Verizon

VZ

Market cap $173B

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

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Verizon (VZ) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Dan Schulman took over as CEO of telecom giant Verizon Communications in October. The company has announced 13,000 job cuts in an effort to streamline operations.

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T edges ahead with stronger valuation, better stock performance and strategic spectrum gains, giving it a slight lead over VZ.

Income investors have been forced to seek yield in new places as stocks bump up against all-time highs. This diversified basket of blue chip names currently delivers over 7% annual yield.

Verizon is laying off approximately 168 employees in Washington state, including analysts, engineers and retail workers.

The world's largest technology companies are tapping debt markets, raising almost $100 billion through recent bond offerings, as they seek to bolster their artificial intelligence infrastructure.

These dividend stocks represent the communications services, energy, financial services, healthcare, and real estate sectors. All of them have attractive dividend yields.