财富美国500强20大领涨股

斯普林特Nextel公司

    《财富》500强排名：87

    2012年销售额：353亿美元（2,167.42亿元人民币）

    2012年总回报率：142.3%

    虽然出现亏损，但美国第三大无线通信运营商斯普林特Nextel的股价飙升，原因是高层为扭转经营状况所付出的努力引发了针对该公司资产的争夺战。

    去年10月，斯普林特Nextel同意将大部分资产转让给日本科技行业巨头软银（Softbank）。大多数投资者倍感振奋，他们认为这是斯普林特 Nextel和规模更大的竞争对手，也就是美国电话电报公司（AT&T）和威瑞信电信（Verizon）进行抗衡的关键措施。这项交易价值200亿美元（1,288亿元人民币），而且能为斯普林特Nextel带来现金，避免它因网络改造计划实施不力而破产。

    2005年和Nextel合并后，Sprint Nextel一直在设法重振业务。它已投入数十亿美元资金来建设下一代数据网络，以便为苹果公司（Apple）的iPhone 5等最新型智能手机提供支持。

    和软银的交易预计将在今年晚些时候完成，但也可能无法成行。4月份，卫星电视运营商Dish Network拟出资255亿美元（1,565.7亿元人民币）收购Sprint Nextel的控股权。但软银高层仍然相信他们对Sprint Nextel的收购将占据上风。

Sprint Nextel

    Fortune 500 rank: 87

    2012 sales: $35.3 bil

    2012 total return: 142.3%

    Despite profit losses, shares of the nation's third-largest wireless carrier surged as executives tried to turn business around, sparking a bidding war for its assets.

    In October, Sprint Nextel agreed to sell a majority of the company to Japanese tech giant Softbank, a move most investors hailed as key for it to compete against larger rivals AT&T and Verizon. The $20 billion deal would also give Sprint the cash necessary to avoid bankruptcy if its ongoing network transformation plan doesn't go well.

    The company has long struggled to recover from the 2005 merger with Nextel. It has been spending billions of dollars to build a next-generation data network to support the latest smartphones like the Apple iPhone 5.

    The deal with Softbank is expected to close later this year, but it may not end up happening. In April, Dish Network stepped up with an offer of $25.5 billion for control of Sprint. Softbank executives remain confident their bid will prevail.