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Frontier: Reverse Split Fears Overblown

Frontier Communications completed a reverse split on Monday. The stock has been absolutely beat up due to this move and a dividend cut. The market needs to focus back on cash flows. Back in May,  my thought  was that  Frontier Communications  ( FTR ) was attractively priced below $1.50. My major concern in owning the telecom stock was a lingering shakeout from the dividend cut and reverse split that has the stock hitting new lows now. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.  Disclosure: Long CTL. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Wells Fargo: Weakest Capital Return Hike For Good Reason

Wells Fargo hiked capital return plans by over $3 billion. The large bank had the smallest hike of the large banks. The valuation thesis along with lingering fraud headwinds limit the relative value of the stock. At a time when most of the large banks approved massive increases to capital returns,  Wells Fargo  ( WFC ) had a not so surprising limited bump in  capital plans . The end result is the large bank that use to lead the sector in capital returns is now turning into a laggard confirming by previous  investment thesis . Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.  Disclosure: Long C. Please review the disclaimer page for more details.