Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, telecom giant Verizon Communications (VZ -0.53%) has 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.
Verizon facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
New York (1983) |
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Market Cap |
$126.4 billion |
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Industry |
Integrated telecommunication services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$114.2 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Lowell McAdam CFO Francis Shammo |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
13.5% |
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Cash/Debt |
$10.3 billion / $52.8 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
4.7% |
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Competitors |
AT&T (T 1.88%) Sprint Nextel (S) 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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