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The Bearish Case for Verizon Stock

Verizon has a lot of debt, and rising interest rates won't help it in the future.

By Travis Hoium – Jun 18, 2023 at 7:30AM EST

Verizon (VZ +0.02%) could easily be a value stock, but it could also be a value trap. Investors need to know both sides of the argument, and in this video, Travis Hoium covers why debt is the biggest piece of a bear case for the company.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 13, 2023. The video was published on June 14, 2023.

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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