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Nortel is BACK!

Tags: Nortel Networks, Telecommunication, Canadian Stocks, Mike Zafirovski, CEO Zafirovski, NT
16 Feb 6:09am
My friends, I'd like to say "I said so", because Nortel IS BACK, even their CEO Zafirovski annouced is out loud "Nortel is finally back," in some interview, and I just loved it.He's said he is also confident the company's accounting issues are largely behind it, and anticipates completion of an SEC investigation into its accounting practices in the next few months. Their shares had plunged 65% in five months, from a high of C$119 in January 2004 to C$42 by May 2004. The stock hasn't appreciate...

Talking About Nortel Again.

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Telecoms, NT
12 Jan 11:51pm
My friends, I am a Nortel fan, and yes, I have a positive view on this company.  I know many of you must believe that I am crazy, but my brothers and sisters, please listen, the time for Nortel to shine will come again.  I am not claiming that they will come over one hundred dollars like during the tech bubble.  But a price near fifty, and even sixty by the end of 2008 is very achievable. For 2007 many great things will happen to this company.  Much of the accounting ...

Barron's Backing on Nortel

Tags: Nortel Networks, Barron, Nortel Networks, Barron, Nortel Networks, Barron, NT
13 Dec 10:22pm

Nortel Networks Corpora

NT (NYSE)

Forecast has expired Ended: Sunday April 1, 2007

Target

$28.00 and above

$5.65 (25.3%)

Time Span:1-3mths

Final

$0.42

-$21.93 (98.1%)

Recommendation

Rating:Strong Buy

Risk:Moderate

Stop Loss Price:Unspecified

Final XP: 0

Target not reached

Analysis

They took the words right out of my mouth:

Barron's said that the Toronto-based Nortel's shares could jump by more than a third in the year ahead (2007) as long as restructuring finally starts to show results. And bigger gains could follow.

The paper cited CEO Zafirovski's efforts including:

i) cleaning up Nortel's balance sheet,

ii) overhauling the management team

iii) beginning a push to slash costs by $1.5 billion by 2008.

iv) Meanwhile, he's been exiting lower-margin business

v) and focusing on Nortel's strengths, such as gear for cellular networks using CDMA, or Code Division Multiple Access standard

I told you I wasn't the only one my friends. Think about the opportunity here.

Nortel's earnings on Nov. 7

Tags: 3rd Quarter Earnings, Nortel Networks, NT
2 Nov 10:22am

Nortel Networks Corpora

NT (NYSE)

Forecast has expired Ended: Thursday November 9, 2006

Target

$2.35 and above

$0.12 (5.4%)

Time Span:2wks and below

Final

$0.42

-$1.81 (81.2%)

Recommendation

Rating:Buy

Risk:Moderate

Stop Loss Price:Unspecified

Final XP: -133

Target not reached

Analysis


Trends in Communications & Nortel

Tags: Nortel Networks, Telecommunications, Mergers, M&A, NT, LU
31 Oct 11:32pm
The communications industry has been drastically restructuring itself over the past year.  The trend shows consolidation between telecom carriers, one after the other.  Look at AT&T and Bellsouth, Verizon and MCI, and Alcatel and Lucent.  The bigger picture of all these mergers indicates that multi-nationals like these will not longer have the capital to invest in R&D.  Focus has been on massing market share through acquisitions. Nortel is also going through a make...