[May 15, 2013] Relatively High Forward P/E Ratio Detected in Shares of General Communication in the Integrated Telecommunication Services Industry (GNCMA, ATNI, CNSL, CBB, FTR) Tweet May 15, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Integrated Telecommunication Services industry with the highest forward price to earnings (P/E) ratios. Forward P/E uses estimated earnings to compare relative value among companies in the same industry. Generally, the lower the forward P/E, the more undervalued a company is believed to be.General Communication ranks highest with a a forward P/E ratio of 36.85. Following is Atlantic Tele-Network with a a forward P/E ratio of 35.59. Consolidated Communications ranks third highest with a a forward P/E ratio of 22.35. Cincinnati Bell follows with a a forward P/E ratio of 21.90, and Frontier Communications rounds out the top five with a a forward P/E ratio of 19.50. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Frontier Communications on November 6th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $4.43. Since that call, shares of Frontier Communications have fallen 6.9%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]