LUMN - When Quants and wider Wall Street disagree: On Communications stocks

A tour through the top Communications Services stocks sorted by Seeking Alpha's proprietary Quant Ratings shows that high marks on that measure often line up with the sentiment on the names from the larger community of Wall Street analysts. But what about those stocks where the two measures differ most? (And which side is closer to the mark? Let us know below the article.) Looking at the tickers where SA's Quant Rating was most positive compared to Wall Street's opinion produces some interesting results and one real outlier: Gannett (NYSE:GCI), which gets a sterling Very Bullish take from SA Quant ratings (and a composite score of 4.92) vs. Wall Street's Very Bearish sentiment (score of 1.33). Gannett gets high marks on the Quant side in the Growth and Momentum factors (both A+), but some of Wall Street's sourness may be explained by the company's D+ on Profitability. Another discrepancy (though not

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When Quants and wider Wall Street disagree: On Communications stocks