Opinions Paul Harris, CFA
Verizon CommunicationsVZCOMMENTApr 16, 2015
Paul Harris, CFAStock price when the opinion was issued
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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%.
Gordon ReidA 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%.
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Premium contentVerizon Communications Inc. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. Its segments include Wireless and Wireline. The Wireless segment offers communications products and services, including wireless voice and data services and equipment sales, to consumer, business and government customers across the United States. Social media mentions are up 1300% in the past 24h.
Are the yields of 4.5%-5.5% sustainable on BCE (BCE-T), Verizon (VZ-N) and Vodafone (VOD-Q)? Most of the dividends are sustainable and he thinks they can afford to grow their dividends. BCE trades at a very high multiple at almost 16X earnings. Why people are worried about BCE is that it is not only a telephone company, but also a communications company. Verizon and Vodafone gives you much more of a pure play.