Investors Dump Lumen (LUMN) Despite Attractive Valuation

Lumen Technologies logged a -2.53% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $3.90 per share. On average, analysts give it a target price of $5.16.

Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services. If you are thinking buying Lumen Technologies should be aware of the facts below:

  • Based on its trailing earning per share of 1.59, Lumen Technologies has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 2.55

  • LUMN has a forward P/E ratio of 7.69.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 54.58 — a number between 0 and 1 signifying that Lumen Technologies is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.475

  • The large-cap company is based in the United States. Lumen Technologies currently returns an annual dividend yield of 15.5%.

  • Here's an overview of the company's last 5 years of cash flows:

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations (k) Capital Expenditures (k) Free Cash Flow (k) YoY Growth
2021-12-31 $6,501,000 $2,900,000 $3,601,000 28.84%
2020-12-31 $6,524,000 $3,729,000 $2,795,000 -8.42%
2019-12-31 $6,680,000 $3,628,000 $3,052,000 -20.87%
2018-12-31 $7,032,000 $3,175,000 $3,857,000 399.61%
2017-12-31 $3,878,000 $3,106,000 $772,000 n/a
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