Verizon CommunicationsVZCOMMENTJul 04, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Oct 23, 2026. Market Open.
Starlink is a bit of a red herring -- Elon is a promoter, and this is a long-dated opportunity (if it happens at all).
Stocks overreacted to the downside. About 80% of the 1-day fall was made up in 5-6 days. Produces significant cashflow. CEO is more of an entrepreneur. Great opportunity. Yield is almost 6%.
A changed company. Older business model was volume-based, now has a bit more of an entrepreneurial spirit and is a bit more growthy. Cutting back on getting the customer at any price to a higher-quality customer. New focus is turning up in cashflow. Returning a lot of cash to investors, lots of buybacks.
Defensive play. Yield is 5.67%.
US telecom sector is cheaper than the Canadian one. You are not going to see a tremendous upside in the stocks. They are much more fairly valued, so you are going to get the dividend plus maybe 5%-6% growth in the stock price. This company has some potential good growth opportunities because they now own all the wireless assets. You should get a nice 10% rate of return on this.