R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), a leading provider of integrated communications and printing solutions, reported third quarter fiscal year 2009 results that beat the Zacks Consensus estimates. This was despite the huge decline from the year-ago period as a result of the loss of a significant -- but unidentified -- customer. R.R. Donnelley is not immune to the current challenging economic environment, which impacted end-market demand and forced the company to lower prices. However, the company now expects demand to stabilize and even strengthen in future quarters. As a result, the company expects low single-digit sequential revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2009. The company reported non-GAAP net income from continuing operations of $111.9 million, or 54 cents per share in the third quarter of 2009. This surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents, but fell substantially from the prior-year quarter. The company ...

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Here are highlights from Wednesday's Analyst Blog:

Centennial Reports, Kept a Hold

We maintain our Hold rating for Centennial Communications Corp. (CYCL), a regional provider of wireless and integrated communications. The company's recent operational performance has been driven by solid

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We maintain our Hold rating for Centennial Communications Corp. (CYCL), a regional provider of wireless and integrated communications. The company's recent operational performance has been driven by solid growth in net income coupled with respectable subscriber additions across its wireless and broadband operations.CYCL recently received shareholders approval for the acquisition by AT&T Inc. (T), the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S., for approximately $2.8 billion in cash and net debt, which includes cash to stockholders $8.50 per share. New initiatives in fiscal 2009, including network infrastructure upgrades in the U.S. and unlimited tariff plans in Puerto Rico, are expected to accelerate overall business performance.However, we remain concerned with competitive factors in CYCL's coverage markets that may challenge customer retention and pricing structure -- higher churn rates in some operating regions. We reiterate our Hold recommendation with a six-month price target of $8.50, ...

NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NTLS) is seeing upbeat forecasts from analysts on solid fourth-quarter and full-year results. The current consensus estimate for 2009 earnings of $1.56 per share is 1% above last month's projection and 11% higher than the level of 2 months ago.

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Headquartered in Waynesboro, VA, NTELOS Holdings Corp. is an integrated communications provider. The company provides products and services to customers in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland and North Carolina, including wireless phone service, local and long distance telephone services, IPTV-based video services as well as data services for internet access and wide area networking.

Higher Forecasts

The company is seeing upbeat forecasts from analysts on solid fourth-quarter and full-year results. The current consensus estimate for 2009 earnings of $1.56 per share is 1% above last month's projection and 11% higher than the level of 2 months ago. The most accurate forecast

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NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NTLS) recently announced fourth-quarter earnings of 15 cents per share, topping the previous year's 10 cents. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents per share, which translates into a robust, industry-leading yield of 5.4%.

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Headquartered in Waynesboro, VA, NTELOS Holdings Corp. is an integrated communications provider. The company provides products and services to customers in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland and North Carolina, including wireless phone service, local and long distance telephone services, IPTV-based video services as well as data services for internet access and wide area networking.

Growth in the Fourth Quarter

The company recently announced fourth-quarter earnings of 15 cents per share, topping the previous year's 10 cents. Operating revenues for the quarter totaled $140.6 million, up from the year-prior $127.9 million.

NTLS noted that one of the highlights for the quarter was its launching or

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NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NTLS) offer a solid track record of exceeding analyst expectations for earnings and a robust dividend yield of 4.4%. The company also came in ahead of the Dow ($DJI), S&P 500 (SPX) and NASDAQ (COMP) for the 2008 year.

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Headquartered in Waynesboro, VA, NTELOS Holdings Corp. is an integrated communications provider. The company provides products and services to customers in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland and North Carolina, including wireless phone service, local and long distance telephone services, IPTV-based video services as well as data services for internet access and wide area networking.

Growth in the Third Quarter

In early November, the company announced third-quarter earnings per share of 31 cents, which soared past the year-prior 18 cents and topped the consensus estimate by 7%.

NTLS has a solid track record of exceeding analyst expectations for earnings and outperformed the

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