Simon Flannery

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has gained 11 percent in 2018 and outperformed the S&P 500 index by 12.6 percent and rival AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) by 35 percent, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Simon Flannery downgraded Verizon from Overweight to Equal-...

Analysts are parsing key questions about AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) after the telecom company's analyst day, including the progress of the WarnerMedia integration and wireless services performance.  The Analysts Wells Fargo analyst Jennifer M. Fritzsche maintained an Overweight rating...

The big news on Wall Street on Monday is the official merger agreement between T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) announced over the weekend. Here’s a look at what Wall Street has to say about the deal. Voices From The Street Wells Fargo analyst Jennifer Fritzsche is...

The dynamics within the U.S. telecom industry may change after the on-again, off-again merger talks between Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) resulted in a merger agreement. What Happened T-Mobile and Sprint agreed to combine in a $26 billion all-stock deal in which T-...

The significant discounted valuation the markets have ascribed to Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE: GSAT)'s 11.5 MHz of 24-GHz spectrum relative to recent auction/spectrum transactions is warranted, according to Morgan Stanley.  The Analyst Analyst Simon Flannery initiated coverage of Globalstar...

There telecom sector has many moving parts: new policies from the Federal Communications Commission, increasing diversity among competitors and attempts to contract the market. In this environment, DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) is losing value, according to Morgan Stanley.  The...

Patience is virtue for investors in ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), according to an analyst at Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery initiated coverage of ViaSat with an Equal-weight rating and a $78 price target. The Thesis ViaSat's solid history of growth and...

Communication infrastructure services provider Zayo Group Holdings Inc (NYSE: ZAYO) received a rave review from Morgan Stanley on Tuesday.  The Analyst Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery upgraded shares of Zayo Group from Equal-weight to Overweight and upped the price target from $33...

Is Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) parent company Softbank wants to call an end to the ongoing merger discussions with T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) and its parent company Deutsche Telekom, The Nikkei reported. Other media reports, including CNBC, are suggesting merger talks haven't come to an end just yet...

T-Mobile US Inc's (NASDAQ: TMUS) fourth quarter earnings report prompted Simon Flannery of Morgan Stanley to maintain a bullish stance on the mobile carrier. In a report Wednesday, Flannery maintained an Overweight rating and $72 price target on T-Mobile's stock based on the view that the...

The third-quarter results of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) were a mixed bag as the EPS beat was offset by disappointing wireless subscriber additions. However, Morgan Stanley maintains its Overweight rating, as it believes the company would benefit in a low rate environment. The company...

Telecom stocks have performed extremely well so far this year, leading the S&P 500 to fresh all-time highs. According to Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery, telecom investors have nothing to fear from Q2 earnings season. “Overall we expect a broadly in-line second quarter for the group...

Morgan Stanley is bullish on cell tower stocks, given attractive valuations with an impressive long-term earnings growth of about 20 percent, which has been driven by tenancy. Overweight Players Among others, the brokerage is Overweight on American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT), Crown Castle International...