The Bearish Case for Verizon Stock

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

NYSE: VZ

Verizon Communications

Market Cap

$164B

Today's Change

(1.13%) $0.44

Current Price

$39.33

Price as of May 6, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

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

Verizon (VZ 1.13%) 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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