Opinions
Paul Harris, CFA
Verizon Communications
VZ-N
COMMENT
Aug 04, 2016
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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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.
Unlike AT&T (T-N), it took a big risk by putting fibre in the ground. They bought AOL and part of Yahoo. Had a joint venture with Vodafone on the wireless side and bought them out. Thinks they’re trying to create a 3rd stream of revenue from advertising and tie it into their wireless business, and maybe their line business. Trading at about 17X earnings and feels the dividend is safe. You have to see if they can execute on Yahoo. Thinks you can own it and it will do well, but these are the risk factors. Dividend yield of 4.2%.