Verizon CommunicationsVZCOMMENTJun 21, 2016Stock 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 the relatively cheaper telecommunication companies. In this macro environment, he is not keen on being overweight in telecommunications. Most of these are trading at very high multiples. This is one you can hang on to and collect a reasonable amount of income, and not have to pay for the multiple.