Yielding 6.3%, Is Verizon a Better Dividend Stock to Buy? Or Should You Buy AT&T Stock Instead?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Jul 10, 2025 at 5:45AM

NYSE: T

AT&T

Market Cap

$206B

Today's Change

(-2.28%) -$0.67

Current Price

$28.77

Price as of August 22, 2025, 4:00 p.m. ET

Passive income investors are attracted to the robust dividend yields of Verizon (VZ -1.44%) and AT&T (T -2.28%).

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 7, 2025. The video was published on July 9, 2025.

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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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