ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK $58.52 - Nasdaq symbol ATNI

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK $58.52 (Nasdaq symbol ATNI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (340- 777-8000; www.atni.com; Shares outstanding: 15.9 million; Market cap: $914.6 million; Yield: 2.0%) raised its quarterly dividend by 7.4%, to $0.29 a share from $0.27, with the October 2014 payment. It now yields 2.0%.

Atlantic closed the sale of its Alltel wireless business to AT&T (symbol T on New York) late last year. It now holds cash of $407.6 million, or $24.64 a share, and has paid off its $271.1 million of debt.

The company could use its high cash balance to make acquisitions or expand its remaining operations. It could also make further dividend increases or pay special dividends.

Meanwhile, the stock trades at a high 27.9 times the $2.10 a share that the company is forecast to earn this year.

Atlantic Tele-Network is a hold.

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