level 3 under its belt, should CenturyLink shares really be challenging 20-year lows?
These are the top 10 Sell equivalent ratings seen from analysts during the week of May 15 to May 19, 2017 -- plus a bonus that may as well have been a downgrade to Sell.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include Applied Materials, Cerner, Cisco Systems, Johnson & Johnson, Level 3 Communications and Salesforce.com.
CenturyLink remains a rather controversial stock, even after its acquisition of Level 3 Communications. Several analysts have made big calls on it ahead of earnings.
President Trump reportedly is ready to name Ajit Pai as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, a move widely believed to be a harbinger of the end to net neutrality.
President-elect Trump has on several occasions expressed his opposition to net neutrality, once calling it "another top down power grab."
Investors have learned over time that mergers can take years to accomplish. In other cases, those integrations just never really pan out.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Baker Hughes, Brocade Communications, CenturyLink, Chevron, Juniper Networks and National Oilwell Varco.
CenturyLink and Level 3 Communications announced Monday morning that the former will acquire the latter in a deal valued at $34 billion.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Chipotle Mexican Grill, IBM, Level 3 Communications, Netflix, PayPal and Salesforce.com.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday morning include Domino's Pizza, Level 3 Communications, Noble Energy, Royal Dutch Shell and United Rentals.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include BlackRock, Bristol-Myers, Level 3, NVIDIA, Monsanto and Twenty-First Century Fox.
A new report from Merrill Lynch outlines whether Level 3 is really evaluating alternatives as was rumored last week.
If there is one infrastructure play in communications that would make a crown jewel of an acquisition, Level 3 Communications would fit that bill.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday morning include Amazon, Ford, Gilead, Level 3, Sarepta, Western Digital and Whiting Petroleum.