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Alaska Communications Systems has the Lowest P/E Ratio in the Integrated Telecommunication Services Industry (ALSK, IDT, ATNI, T, HTCO)May 21, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Integrated Telecommunication Services industry with the lowest price to earnings (P/E) ratios. P/E is an important valuation tool when comparing companies in the same industry. A higher P/E ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of net income, so the stock is more expensive compared to one with a lower P/E ratio.Alaska Communications Systems ranks lowest with a a P/E ratio of 4.95. Following is IDT with a a P/E ratio of 8.68. Atlantic Tele-Network ranks third lowest with a a P/E ratio of 15.25. AT&T follows with a a P/E ratio of 15.69, and HickoryTech rounds out the bottom five with a a P/E ratio of 17.55. SmarTrend is tracking the current trend status for HickoryTech and will alert subscribers who have HTCO in their portfolio or watchlist when shares have changed trend direction. 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 |