Verizon’s dividend still looks safe

Shares of Verizon are down 17% since the start of 2023, mainly because income-seeking investors are shifting to bonds, which offer similar yields. The possibility that the company will have to replace those old telephone lines with lead sheathing have also hurt the stock. However,… Read More

5G will help your top telcos rebound

AT&T and Verizon have both dropped since the start of 2022, mainly because rising interest rates have prompted income-seeking investors to buy bonds instead. Higher rates are also making it more expensive for them to build out their new ultrafast 5G wireless networks.
We feel the… Read More

Faster networks pay off for investors

Since Verizon took its current form 20 years ago, it has aggressively transformed itself from a traditional phone company to one of the world’s largest providers of wireless and Internet services. That’s paid off for dividend investors, now enjoying a high and sustainable 4.0% yield.
The… Read More

5G will help them thrive again

AT&T and Verizon have now launched their ultrafast 5G wireless networks. That will spur demand, revenue, dividends—and enhance their already-strong outlooks.
Meantime, COVID-19 will continue to hurt them as well as help them: while pandemic lockdowns made it harder to sign up new customers, remote working… Read More