RANK/COMPANY TWO YEAR TOTAL RETURN
1 PriCellular Corp. 130.37%
2 Sprint Corp.* 84.85%
3 GTE Corp. 62.24%
4 Ameritech Corp. 60.68%
5 BellSouth Corp. 59.94%
6 U S West Communications Group* 55.45%
7 Nynex Corp. 43.38%
8 Bell Atlantic Corp. 41.57%
9 Clearnet Communications 39.68%
10 SBC Communications Inc. 36.48%
11 Associated Group Inc. 30.85%
12 British Telecom 27.42%
13 AT&T Corp.* 26.62%
14 Comcast Corp. 15.85%
15 Intercel Inc. 12.64%
16 Alltel Corp. 11.10%
17 Century Telephone Enterprises Inc. 6.98%
18 Millicom International SA 6.64%
19 CommNet Cellular Inc. -3.88%
20 Nextel Communications, Inc. -9.13%
21 Paging Network Inc. -10.29%
22 AirTouch Communications Inc. -13.30%
23 Mobile Mini Inc. -13.79%
24 United States Cellular Corp. -14.89%
25 Geotek Communications Inc. -17.39%
26 Telephone & Data Systems Inc. -19.78%
27 Century Communications Corp. -24.17%
28 Pittencrieff Communications -26.25%
29 Centennial Cellular Corp. -28.68%
30 Rogers Cantel Mobile Comm. -33.55%
31 Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. -38.83%
32 Arch Communications Group Inc. -46.81%
33 MTel Corp. -56.41%
34 Iusacell -59.06%
35 Teletouch Communications Inc. -59.46%
36 ProNet Inc. -69.83%
37 Metrocall Inc. -70.50%
38 Paging Partners Corp. -88.00%
Footnote: * Total return based on proxy information.
Note: Total return was calculated using Dec. 31, 1994 stock price and closing price Dec. 31, 1996. Dividends were reinvested. Companies must have been trading for two years to qualify.
Source: Nordby International, (nordby.com), Boulder, Colo.
PriCellular Corp., a cellular-only carrier specializing in rural markets, breezed into the top spot from out of nowhere for its two-year total return on investment exceeding 130 percent.
Sprint Corp. pulled a second-place spot after a middle-of-the-chart ranking the prior year. Another mid-tier player, GTE Corp., edged in right behind it in third place. It was a role reversal for the two companies according to this criterion.
Ameritech Corp., which didn’t place among the major players in this category as published last year, came in at number four.
