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High-Yield Dividend Stocks: Why Verizon and AT&T Don't Make the Cut

Years of low returns, rising interest rates, and future capital obligations add up to continued poor returns for investors.

By Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro – Jan 22, 2024 at 5:12AM EST

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss why AT&T (T +3.65%) and Verizon Communications (VZ +3.95%), despite very appealing high-dividend yields, are unlikely to prove good long-term investments going forward.

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of Jan. 19, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 21, 2024.

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Jason Hall
Jason Hall is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst with more than a decade of experience writing about dividend stocks and long-term investing. He has been with the company since 2012 and previously spent over 10 years in technical sales in the printing and information services industry. Jason also founded and operated a small food manufacturing business.
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Jason Hall has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Jeff Santoro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.

Stocks Mentioned

Verizon Communications Stock Quote
Verizon Communications
NYSE: VZ
$46.81
(+3.95%)+$1.78
AT&T Stock Quote
AT&T
NYSE: T
$26.39
(+3.65%)+$0.93

*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.

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