Why Verizon Is Poised to Outperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, telecom giant Verizon Communicationshas earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Verizon and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Verizonfacts
Headquarters (founded) | New York (1983) |
Market Cap | $126.4 billion |
Industry | Integrated telecommunication services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $114.2 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Lowell McAdam CFO Francis Shammo |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 13.5% |
Cash/Debt | $10.3 billion / $52.8 billion |
Dividend Yield | 4.7% |
Competitors | AT&T Sprint Nextel T-Mobile USA |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 4,898 members who have rated Verizon believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, dch111, succinctly summed up the Verizon bull case for our community:
Will remain relevant and important for many years to come. Verizon tends to rank high in customer satisfaction among the major telecoms, and I hear few complaints or bad press exclusive to them versus T-Mobile or AT&T, etc. The 4.8% yield here is solid, and forward P/E is reasonable.
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