NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Sprint (S) - Get Report are gaining 2.07% to $4.70 on Friday afternoon ahead of the company's 2016 fiscal first quarter results due out before Monday's opening bell.

Analysts are modeling a bigger loss than last year and lower revenue year-over-year.

Wall Street is expecting the Overland Park, KS-based telecom company to report a loss of 8 cents on revenue of $7.98 billion.

During the same quarter last year, Sprint posted a loss of 1 cent per share on revenue of $8.03 billion.

Deutsche Bank has a "hold" rating and $4 price target on the stock ahead of the results.

"Execution on Sprint's turnaround will be in focus this quarter. With Sprint moving past liquidity concerns (more prevalent earlier this year), we believe the focus is now squarely on fundamentals and execution on its turnaround plan," the firm wrote in a recent analyst note.

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