[May 21, 2013] AT&T has the Lowest EPS Growth in the Integrated Telecommunication Services Industry (T, CNSL, VZ, CTL, IDT) Tweet May 21, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Integrated Telecommunication Services industry with the lowest year-over-year expected earnings per share (EPS) growth rates. The long-term growth rate is the expected annual increase in operating EPS over the next three to five years.AT&T ranks lowest with a EPS growth of 7.8%. Consolidated Communications is next with a EPS growth of 11.8%. Verizon Communications ranks third lowest with a EPS growth of 13.6%. CenturyTel follows with a EPS growth of 82.7%, and IDT rounds out the bottom five with a EPS growth of 107.1%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of IDT on January 14th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $10.27. Since that recommendation, shares of IDT have risen 69.3%. We continue to monitor IDT for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. 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 ]