Today, fool.com chief technology analyst Eric Bleeker looks at Windstream's rough few months. The company has been marred with earnings disappointments, and now it seems intent on turning around its image. The company is presenting at a series of conferences and discussing its "future game plan."
Eric looks Windstream's focus on commercial businesses, compared with the dying residential land-line business.
In the end, while there are undeniably weak portions of this company, this focus may actually have some value. Although most investors are naturally downbeat on the stock, they may be overlooking a key part of its future growth potential, and the very division that could allow Windstream to support its hefty dividend.
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