Added to YB: 2026-04-16
Pitch date: 2026-04-13
VZ [bullish]
Verizon Communications Inc.
+1.59%
current return
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Company Info
Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide.
Market Cap
$189.9B
Pitch Price
$44.77
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
6.23%
EV/EBITDA
6.39
P/E
11.19
EV/Sales
2.58
Sector
Diversified Telecommunication Services
Category
dividend
Big Seller in Verizon
VZ: Seller wrote 1000 July'26 $38 puts @$0.36 ($36K premium on $3.8M notional). Strike 17% below current, at 52W low. Q4 best in 6yrs: 616K postpaid adds, $20.1B FCF, guided $21.5B+ FCF'26. New CEO cut $5B costs, $25B 3yr buyback ($3B'26). If assigned @$37.64 = 7.5% yield on $2.84 div (22yr raise streak). Bears cite $131B debt (2.2x EBITDA) but FCF covers all. Risks: macro, T-Mobile/Starlink competition, Frontier integration.
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