Brandon Nispel

Canadian banks reported upbeat earnings for their fiscal first quarter, while the stricter lockdowns in recent months did not alter their credit outlooks, according to BofA Securities. The Canadian Banks Analyst: Brandon Nispel upgraded the rating for Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) from Neutral to...

At its latest Analyst Day, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) provided significant insight into its business. In particular, its large product category revenue streams within Edge Technologies and Security Technologies, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Akamai Technologies...

The 2020 pandemic has facilitated what many investors see as a secular decline in traditional media and a rise in streaming video services. On Wednesday, KeyBanc initiated coverage of four large-cap media companies at the epicenter of this transition. The Analyst: Brandon Nispel initiated...

KeyBanc Capital Markets data indicates a month-on-month decline in AT&T Inc’s (NYSE: T) wireless postpaid average revenue per user, suggesting limited improvement in service revenue in the third quarter.  The AT&T Analyst: Brandon Nispel downgraded AT&T from Sector Weight to...

Credit card spending data shows slowing subscription rates for AT&T Inc.'s (NYSE: T) AT&T TV Now and DirecTV services and a drop in the number of subscribers for HBO in October, sending the company's stock lower on Wednesday. "While video monetization remains healthy,...

Given Charter Communications Inc’s (NASDAQ: CHTR) recent price increase, estimates for 2020 appear overly conservative, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst KeyBanc’s Brandon Nispel upgraded Charter Communications from Neutral to Overweight and established a price...

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) has received a downgrade amid the excitement around new streaming services. The Analyst KeyBanc’s Brandon Nispel downgrades from Overweight to Sector Weight with no assigned price target. The Thesis Akamai’s valuation reflects strong sentiment...

Tower operators could benefit from increased leasing driven by accelerated 5G activity and new entrants into the wireless arena, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst Brandon Nispel maintained Overweight ratings on American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT) and SBA Communications Corporation (...

GTT Communications Inc (NYSE: GTT) is facing speedbumps in its journey toward integration of the Interoute acquisition and capitalizing on organic growth opportunities, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst Brandon Nispel downgraded GTT Communications from Overweight to Sector...

Cable One Inc (NYSE: CABO) has continued to acquire cable systems and should be able to close its latest acquisition of Fidelity Communications at the start of of the fourth quarter, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst Brandon Nispel maintained an Overweight rating on Cable One and...

​ Contrary to widespread investor skepticism around the sustainability of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM)'s growth and margin expansion, KeyBanc Capital Markets said its May data tracker indicates solid growth and potential upside to 2019 consensus estimates. The Analyst...

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) reported first-quarter results Tuesday that came in better than expected and prompted two Street analysts to reaffirm their bullish stances. The Analysts Guggenheim's Robert Gutman maintains a Buy rating on Akamai Technologies with an unchanged $85...

A strategic focus on broadband and commercial services has resulted in Cable One Inc (NYSE: CABO) posting adjusted EBITDA margins of around 47 percent and unlevered FCF margins of 27 percent, versus peer averages of around 39 percent and 23 percent, respectively, according to KeyBanc Capital...

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) boasts a broadband business that's underappreciated by the market to the point where shares are trading at a near five-year low valuation, according to KeyBanc. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Brandon Nispel assumed coverage of Comcast with an...

Cable stocks warrant a premium valuation, as the sector is a better business than wireless, KeyBanc Capital Markets said in an industrywide report. The Analyst KeyBanc's Brandon Nispel and Maddie Schrage initiated coverage of the following stocks: Altice USA Inc (NYSE: ATUS): Overweight...