Mobile Telesystems OJSC (MBT): Today's Featured Telecommunications Laggard
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) pushed the Telecommunications industry lower today making it today's featured Telecommunications laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.9%. By the end of trading, Mobile Telesystems OJSC fell $0.25 (-1.2%) to $20.74 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,140,182 shares of Mobile Telesystems OJSC exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,913,800 shares. The stock ranged in price between $20.63-$21.08 after having opened the day at $21.08 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $20.99. Other companies within the Telecommunications industry that declined today were:
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), down 12.3%,
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), down 7.0%,
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), down 5.8% and
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), down 5.7%.
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC provides mobile and fixed voice, broadband, and pay TV, as well as content and entertainment services in Russia, eastern Europe, and central Asia. Mobile Telesystems OJSC has a market cap of $21.0 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 12.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Mobile Telesystems OJSC a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Mobile Telesystems OJSC
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company has favored debt over equity in the management of its balance sheet.
- You can view the full Mobile Telesystems OJSC Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 13.1%,
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), up 12.6%,
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), up 11.1% and
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), up 9.7% , were all gainers within the telecommunications industry with
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) being today's featured telecommunications industry leader.
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) while those bearish on the telecommunications industry could consider
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).
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