CTL - Stock Quote for CenturyTel Inc

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36.22 +0.55 +1.54%fyi
After Hours: 36.26 +0.04/+0.11% Vol. 12,770
Previous Close	35.67	Bid	36.00
Open	35.69	Bid Size	500
Day's High	36.59	Ask	36.64
Day's Low	35.68	Ask Size	300
Volume	3.51 Mil	52 Week High	36.09
Avg. Daily Vol. (13 wk.)	2.74 Mil	52 Week Low	21.77

CTL Intraday Chart

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Beta	0.83
fyi Dividend & Yield	2.80 (7.85%)
Earnings/Share	3.32
Forward P/E	10.47
Market Cap.	10.78 Bil
P/E	13.27
Return on Equity	6.12
Total Shares Out.	297.53 Mil

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Last trade (extended hours) 6:27 PM ET Financial data in U.S. dollars

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News about CTL

CenturyLink gets deal with Louisiana 11/19/2009 Associated Press
CenturyLink 3Q profit triples on Embarq buyout 11/5/2009 Associated Press
Verizon: Warming Up or Cooling Off? 10/30/2009 Motley Fool
Earnings Preview: Qwest to report 3rd-qtr results 10/26/2009 Associated Press
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Press releases

Critical Alerts for Apple, Hess, Time Warner, CenturyTel, and Intrepid Potash Released by Seven Summits Research 11/23/2009 PR Newswire
CenturyLink Reports Third Quarter Earnings 11/5/2009 PR Newswire
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News from the Web

Agrium, Best Buy Lead High-Flying Stocks 11/23/2009 At TheStreet.com
UPDATE 2-CenturyTel profit rises after Embarq deal 11/5/2009 At Thomson Reuters
CenturyLink earnings rise 11/5/2009 At MarketWatch
Verizon: Warming Up or Cooling Off? 10/30/2009 At Motley Fool
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Recommendation: Moderate Buy

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Financial highlights

Sales*	3.79 Bil
Income*	383.90 Mil
Sales Growth*	-2.10%
Income Growth*	+74.20%
Net Profit Margin	10.16%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.88

* last 12 months

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Funds that own CTL

Fund Name	% Own
American Funds Capital Income Builder	6.4
American Funds American Mutual Fund	3.1
American Funds Capital World Growth & Income Fund	1.8
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