Based on the aggregated intelligence of 115,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Internet network operator Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) has earned a respected four-star ranking. While five-star stocks have been the best performers, our data has shown that four-star stocks still outshine the market by a significant margin and shouldn't be taken lightly; conversely, low-rated stocks have woefully lagged the market average.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Level 3's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Level 3 facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Broomfield, Colorado (1884)
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Market Cap
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$4.80 billion
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Industry
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Diversified Communication Services
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TTM Revenue
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$4.34 billion
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Management
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CEO James Crowe (since 1997)
CFO Sunit Patel (since 2003)
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Close Competitors
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AT&T (NYSE: T),
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S)
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CAPS members bullish on LVLT also bullish on
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Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL),
Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO)
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CAPS members bearish on LVLT also bearish on
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Ford Motor (NYSE: F),
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
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Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, fully 250 of 273 of the All-Star members who have rated Level 3 -- some 92% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These All-Star bulls include lebelecker and j0ej0ej0e, both of whom are ranked in the top 20% of our community.
In June 2007, lebelecker listed several of the stock's bullish qualities: "Internet backbone, aggressive market consolidator that is getting debt under control and is growing revenue consistently. A new company doing this well in a new market is a tribute to the people running the show and they will be rewarded...someday."
In a more recent pitch last October, j0ej0ej0e follows that line of thinking, citing Level 3's attractive assets as the big reason to remain patient:
Tremendously valuable assets. If they every figure out how to monetize it-watch out. This is a clear buyout target for a number of players, and also has a ton of potential as a stand-alone business. Priced for the worst (deservably so based on past performance, but things are a-changing)
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