Verizon CommunicationsVZBUYAug 12, 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%.
One of his favourite telcos in North America. Very attractive dividend yield. One of the things that you always want to look for when you invest in a telecom stock is whether or not they have consistently maintained their network. You are going to see explosive demand for data services for the next few years. The nice thing about this company is that if you look at their capital intensity, it has been fairly consistent. Have a very good network and have a dominant position. Thinks this is going to be a good dividend growth story and a good cash flow growth story.