Verizon CommunicationsVZHOLDNov 27, 2015Stock 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%.
Reinventing itself. It bought the minority interest of the wireless business from Vodafone (VOD-Q) a couple of years ago. Sold a lot of its wireline business to Frontier, so it is really committed to the wireless side of development, which is a very, very big growth area. Yields about 5%. Be patient and it will do well over time. Not expensive.