PRTL - FA (some quick FA on PRTL)
Top Insider Holdings
SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT owns 7.9 percent (9/30/97)
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC owns 6.7 percent (9/30/97)
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT owns 4.8 percent (9/30/97)
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVS. owns 3.1 percent (9/30/97) - sold 58,000 in Sept but still owns 465,000.
DAWSON-SAMBERG CAP MGMT- owns 2.6 percent (sold 58,000 in Sept 97 but still owns 465000 shares.
SINGH K PAUL, President owns 20.3 percent of the stock
Mutual funds holding the stock
-FRANKLIN SS SML CAP
FIDELITY SEL TELECOMM0
FRANKLIN SS GLOBAL UTILS
MONTGOMERY SMALL CAP
VANGUARD INDEX-SM CAP
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FERRIS BAKER INITIATED A BUY ON PRTL ON FEB 6.
Lehman Analyst may have recently written a positve article. I have not found it yet. Here is a post reference
techstocks.com
Analyst Reports (no recent)
07/16/97IPO MAVENPrimus Telecom. Group, Inc. provides international and domestic long distance services. The company has commenced operations in Mexico and has installed a switch in Canada. The company provides telecommunications services, including international long distance to over 200 countries, domestic long distance, and international and domestic private networks, as well as local switched and cellular services in Australia, prepaid and calling cards in the United States and the United Kingdom and toll-free services in the United States. The company also has correspondent agreements with the government-owned PTTs in India, Iran and Honduras.
01/05/97LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC.Primus Telecommunications Group could be a $1 billion revenue company within five years with an estimated revenue growth CAGR of 40% over this period. The company is expected to post positive EBITDA and earnings in 1998. To position itself in the more deregulated markets, in 1995 Primus obtained licenses and started operations in the United States, Mexico, the U.K., and Australia, and to accelerate its penetration in one of the more liberalized markets, in March 1996 Primus acquired Axicorp Pty., Ltd., the fourth-largest telecommunications provider in Australia. Currently, Primus has over $200 million in run-rate revenues, 300 employees, and switching facilities in the United States, the U.K., Australia, and Canada. Financial --------------------------------------
Other information:
Percent Stock held by institutions: 28.5%
Number of Institutions holding stock: 35
Fourth qtr 97 Revenue increased 40% over 4th qtr 96
biz.yahoo.com
Curr Qtr- 0.49 Next Qtr-0.59 Curr Yr-1.62 Next Yr-1.93
Current Balance Sheet
dailystocks.net
NOTE THAT THEY HAVE A HEAVY DEBT BUT ARE A YOUNG AND FAST GROWING COMPANY.
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No recent insider purchasing or selling (source insidertrading)
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Recent news
quote.yahoo.com
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Edgar Information
2/13/98
PRTL FILES SC 13G/A With US S.& E.C.(5% Ownership)
2/13/97
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC has filed a Form SC 13G/A with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
I could not find a 10K and the latest 10Q had no management discussion.
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