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Verizon Communications (VZ)

43.10

+0.63 (1.48%)

as of Jul 15, 2026, 2:26:34 pm Market Open.

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Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 7 opinions in the last 12 months.

Verizon Communications (VZ-N) has had a mixed reception among experts, with discussions centered around its current financial performance and outlook. The stock is currently down 6.5% due to a restructuring charge, presenting an opportunity for value investors, especially with a robust dividend yield of around 6.5% to 6.7%. However, despite these dividends, concerns about the company's growth prospects have been raised, particularly in light of strong quarterly revenues that may not be sustainable amid industry challenges, including a global memory chip shortage affecting technology companies. The recent appointment of a new CEO has stirred some optimism, leading to an 18.6% rise in shares over the past six months, but the overall sentiment remains cautious, with some suggesting a need to take profits while maintaining a position for consistent income. Many experts agree that while VZ-N acts like a bond due to its steady income stream, it lacks significant growth potential.

Consensus

Mixed

Valuation

Fair Value

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BUY

In US is competition between Verizon and AT&T. Both pay a good dividend AT&T is bit better. On the other hand Verizon has growth.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Sep 7/10, Up 24.36%) Got out because he had too much exposure to telecom area. He should have held onto it.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sept 07/10. Up 24.81%.) Sold his holdings mid-March.

DON'T BUY

Good dividend stock but he would rather focus on Canadian telcos at this time. If you buy US companies (outside of an RRSP), you don't get to keep a lot of the dividend so Canadian telcos make a lot more sense.

DON'T BUY

New CEO today. You are better off to buy VOD-O who own 45% of VZ. Value of VZ is not reflected in VOD. Should be a big bump over the next year for VOD. He owns VOD.

DON'T BUY

He would go with A T & T (T-N). Would be careful with this one. Trading at about 16X earnings. Has run up very recently on the hype of the iPhone. Apple charges them $625 per phone, which they have to that make back on their plans.

WEAK BUY

Good dividend. A lot of the cash flow goes to capital expenditures. Likes it but a slow grower.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Chart shows a nice upward trend and it just broke out of a long-term resistance, which is very important. Seasonally telecommunication sector does very well until the end of January. If you’ve got it, hang in there and Buy on weakness.

COMMENT

Verizon or Cisco (CSCO-Q)? He would choose Cisco as you can make some money off this at these levels. Verizon has a very good yield. Spent a lot of money in CapX, which has been paying off.

BUY

Almost a pure wireless business now and looks pretty good.

HOLD

Telecom sector is a good spot to be in. It’s in the top 5 in the US. Broke through its Dec/09 hi end of it breaks through the Dec/08 high of about $33 and then it wouldn't have any resistance. At top range of the RSI and looks overbought but could still go higher. 6% yield. Stoploss of $28-$29.

BUY

Verizon (VZ-N) and AT&T (T-N) are major telecoms. Yield in excess of 6%, which is attractive in an environment where a 10-year bond is 2.75%. Could be a trap where you go for yield but capital depreciates. Doesn't think this is the case. Great cash flow, which they pay in dividends but also build out networks. The drag is their wire line business.

TOP PICK

Likes it because of the wireless division and their fiber-to-the-home business. Almost 6.5% dividend. This is more than Canadian telecoms so he thinks this will bring the stock price up.

COMMENT

Fundamentally it has shown consistent growth. Everybody loves wireless. Chart shows it has formed a trading range and it is currently testing the top of it. If you are holding up her dividends, continue.

COMMENT

$30 is pretty close to its all-time highs but it could go to $26 before it got to $35. As far as US telecom stocks go, it is not a bad long-term play.

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